Walking with migrants in the U.S.: Pilgrims see, want to be signs of hope October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Amid the fear and confusion facing immigrants in the United States, Catholics who minister with them see signs of hope and celebrated that during the Jubilee of Migrants.
Vatican publishes list of papal liturgies November-January October 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News From the solemn proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the church to the Jan. 6 closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV has a full calendar of liturgies and prayer services in the coming months.
Cardinal Koch congratulates new archbishop of Canterbury October 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The head of the Vatican’s ecumenical office congratulated Anglican Bishop Sarah Mullally of London on her appointment as the next archbishop of Canterbury.
Migrants, refugees are often models of hope and faith, pope says October 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Migrants and refugees often are “privileged witnesses of hope through their resilience and trust in God,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope asks for respect in debate about archdiocese honoring Sen. Durbin October 1, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, Vatican, World News Asked about some Catholics’ criticism of the Archdiocese of Chicago giving an award to Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Pope Leo XIV said, “I would ask first and foremost that there be greater respect for one another.”
Schwarzenegger says joint action needed to ‘terminate’ pollution September 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters he knows that people get “pumped up” spiritually at Mass, but he wishes he could go to Mass at least once and hear a homily on what Catholics can and should do to reduce pollution.
Pope’s October prayer intention celebrates ‘Nostra Aetate’ September 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to join him in praying that members of different religions would work together to make life better for everyone rather than allowing their different beliefs to be used “as weapons or walls.”
Pope will declare St. John Henry Newman doctor of the church Nov. 1 September 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education.
Pope’s communications day theme focuses on using media responsibly September 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, the object of dozens of “deepfake” videos, has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the Catholic Church’s celebration of World Communications Day in 2026.
Pope encourages European parliamentarians to pursue ‘healthy secularism’ September 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the European Parliament to pursue “a healthy secularism” that maintains the distinction between religions and governments.
U.S. pilgrims at Jubilee of Catechists have private audience with pope September 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Among the estimated 20,000 pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Catechists, a group of three dozen from the United States had their own private audience with Pope Leo XIV.
Pope taps Italian canon lawyer for top position at Dicastery for Bishops September 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News In the first major appointment of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV chose an Italian expert in canon law to succeed him as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
