The first plenary of the French bishops under the leadership of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille as the new president of the bishops’ conference did not get away from the topic of abuse.

A former director of stewardship and development for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, has been arrested and charged with theft, with federal prosecutors alleging he stole more than $150,000 using his diocesan credit card.

The more fragile a human life is, the greater the responsibility of those charged with caring for it, whether in person or through the use of technology, Pope Leo XIV said.

Faith is a matter of life and death in northern Nigeria, said Bishop John Bogna Bakeni of Maiduguri.

The U.S. policy of mass deportation toward immigrants lacking legal authorization to be in the U.S., potentially affects one in six Catholics (18 percent) in the U.S., either because they are vulnerable personally or live with someone who is, according to a joint Catholic-Evangelical report issued earlier this year.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Nov. 10 a case that asked it to revisit its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The 2015 ruling overturned state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, a decision the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops at the time called a “tragic error.”

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, takes place in Belém, Brazil, Nov. 10-21 and will gather a significant number of church officials and activists — a sign that the climate crisis has become a central concern for Catholics.

The Vatican press office confirmed the Pontifical Swiss Guard is investigating an incident involving one of the guards who has been accused of making an antisemitic gesture.

Pope Leo XIV spent close to three hours listening to and praying with 15 Belgians who had survived clerical sexual abuse as children.

The construction site is “a beautiful image that speaks of activity, creativity and dedication, as well as hard work and sometimes complex problems to be solved,” the pope said as he celebrated Mass at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran Nov. 9, the feast of the basilica’s dedication in the fourth century.