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Mexican Bishops Say Root Causes of Crime Must Be Addressed After Another Mayor Is Murdered

2025-11-03T14:55:13-06:00

Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez of Uruapan, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán, was murdered Nov. 1, 2025. | Credit: Uruapan Municipal Government

Manzo had repeatedly denounced the presence of criminal groups in the area.

Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

2025-11-03T12:20:12-06:00

More than half the allegations date to the 1970s or earlier; nearly every named perpetrator is deceased.

Eighty-five survivors have already filed claims, according to the diocese, with more expected after the court sets a bar date.

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass in Suffrage for Deceased Prelates

2025-11-03T12:18:43-06:00

Pope Leo XIV leads the Church’s commemoration for his papal predecessor and 142 other bishops who died in the past year on Nov. 3, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Entrusting the souls of Pope Francis and the deceased prelates to God, Leo prayed for their intercession and 'spiritual encouragement' for Christians 'who are still pilgrims on earth.'

Italian Basilica of St. Benedict Reopens 9 Years After It Was Destroyed by Earthquake

2025-11-03T12:17:03-06:00

The outside of the reconstructed Basilica of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy, is lit up with lights in celebration of its reopening on Oct. 30, 2025.

An adjoining monastery of Benedictine monks, who were the caretakers of the basilica at the time, was also destroyed in the October 2016 earthquake.

Leo XIV Is the Pope. Apparently, No One Told AI.

Jonah McKeown — 2025-11-03T10:44:43-06:00

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful from his popemobile after Mass and proclamation of Saint John Henry Newman as 'Doctor of the Church.'

ChatGPT is not the only AI chatbot that seems to have a Pope Leo-shaped blind spot.

And Heaven Touched Earth: When St. Thérèse of Lisieux Visited California

Jeffrey Bruno — 2025-11-03T06:14:19-06:00

At the Carmelite chapel in Alhambra, banners stretched across the church façade proclaim her message. Children in school uniforms scattered rose petals along the path as priests and sisters processed forward. The arrival was joyful yet hushed, as if heaven itself had bent low to listen.

‘I understood that the Church has a heart, and that this heart burns with love. I understood that Love embraces all vocations, that Love is everything. … My vocation is Love.’

Pope Leo XIV: Death Is ‘a Hope for the Future’

2025-11-02T11:57:43-06:00

Pope Leo XIV lays flowers at graves, commemorating the faithful departed at Rome's Verano Cemetery, on Nov. 2, 2025.

Concluding his homily, the Pope invited those mourning loved ones to turn to the Risen Christ as their sure source of comfort and promise.

Pope Leo XIV Urges Ceasefire in Sudan, Condemns Post-Election Violence in Tanzania

2025-11-02T11:39:31-06:00

Pope Leo delivers his Nov. 2, 2025, Angleus.

The Holy Father issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian aid on Sunday and also invited Christians to live this day of commemoration for All Souls as a remembrance filled with hope.

Who’s After Newman? 23 Saints Who Might Become Doctors of the Church

Angelo Stagnaro — 2025-11-02T07:52:22-06:00

A bust of St. John Henry Newman stands in the Garden Quad of Trinity College, Oxford.

COMMENTARY: Meet some saints whose holiness and wisdom may earn them one of the Church’s rarest titles.

The ‘Dark’ Requiem Is Actually a Beacon of Hope: Finding Mercy in the Traditional Funeral Mass

Msgr. Charles Pope — 2025-11-02T06:46:23-06:00

An illuminated manuscript depicts a requiem Mass.

COMMENTARY: Finding Light in the Traditional Requiem Mass

Detainees Denied Communion at Illinois Detention Facility

2025-11-02T06:45:42-06:00

Scene from Nov. 1, 2025 Mass outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees.

An estimated 2,000 Catholics attended the outdoor Mass including Sister JoAnn Persch, 91, a Sister of Mercy and longtime advocate for immigrant rights in the Chicago area.

Newman Joins the Doctors — Saint’s Legacy Extends to Catholic Education

Father Juan Vélez — 2025-11-02T06:26:21-06:00

Sir John Everett Millais, “St. John Henry Newman (1881)”

COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV recognizes Newman’s lifelong mission to unite faith and intellect — and names him Co-Patron for Catholic Education.

All Souls Day Is a Feast of Our Friendship With the Dead

David Mills — 2025-11-02T06:18:51-06:00

Joža Uprka, “All Souls Day,” 1897

COMMENTARY: The faithful departed are not distant memories but companions still — God binds us together, even across death itself.

An Heirloom of Grace: How an Immigrant Couple Repaid Kindness With a Holy Treasure

Richard C. Lukas — 2025-11-02T05:00:22-06:00

‘Crucifix’

COMMENTARY: In a humble corner of America, two Polish immigrants showed that the greatest treasures are often found in unseen acts of love and gratitude.

Praying for All Souls

Daniel J. Engler — 2025-11-01T10:35:20-05:00

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed is celebrated on Nov. 2.

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All Saints Day: Enter the Love Story

Thomas Griffin — 2025-11-01T09:53:19-05:00

François Gérard, “St. Teresa of Ávila,” 1827

COMMENTARY: As the Church celebrates all her saints, we remember their witness that faith is a love story — one that is true and demands our whole hearts.

Dress Like the Saints: Inside the Closets of Holy Men and Women

Mary Harper — 2025-11-01T08:40:19-05:00

L to R: ‘Jeanne d’Arc’ (‘Joan of Arc’) by Albert Lynch; Mary Harper dressed in attire inspired by St. Joan of Arc.

The garments of the saints reveal something about their stories.

Pope Leo XIV Declares St. John Henry Newman Doctor of the Church

2025-11-01T08:35:40-05:00

Pope Leo XIV reads his homily at Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Nov. 1, 2025.

'Newman’s impressive spiritual and cultural stature will surely serve as an inspiration to new generations whose hearts thirst for the infinite.'

10,000 Pro-Lifers Join LIFE Runners Annual Relay Across the U.S.

2025-11-01T07:08:31-05:00

Finish line of the A-Cross America Relay, hosted by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

The starting points were San Francisco, California; New York City, New York; Austin, Texas; and Fargo, North Dakota, but participants around the world also joined to witness to life in their own nations.

White House Official: Trump Spoke With Xi Jinping About Jimmy Lai’s Release

2025-11-01T07:06:41-05:00

President Donald Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about imprisoned pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai in October 2025.

Prior to leaving for Asia, Trump had told Jensen that he would appeal to the Chinese leader for Lai’s release amid concerns for his health while in solitary confinement.