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Vatican rejects use of ‘Co-Redemptrix,’ ‘Mediatrix’ as titles for Mary
Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency Wednesday, November 5, 2025 The Vatican’s doctrinal office said Tuesday the titles of “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix” are not appropriate ways to describe Mary’s participation in salvation. In “Mater Populi…
Pope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death.”
In a Mass commemorating all the faithful departed, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said the memory of those who have gone before us carries hope for eternal life and is a reminder that Jesus has overcome death with love. Speaking during the Mass at…
President Trump threatens military action against Nigeria over protections for Christians
Pranav Baskar, New York Times Tuesday, November 4, 2025 President Trump has threatened Nigeria with potential military action and said the United States might cut off aid, accusing the West African country’s government of failing to protect…
Illinois Detainees Denied Communion – The Catholic Thing
Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado celebrated a Mass on Saturday outside the Broadview detention facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees. Bishop Maldonado, an auxiliary bishop in…
Doctor Newman: Light for a new generation
During the Mass on the Solemnity of All Saints, also the culmination of the Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church. At the beginning of his homily, the pope also announced that…
DDF’s Cardinal Fernández: Marian declaration coming next Tuesday
On November 4th, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will present a doctrinal note titled “Mater Populi Fidelis” (“Faithful Mother of the People”), about our Lady’s “cooperation in the work…
Proclamation of St. Newman as Doctor of the Church signals Catholic revival at Oxford
When St. John Henry Newman is proclaimed a doctor of the church on Saturday, staff and students at his old university will be counting on a boost of confidence for Oxford’s once-excluded Catholics. Lord Neil Mendoza, provost of Oriel College,…
Cardinal Cupich: Traditional Latin Mass just a spectacle
Chicago’s Blase Cupich has asserted that the Traditional Latin Mass was “more of a spectacle rather than the active participation of all the baptized.” In a reflection on the liturgical reforms which came from Sacrosanctum Concilium, one of the…
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Church does not tolerate antisemitism’
Courtney Mares and Victoria Cardiel, Catholic News Agency Thursday, October 30, 2025 Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday strongly condemned antisemitism during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square, marking the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the…
Report: 75 percent of states flunk religious freedom index
Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency Wednesday, October 29, 2025 About three-fourths of states scored less than 50 percent on Napa Legal Institute’s religious freedom index, which measures how well states safeguard religious liberty for…