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Pope Leo to call Cardinals to Rome for an extraordinary consistory
Pope Leo XIV is expected to summon the world’s cardinals to Rome in early January next year for an extraordinary consistory, according to a Vatican communication circulated this week. Speculation among some Curial circles suggests that the…
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to require biological sex on passports
Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency Monday, November 10, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday that the Trump administration could require passports to display an applicant’s biological sex, granting the White House a victory in its…
Texas voters approve adding parental rights amendment to state constitution
Texas voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Proposition 15, the Parental Rights Amendment, with more than 72 percent in favor. The measure, which passed alongside all 16 other constitutional amendments on the ballot, enshrines parents’…
In Brazil, ‘informal unions’ have exceeded married couples
Unmarried partners living together in Brazil exceeded legally and religiously married couples for the first time, according to the 2022 census released on November 5th by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. According to the…
Socialist Muslim wins New York City mayoral race
Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency Thursday, November 6, 2025 Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist who promotes gender ideology and abortion access, won his bid for mayor of New York City on Tuesday, decisively defeating his two…
Pope answers questions about migrants, Venezuela, Rupnik trial
On the question of the Chicago detention facility where inmates were refused the Eucharist, Pope Leo prefaced his remarks by noting how, at his Mass at a Rome cemetery on November 1, the Gospel reading was from Matthew 25 with its litany of…
Conservatives splinter over ‘influencer’ Nick Fuentes
Josh Christenson, New York Post Wednesday, November 5, 2025 One of the largest conservative think tanks in Washington, DC, has been roiled by its president’s embrace of Tucker Carlson after the conservative podcaster hosted white nationalist…
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…