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Stories for November 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Sunday, Nov. 30

 Leo XIV, Ecumenical Patriarch sign joint declaration; Pontiff calls for 2033 gathering in Jerusalem

Released Saturday, Nov. 29

 Pope, in Turkey, commemorates 1700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea, warns of ‘new Arianism’

Released Friday, Nov. 28

 Papal solidarity, prayer for Hong Kong fire victims
 Papal encouragement for religious freedom forum
 Christmas tree arrives in St. Peter’s Square
 Pope emphasizes prayer, brotherhood in address to superiors of men’s religious institutes
 Pope Leo begins 1st international trip, calls on Turkey to be ‘source of stability and rapprochement’

Released Thursday, Nov. 27

 CWN closed for Thanksgiving break

Released Wednesday, Nov. 26

 Hope gives purpose to life, Pope tells audience
 Pray for voyage to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope asks
 Pope issues new rules for administration of Roman basilicas
 Vatican publishes new regulations for the Roman Curia
 Conductor Riccardo Muti to receive Ratzinger Prize
 Fraternity, service, and Marian spirituality: Leo XIV’s recommendations to Servites
 Official prayer of 2027 World Youth Day released
 Spanish bishop under Vatican investigation retires
 Pope Leo: Christian identity is at the heart of Catholic education
 Papal spiritual advice to American youth
 Pope, at jubilee audience, pays tribute to Dorothy Day
 Imprisoned Belarusian priests released weeks after cardinal’s visit
 Ukrainians released from captivity meet with Pontiff

Released Tuesday, Nov. 25

 Vatican document praises (monogamous) marriage [News Analysis]
 Crime networks are plundering the Amazon, Brazilian bishops’ official warns
 9 cardinals, 36 bishops took part in UN Climate Change Conference
 Cardinal Parolin condemns Russian attacks on Ukrainian electric system
 East Timor’s president meets with Pontiff
 Bishop recalls martyrs of Cambodian genocide
 Ambassador Habsburg bids adieu to Vatican
 6 beatification causes advance, including 2 priests martyred by Nazis
 ‘Love sends us forth,’ Pope tells Caritas leaders
 Pope affirms indissolubility of marriage bond, urges search for truth in annulment cases
 Vatican diplomat deplores violence against women

Released Monday, Nov. 24

 Cameroon bishop threatens to close churches after priest’s kidnapping
 Gunmen attack Catholic school in Nigeria, kidnap over 300 children
 Vatican document on polygamy due Tuesday
 Georgian prime minister meets with Pontiff
 Lativan premier meets with Pontiff
 Monaco’s Prince Albert vetos legalization of abortion
 Pontiff alters canon law to legalize female head of Vatican city-state
 Nigerian, Romanian priests appointed to key roles in Secretariat of State
 Vatican holds seminar on abuse prevention
 Pontiff visits monastery of Augustinian nuns
 Gunmen attack church in Nigeria; kill 3, kidnap 38
 Vatican, French libraries sign accord
 Vatican diplomat calls on UN labor agency to return to founding principles
 Bangladeshi Christians march for peace following bomb attacks
 Pope, in homily for feast of Christ the King, pays tribute to choirs
 Papal appeal: Release kidnapping victims in Nigeria, Cameroon
 Pope Leo, in apostolic letter, emphasizes importance of Nicene Creed
 ‘Protesters were killed without mercy,’ leading Tanzanian prelate says

Released Friday, Nov. 21

 Austin bishop to lead US bishops’ efforts for racial justice, reconciliation
 Israeli settlers again attack Palestinian Christian town
 Jerusalem cardinal: ‘Life has changed very little in Gaza’
 Pontiff announces 2nd World Children’s Day
 Be transparent in addressing gaps in anti-abuse efforts, pontifical commission president tells Italian bishops
 Tanzania’s bishops call for independent investigation into violence against protestors
 Archbishop Coakley sees listening, cooperation as heart of synodality
 Pope expresses gratitude, encouragement to Vatican diplomatic staff
 Pope, in book introduction, reflects on centrality of Christ, communion, peace
 Background: Pro Orantibus Day

Released Thursday, Nov. 20

 Ukraine seeks formal Vatican role in hostage negotiations
 Hundreds of former Anglican clerics now Catholic priests
 Pope urges Italian bishops to maintain synodal energy
 Cardinal explains seating of ‘transgender’ activist at papal luncheon
 Report finds over 2,000 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in 2024
 Pontifical commission considers abuse in religious institutes
 Ukrainian Catholic bishops in US issue letter for pre-Christmas fast
 Illinois governor meets with Pontiff
 Leading Pacific prelate warns of climate change
 Charlotte bishop calls for prayer, fasting amid immigration enforcement actions
 New leader of Eastern-rite Romanian Catholic Church is enthroned
 Polish, German bishops recall 60th anniversary of post-World War II reconciliation
 Pray and practice humility, Cardinal Parolin tells Vatican diplomatic staff
 Pope Leo: In health-care management, defend the dignity of every person

Released Wednesday, Nov. 19

 Pope speaks on several topics in exchange with reporters
 Pope backs US bishops on immigration
 Archbishop Coakley reflects on role as USCCB president
 Resurrection points to ‘ecological conversion,’ Pope tells audience
 Pope calls for liturgical, biblical formation
 Missionary from India named Canadian archbishop
 Leading Spanish bishops meet with Pontiff
 Islamist rebels kill patients, set fire to Catholic health clinic in DR Congo
 ‘Red Week’ highlights plight of persecuted Christians
 Archbishop Coakley praises governor for commuting death sentence
 World Day of Sick to be held in Peru
 Ukrainian Catholic leader deplores corruption
 Papal tribute to Father Casamassa, 20th-century Augustinian scholar
 Bishops of Sudan, South Sudan lament ongoing conflicts

Released Tuesday, Nov. 18

 Pregnancy-help centers served 1 million in US in 2024
 Detroit archdiocese announces downsizing plans
 Pope underlines climate urgency in message to COP30
 Cardinal Zuppi exhorts Italian bishops to serve cause of peace
 Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria
 USCCB encourages ‘Cabrini Pledge’
 Vatican officials weigh in on AI
 Vatican diplomat: Catholic institutions under ‘extreme duress’ in Sudan
 Nuclear menace is ‘morally indefensible,’ Vatican foreign minister says
 Pope encourages University of Notre Dame to build bridges
 Outpatient center inaugurated at St. Peter’s
 Leading African, Latin American prelates lament world’s ecological state
 Emotional Philippine bishop decries corruption’s toll on poor
 Pope gives indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops
 The Church does not seek to proselytize, Pontiff tells Ghana’s ambassador

Released Monday, Nov. 17

 Brazilian traditionalist bishop meets with Pope in private audience
 Papal message to conference on curbing abuse in religious communities
 Ensure easy access to Scripture, Pope urges
 Synod’s ‘study groups’ release interim reports
 New York pastors report leap in adult conversions
 USCCB publishes new edition of Ethical and Religious Directives for health care
 Vatican diplomat urges support for UN Palestinian relief agency, deplores Israeli attacks
 France recalls victims of Islamist terrorist attacks; Notre-Dame’s bells toll
 Make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Catholic leaders urge
 Cardinal Parolin, at Pompei, recalls ‘interior haste’ of Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Bartolo Longo
 Vatican cardinal asks: Was Newman a mystic?
 Pontiff expresses appreciation for cinema
 ‘So many forms of poverty oppress our world,’ Pope preaches on World Day of the Poor
 ‘Hero of the confessional’ beatified in Bari
 Pope highlights plight of persecuted Christians, civilians in DR Congo, Ukraine

Released Friday, Nov. 14

 Survey of American diocesan bankruptcy proceedings
 Pope will allow bishops to extend permission for traditional liturgy
 Vatican diplomat reaffirms support for 2-state solution in Holy Land
 Pope challenges Pontifical Lateran University to address cultural emptiness
 Archbishop in Dominican Republic stripped of governing role
 Minority of Americans consider faith important, poll says
 Pope meets with exiled Nicaraguan bishop
 Survey of American diocesan bankruptcy proceedings
 US bishops elect conference secretary, committee chairmen
 Papal message: Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum is relevant today
 Apostleship of the Sea established as canonical legal entity
 Pope warns against ‘premature, unlimited, and unsupervised digital access’ for the young
 Pope Leo: Mystical phenomena are not indispensable for holiness
 Abducted Haitian priest freed
 Vatican newspaper editor critiques Palantir Technologies’ meritocracy fellowship
 Cardinal Parolin: Blessed John Paul I was a ‘great Pope’ who left ‘indelible mark’ on Church history
 Vatican diplomat stresses value of UN peacekeeping operations
 Congolese bishops’ official laments ‘blood minerals’
 Background: World Day of the Poor

Released Thursday, Nov. 13

 German bishops, Vatican officials discuss German pastoral plans
 Pope notes synodality in Augustinian nuns’ mission
 Vatican bank re-hires couple dismissed after marriage
 Give fishermen a voice in fishing policies, Vatican dicastery urges
 US bishops vote to bar gender-altering treatment at Catholic hospitals
 US bishops express opposition to ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’
 Vatican conference participants: AI should assist, not replace physicians
 Papal tribute to newly beatified Indian nun
 Ukrainian Catholic leader praises heroic resistance, credits St. Michael
 Vatican newspaper highlights ‘cry of indigenous peoples’ at UN climate change conference
 Leading Portuguese prelate warns against polarization, extremism
 Italian bishops publish introduction to Islam for use in schools
 Panama archbishop laments violence
 EU, African bishops call for economic partnerships that bring justice
 Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei marks 150 years

Released Wednesday, Nov. 12

 Vatican denies supernatural source of reported French apparitions
 AI poses risk of human extinction: Cardinal Parolin
 New Orleans parishes to join in bankruptcy
 Priests less frequently called to emergencies
 US bishops to consecrate nation to Sacred Heart
 Fraternity is essential to Christianity, Pope tells audience
 Spanish bishop under Vatican investigation over historical abuse claim
 US bishops elect new president, VP
 Retired Vatican cardinal writes book on synod on synodality
 Pontifical academy president welcomes ‘dismantling’ of term Co-Redemptrix
 Put Christ at the center, Pope preaches to Benedictines of Sant’Anselmo
 Vatican newspaper warns of climate change’s effects on children
 Syrian Christians return to village after 14 years
 ‘Jesus calls you to be witnesses of communion,’ Pope tells Slovak youth
 South African president, Pontiff discuss poverty
 Papal praise for missionary cooperation between Europe, Africa

Released Tuesday, Nov. 11

 Tanzanian prelate decried post-election violence
 Cardinal Fernandez explains Vatican approach to apparitions, revelations
 Vatican tribunal rules against listing ‘credibly accused’ priests
 Holy See reiterates position on gender
 Indian Christians mark Dalit Liberation Sunday
 Vatican releases documentary, ‘Leo from Chicago’
 Protestant minister, Vatican newspaper editor welcomes DDF document on Mary
 Vatican spokesman takes stock of first 6 months of new pontificate
 10,000 attend Jubilee of the World of Work
 Church marks 1st Day of Holiness in the Particular Churches
 Pope Leo pays tribute to late Cardinal Duka, ‘intrepid proclaimer of the Gospel’
 Help young people counter Internet addiction: papal message
 Strip away non-essential structures, Pope tells Italian religious superiors

Released Monday, Nov. 10

 Swiss Guard investigating report of anti-Semitic incident
 Pope compares AI to Industrial Revolution in importance for society
 Dicastery leaders meet with Pontiff
 Pope plans special consistory of cardinals in January
 Bangladesh: police arrest suspect after bombing of cathedral
 USCCB reports on 10 years of pastoral visits to migrant workers
 Pioneer Indian nun beatified
 Gains against extreme poverty are fragile, Vatican diplomat warns
 Vietnamese diocese ravaged by storm
 Vatican newspaper columnist critiques African democracy
 Cameroon’s leading prelate assesses election protests, ongoing violence
 ‘If you want to cultivate peace, care for creation,’: papal message to UN climate change conference
 Pope, at Jubilee audience, pays tribute to Blessed Isidore Bakanja, Congolese martyr
 Papal prayer for typhoon victims, gratitude for builders of peace
 Dig deep foundations to reach the rock of Christ, Pope preaches at Lateran Basilica

Released Friday, Nov. 7

 Use AI ‘at the service of evangelization,’ Pope urges
 Communication means helping people evaluate things critically, Pope says
 Leaven of the Gospel transformed Mexican culture, Pope says
 Cardinal Parolin: ‘time is short’ on climate change
 USCCB opposes EPA deregulation of greenhouse gas emission reporting
 Papal message pays tribute to Blessed Rosario Livatino, slain by Mafia
 Vatican diplomat: produce more food with fewer chemicals
 Holy See reaffirms support for Haiti, calls for care of creation
 Vatican newspaper raises alarm about jihadist advance in Mali
 Italian bishops, Jewish organization publish introduction to Judaism for use in schools
 Vatican cardinal opens ‘Laundry of St. Francis’ in Parma
 Pray and be attentive to the needy, Pope tells women religious
 Pope welcomes revised European Ecumenical Charter
 ‘Only pacified hearts can dare to make peace,’ Jerusalem cardinal preaches
 Philippine cardinal calls for truth commission on drug-war killings

Released Thursday, Nov. 6

 Former Kansas City diocese employee faces fraud charges
 Hartford archdiocese makes $500,000 available to food banks
 Unmarried couples outnumber married couples in Brazil
 Chaldean patriarch: Vatican officials do not understand Eastern churches
 New leader confirmed for Eastern-rite Romanian Catholic Church
 Pope, Palestinian President Abbas confer on Gaza
 Texas voters approve parental rights amendment
 Jury awards $4.8M to Minnesota abuse victim
 Papal message marks Norcia basilica’s reopening
 USCCB, CRS urge world leaders to address climate change
 Religious freedom an important component of development, Vatican official says
 DDF had no doubts that Newman should be declared doctor of the Church, official says
 European bishops sign revised Ecumenical Charter
 ‘Shun mediocrity,’ Pope tells seminarians
 Pope, in video, prays for those struggling with suicidal thoughts
 Mexico’s bishops lament mayor’s assassination

Released Wednesday, Nov. 5

 French bishop disciplined for relationships with women
 Papal prayers for peace in Myanmar
 Pope speaks on US immigration crisis, Rupnik trial, Gaza truce
 Nigeria: one kidnapped seminarian released; another dead
 Vatican to issue document on monogamy
 Resurrection is ‘the foundation of faith,’ Pope tells audience
 President Trump recalls All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day
 Former OSV editor faces child pornography charges
 Apostolic visitor appointed for Emmanuel Community
 Abuse suit against New Hampshire bishop dismissed
 Adhere to space treaty’s nuclear weapons ban, Vatican diplomat urges
 USCCB touts CCHD, its anti-poverty program
 Leading Argentine prelate lists fidelity to the Gospel, defense of human life among essentials
 Leading Congolese prelate links synodality, peace efforts
 Tanzania’s bishops denounce government oppression
 Pope visits Santa Maria Maggiore, prays at predecessor’s tomb

Released Tuesday, Nov. 4

 Vatican cautions against Marian title: ‘Co-Redemptrix’
 Czech Cardinal Duka, foe of Communist rule, dead at 82
 Louisiana diocese files for bankruptcy
 USCCB publishes brief text on gun violence
 Chinese underground bishop dies at 91 after decades of persecution
 Newman named patron saint of Pontifical Urban University
 Christianity offers a path to peace, Myanmar’s bishops write in message
 Vatican newspaper: Military intervention by President Obama, NATO ‘destroyed’ Libya
 Ban weapons in outer space, Vatican diplomat urges
 Immerse yourselves in Christ, Pontiff tells youth advisory body
 Pope encourages Latin America’s Catholic universities to embody Catholic identity
 Pope Leo reflects on St. Augustine and education

Released Monday, Nov. 3

 Trump threatens intervention to protect Christians in Nigeria
 Vatican’s top ecumenical official concerned over future talks with Anglicans
 Pope presides at annual Mass for deceased prelates
 Larger US dioceses fall short in statistics on pastoral success
 Vatican tribunal finds Italian journalist guilty of slander
 New Jersey diocese claims deal to ease problems with visas for clerics
 USCCB committee chairman rues President Trump’s prioritization of Afrikaners in refugee admissions
 Abbot appointed for troubled Swiss abbey
 Vatican official transferred to Chilean diocese
 Theme announced for World Mission Day 2026
 Corruption crisis in Philippines sparks largest Church-backed protests in years
 Presidents of Gabon, Fiji meet with Pontiff; reconciliation, climate action discussed
 Leading African cardinal denounces world’s ‘culpable silence’ about DR Congo conflicts
 Pope laments massacre in Sudan, election violence in Tanzania
 Think of our departed loved ones as enfolded in Christ’s light, Pope preaches at All Souls’ Day Mass
 Pope Leo, on All Saints’ Day, proclaims Newman doctor of the Church, co-patron of education

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