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Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 new archbishops for western Canada dioceses
Posted on 11/27/2025 09:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Bishop Stephen Hero celebrates Mass to start the Jubilee Year in December 2024 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Prince Albert, Saskachewan. Hero has been appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Prince Albert
Edmonton, Canada, Nov 27, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo appointed Bishop Stephen A. Hero as the archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, and Father Susai Jesu, OMI, as archbishop-elect of Keewatin-Le Pas.
Central Europe Catholics crucial for peace in Europe, U.S. ambassador says
Posted on 11/26/2025 12:15 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Interior of the Church of Jesus and Mary in Rome, Italy / Credit: Mentnafunangann / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2025 / 10:15 am (CNA).
At a Mass marking 25 years since the Holy See signed a foundational agreement with Slovakia, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch praised the “rich history” of Catholic peoples in Central Europe.
Caritas Ukraine leads efforts to reintegrate children taken by Russia in war
Posted on 11/26/2025 08:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukrainian children who were welcomed by Caritas Italy during the summer on July 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Nov 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
At the forefront of the work of repatriation and recovery of Ukrainian children swept up in the country’s war with Russia is Caritas Ukraine.
Slovenia rejects euthanasia law in referendum, freezes issue for at least a year
Posted on 11/26/2025 07:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
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EWTN News, Nov 26, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Slovenia rejected euthanasia legislation in a Nov. 23 referendum, with 53% voting against the law backed by Catholic bishops and civil groups.
Prince Albert II blocks bill expanding abortion law in defense of Monaco’s Catholic identity
Posted on 11/25/2025 19:01 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Prince Albert II of Monaco in 2025. / Credit: VALERY HACHE/Getty Images
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 25, 2025 / 17:01 pm (CNA).
Prince Albert II of Monaco has announced that he will not sign into law a bill that aims to relax the conditions for accessing abortion in the European microstate.
New World Liberty Congress president analyzes ‘silence’ of Church in Nicaragua
Posted on 11/25/2025 09:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Pope Leo XIV meets with Bishop Rolando Álvarez on Nov. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The new president of the World Liberty Congress recently analyzed the “silence” of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, which is under persecution by President Daniel Ortega.
3 German bishops oppose school guide on ‘diversity of sexual identities’
Posted on 11/24/2025 18:08 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
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EWTN News, Nov 24, 2025 / 16:08 pm (CNA).
Published on Oct. 30, the document is intended to serve as an orientation aid for Catholic and other schools in Germany.
Why Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in a turbulent 1925
Posted on 11/23/2025 06:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The Chapel of Christ the King at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. / Credit: Courtesy of Christendom College
Dublin, Ireland, Nov 23, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 following his encyclical Quas Primas. Today it is celebrated on the final Sunday before Advent.
The laywoman whose mission helped lead to the feast of Christ the King
Posted on 11/22/2025 15:00 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
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Dublin, Ireland, Nov 22, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
How Marthe de Noaillat championed Christ’s kingship against all odds.
World’s tallest Our Lady of Fátima monument inaugurated in Brazil
Posted on 11/20/2025 14:48 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The world's tallest monument of Our Lady of Fatima was inaugurated in Crato, located in Ceará state in northeastern Brazil. / Credit: Courtesy of Prefeitura do Crato/Screenshot
Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov 20, 2025 / 12:48 pm (CNA).
The world’s tallest monument dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima was inaugurated in Crato, located in Ceará state in northeastern Brazil.