St. Foillan Feast date: Oct 31 St. Foillan was born in 7th-century Ireland and was the brother of St. Fursey and St. Ultan. He joined them in England, where they were working as missionaries, and had established a monastery near Yarmouth. During a war between the Mercians and Anglo-Saxons, c.650, the monastery was destroyed and many of … Read more
Melissa Villalobos suffered severe bleeding while pregnant. St. John Henry Newman interceded and saved her and her daughter Gemma, now 11 years old. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Villalobos family ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The sainthood of John Henry Newman, who will be declared a doctor of the … Read more
St. Thomas Aquinas/St. John Henry Newman. / Credit: Public domain ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV declared St. John Henry Newman, along with St. Thomas Aquinas, as a patron saint of the Catholic Church’s educational mission in his recent apostolic letter on education, “Drawing New Maps of Hope.” … Read more
At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo expresses his closeness to those affected by Hurricane Melissa, a storm of ‘catastrophic power’, and encourages civil authorities to ‘do everything possible’ to support those affected. Read all
Daily Catholic News: On October 27, 2025, Pope Leo XIV held separate audiences with two political figures, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The meeting took place at the Vatican, marking another significant interaction between the Catholic Church and world leaders. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin has expressed concern over declining birth rates in the … Read more
The Roman Martyrology includes in today’s commemorations:
St. Alonso Rodriguez Feast date: Oct 30 On October 30, the Catholic Church honors a man whose humble occupation gave the world only glimpses of his extraordinary holiness. During his lifetime, Brother Alonso Rodriguez never became a priest, published a book, or advanced professionally. But writings discovered after his death revealed a true mystic, who … Read more
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 30, 2025 / 09:14 am (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrine office announced Thursday it will release … Read more
Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2025 / 16:29 pm (CNA). His Holiness Mar Awa III, Catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, traveled to Rome this week to participate in a ceremony commemorating the … Read more
🙏 All Saints’ Day Prayer Almighty and ever-living God,We thank You for the glorious company of all the Saints—those known and unknown—who have gone before us in faith and now dwell in Your eternal light.Grant that we may follow their example of love, humility, and perseverance,walking steadfastly in the path of holiness.Through their intercession, strengthen … Read more