The month of November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory. We as the living so often soon forget the dead. We forget when we live, we are forgotten when we die. “Lay my body anywhere,” pleaded the dying St. Monica with her son, St. Augustine, “only this I beg of you: remember me at … Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives the nuns in the consistory hall at the Vatican on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 7, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV said we should “allow ourselves to be challenged” by the presence of those who suffer “without fear of abandoning our own security” … Read more
Archbishop Gintaras Grušas and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Nikitas Loulias present the signed updated Ecumenical Charter to Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 6, 2025 / 18:29 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received in a Nov. 6 audience the members of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences … Read more
Editor’s note: in light of today’s news, we must remember this important spiritual reality about Marian devotion. However, this text is not meant to imply that anyone is guilty of the crime of heresy, but merely to assert forcefully the spiritual reality behind this doctrinal question, written by a former Protestant. -TSF Marian devotion is … Read more
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Leonard of Limoges (d. 559). He was a hermit-abbot who was a convert of St. Remigius. He was a French courtier offered a bishopric, but became a recluse at Micy, France. He then lived at Limoges, France, and he was given land by the royal court on which he founded … Read more
Pope Leo XIV speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Nov 6, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine for an audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Thursday, … Read more
Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 5, 2025 / 16:33 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday addressed a letter to seminarians of the Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru, reminding them of the need … Read more
Today’s Catholic Highlights: Pope Leo XIV, in his Mass commemorating the faithful departed at Rome’s Verano Cemetery, stated that death is a hope for the future. His message was one of consolation and reassurance, emphasizing the Christian belief in life after death. This perspective on death is a cornerstone of Catholic faith, offering comfort and … Read more
“In the communion of saints, ‘a perennial link of charity exists between the faithful who have already reached their heavenly home, those who are expiating their sins in purgatory and those who are still pilgrims on earth. between them there is, too, an abundant exchange of all good things.’ In this wonderful exchange, the holiness … Read more
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Nov. 5, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 5, 2025 / 08:20 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV appealed on Wednesday for the international community not to abandon the people of Myanmar as the country remains … Read more