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Hundreds of Nigerian students remain captive; Cameroon archbishop warns of church closures
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 24, 2025 / 17:41 pm The Catholic Church is facing a new wave of violence in Africa: In Nigeria, 265 students from a Catholic school remain captive after being kidnapped last week while an archbishop in Cameroon is threatening to close parishes if …
How Pope Leo XIV typically spends his day off
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 19, 2025 / 15:23 pm In reply to journalists’ questions last night as he left Castel Gandolfo, which he now regularly visits, Pope Leo XIV described what his typical Tuesday day off is like. The pontiff shared that he does “a little reading, a …
New book recounts anecdotes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Nov 10, 2025 / 07:00 am His voice reveals, above all, the gratitude he feels toward his friend, Pope Leo XIV. From this friendship, forged over more than three decades, comes the Spanish-language book “From Robert to Leo,” published by Mensajero, in which Armando Lovera, originally from …
Pope Leo XIV warns about new addictions: pornography and internet abuse
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 16:11 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use. The Holy Father issued his warning in a video message addressed to participants in …
Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona is now tallest church in the world
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 17:57 pm The Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) minor basilica in Barcelona is now the tallest church in the world, standing at 535 ft., surpassing Ulm Germany’s main church, whose construction began in the 14th century. According to the Sagrada Familia …
Pope Leo XIV Declares St. John Henry Newman Doctor of the Church
By Walter Sánchez Silva Vatican City, Nov 1, 2025 / 08:45 am Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal and theologian—one of the most influential converts from Anglicanism—as a towering figure of faith and intellect in modern Catholicism. The declaration …
St. Carlo Acutis’ mother on what it’s like to be the mother of a saint
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 06:00 am Antonia Salzano, the mother of St. Carlo Acutis, who was present with the rest of her family at his canonization on Sept. 7, recently shared what it’s like to be the mother of a saint and offered valuable advice to …
Pope Leo XIV condemns usury, a grave sin that speaks to the corruption of the human heart
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 15:53 pm Pope Leo XIV on Saturday condemned usury, a practice that is sometimes an extremely grave sin that speaks to the corruption of the heart of those who see others only as “objects of exploitation.” Usury can be defined …
Worldwide Catholic population up, vocations down
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 18, 2025 / 11:48 am On the occasion of the 99th World Mission Day, to be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 19, with the theme “Missionaries of Hope among all Peoples,” the Vatican news agency Fides presented some statistics that offer a general overview of the …
U.S., Mexico bishops call for a vigil for migrants
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 17:13 pm Bishops and priests from several dioceses in the United States and Mexico have invited people to organize a Catholic vigil for migrants on Oct. 22 or another possible date as a way to express solidarity and call for adequate …
