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Hungary's ambassador to the Holy See Eduard Habsburg speaks to EWTN News in 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Nov 19, 2025 / 15:53 pm (CNA).Archduke of Austria Eduard Habsburg has served as Hungary's ambassador to the Holy See since 2015 and described his post at the Vatican as "the greatest 10 years of my life."First presenting his credentials to Pope Francis on Dec. 8, 2015, Habsburg told EWTN News reporter Colm Flynn that after a decade on the job, he has "seen it all" and now wants to dedicate more time to his family, particularly his parents."I felt that 10 years is a good term. It's far longer than ambassadors usually have here," he said in the exclusive interview."I think I've seen everything you can see here, including a conclave, visits by my prime minister, exciting moments," he added. "In a way, I'm going to miss it but also family is important." Though his term at the Vatican is drawing to a close, the outgoing ambassador said he will likely contin...
St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. / Credit: Diocese of CharlotteWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 19, 2025 / 16:23 pm (CNA).Bishop Michael T. Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte issued a Mass dispensation for any person who fears he or she may be subject to deportation and called for a day of prayer and fasting for migrants as immigration enforcement ramps up throughout North Carolina.The bishop published the statement on Nov. 18 telling those "who are afraid to come to church" out of fear they could be deported "are not obligated to attend Mass." These conditions, he said, are "circumstances beyond your control."Martin said the Church has always taught that the normal Sunday Mass obligation does not apply when a person cannot attend due to situations he or she does not control."I encourage you to take consolation in Jesus' refrain when the disciples were in the boat being swamped by stormy seas: 'Do not be afraid!' (Mt 14:27)," Martin added. "Your ...
"The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience," a $5 million, 10,000-square-foot museum on the chancery campus of the Diocese of Orange in Southern California opened to visitors on Nov. 19, 2025. / Credit: Everett Johnson, Diocese of OrangeLos Angeles, California, Nov 19, 2025 / 16:53 pm (CNA)."The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience," a $5 million, 10,000-square-foot museum on the chancery campus of the Diocese of Orange in Southern California, opened to visitors Wednesday. The museum is presented by Papaian Studios in partnership with the Diocese of Orange and Othonia Inc., an international team of specialists dedicated to exploring and sharing the mystery of the Shroud of Turin.The 90-minute experience introduces visitors to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, with a special focus on the Shroud of Turin, which many believe to be the burial cloth of Christ.The 90-minute experience at the new Shroud of Turin museum on the chancery campus of ...
Sister of Mercy JoAnn Persch, a longtime immigrant rights advocate, died on Nov. 14, 2025, at age 91. / Credit: Kathleen Murphy/CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 19, 2025 / 17:48 pm (CNA).Longtime immigrant rights advocate Sister JoAnn Persch died on Nov. 14 at age 91.Two weeks before her death, Persch attempted to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility where for decades the Sisters of Mercy ministered to migrants and refugees. Officials denied her entry.Auxiliary Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado with eight spiritual leaders including Sister JoAnn Persch, left, attempt to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, facility and were not admitted Nov. 1, 2025. Credit: Bryan Sebastian, courtesy of Coalition for Spiritual and Public LeadershipPersch and Sister Pat Murphy were founding members of the Su Casa Catholic Worker House in Chicago, serving refugees from Central America who were surviv...
Police vehicles surround the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Oct. 31, 2025, in Broadview, Illinois. / Credit: Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty ImagesLong Island, New York, Nov 19, 2025 / 18:38 pm (CNA).A coalition of Catholic faith leaders filed suit Nov. 19 to seek access to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois, where clergy have been denied entry to distribute Communion.The complaint alleged that ICE's refusal to allow clergy to pray with detainees or offer Communion violates the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Catholic spiritual leaders attempted to bring Communion to detainees at the ICE facility Nov. 1 after making formal requests to the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, and officials denied entry."Despite the long history of religious access to the Broadview detention center established through the persistence and per...
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Belém, Brazil, Nov. 6-21, 2025. / Credit: Raimundo Pacco/COP30ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 18, 2025 / 16:26 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV said "stronger climate actions will create stronger and fairer economic systems" in a video message to the local Churches of the Global South gathered at the Amazonian Museum in Belém, Brazil, for the United Nations climate conference (COP30).The Holy Father greeted the representatives of bishops' conferences from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia on Nov. 17, joining "the prophetic voice of my brother cardinals who have taken part in COP30, telling the world with words and gestures that the Amazon region remains a living symbol of creation with an urgent need for care."COP30, which Belém is hosting, brings together a diverse group of leaders and scientists from around the world in an event that, according to the United Nations, aims to "discuss the priority measures needed to addre...
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at the Vatican general audience on Oct. 25, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsACI Prensa Staff, Nov 18, 2025 / 18:26 pm (CNA).In an audience with members of the diplomatic service at the papal missions, Pope Leo XIV emphasized that they have been chosen to "become a presence everywhere of the whole Church and, in particular, of the pastoral solicitude of the pope, who presides over it in charity."Within the context of the Jubilee of Hope, the Holy Father recalled that the holy year is "a providential opportunity to rediscover and deepen the beauty of our vocation, that is, our common call to holiness, which commits us each day to be witnesses of Christ, the living hope for the world."Reflecting on the missionaries' service of "carrying the redeeming word of the Gospel to the ends of the earth," the pope pointed out that the great missionaries remind us that inculturation is not a superficial matter, "because it springs from the desire to ded...
"Sts. Peter and Paul," Altar of St. Catherine (1465), Schwabach, Germany. Artist unknown. / Credit: Public domainVatican City, Nov 18, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).Nov. 18 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the feast day of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul. Here are three things to know about the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of these two papal basilicas:1. Historical significance of the Nov. 18 feast day In the fourth century, the world's first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine, commissioned the construction of two separate basilicas over the burial sites of St. Peter and St. Paul to enable the public veneration of the two great apostles, martyrs, and evangelizers of Rome.After Christianity was legalized in the Roman Empire following the Edict of Milan issued by Constantine in 313, construction of the first Basilica of St. Peter began in 319 and was consecrated by Pope Sylvester on Nov. 18, 326. Historical records indica...
The statue of Pope Leo in Chiclayo, Peru, is surrounded by some of the people who attended its inauguration and blessing. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Provincial Municipality of ChiclayoACI Prensa Staff, Nov 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).Chiclayo is celebrating following the inauguration and blessing of an imposing statue of the pope, located in a central roundabout in the city. The statue now welcomes visitors to the northern Peruvian city where Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, served as bishop and apostolic administrator from 2014 to 2023.The 16-foot white statue, standing atop a 6-foot pedestal, weighs half a ton and is made of fiberglass and resin. The statue was created by artist Juan Carlos Ñañake of Piura, Peru, who collaborated with six other artists over a three-month period."It has been an artistic and spiritual challenge. We wanted Pope Leo XIV to reflect serenity and approachability. His smile will welcome all who come to Chiclayo," said the artist, according to the...
Jessica Williams and her 3-year-old daughter were helped by First Choice Pregnancy Services in Las Vegas. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life AmericaCNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA).When Jessica Williams became pregnant with another man's child while she and her husband were separated, her husband pressured her to abort the child.As soon as she took the first abortion pill, mifepristone, she regretted it. "As a nurse, the reality of what I had done had hit me hard," said Williams, who was nine weeks pregnant at the time. "Here I was working to save lives and about to take one of my own child's lives." But as a nurse, Williams knew that in spite of the pill cutting off the progesterone supply to her child, the baby might still be alive. She hadn't yet taken the second pill, misoprostol, which would expel the child from her body. When she found a pregnancy center, First Choice Pregnancy Services in Las Vegas, staff immediately brough...
