Guadalupe expert appointed to lead Mexico's preparations for 500th anniversary of apparitions

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes chose Father Eduardo Chávez because of his expertise concerning the "Guadalupan event."

Transnational online scam operations on the rise, U.S. State Department says

Fraudulent online romance, gambling, and cryptocurrency schemes have defrauded people in more than 125 countries, with Americans losing at least $18.2 billion in 2025, according to a new report.

NFL legend Mike Ditka was a Catholic coach

The Chicago Bears icon, who died on Friday, gave to charities, lectored at Mass, and belonged to the Knights of Columbus.

Priest in Ireland admits to over 100 child sex offenses as bishop seeks Vatican dismissal

An Irish priest pleads guilty to minor sex abuse, Glasgow shutters 24 churches and half its parishes, the UAE gets a new Vatican ambassador, and more in this week's Catholic world news roundup.

Iowa bishop calls for government to release immigrant mother facing deportation

Davenport Bishop Dennis Walsh said Fatou Traore has resided in the community for more than two decades and has been a legal resident since a 2011 withholding-of-removal order.

U.S. Catholic bishops condemn 'barbaric' plan to livestream military execution

The decision to livestream the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan faced strong criticism from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Bishops of El Salvador ask Pope Leo to proclaim Saint Óscar Romero a Doctor of the Church

During a meeting in September, the bishops also asked the pope to visit the country.

Cardinal Tagle elected new dean of the College of Cardinals

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who leads the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization, succeeded Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re on Oct. 9.

Pope Leo XIV to open international congress on infertility in Rome

The three-day gathering will bring together experts to examine the scientific, anthropological, and ethical challenges surrounding fertility, infertility, sexuality, and human reproduction.

EWTN names Ursula Murua to succeed Montse Alvarado as head of EWTN News

A Catholic journalist for more than 30 years, Murua covered a talk by EWTN's foundress, Mother Angelica, as a 20-year-old reporter in Peru.