The Italian nuns canonized are Vincenza Maria Poloni, the 19th-century founder of Verona's Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, which cares primarily for the sick in hospitals, and Maria Troncatti of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

Newman, Cardinal de Mendonça said, is an 'extraordinary educator and great inspiration for the philosophy of education.'

St. Newman, whom Pope Leo will declare a “doctor of the church” on Nov. 1, will join the current patron of Catholic education, St. Thomas Aquinas.

Pope Leo XIV has given the Church the first official text of his pontificate’s magisterium, “ Dilexi Te, ” an apostolic exhortation addressed “to all Christians on love for the poor.”

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father said the mystery of Christ’s resurrection can “change one’s outlook on the world.”

Pope Leo XIV has called for a "concerted effort to promote choices at all levels in favor of the family" amid falling birth rates. The American Pope’s recent plea to confront declining birth rates in Europe comes amid a mounting demographic crisis that threatens the region’s economic stability, social systems, and generational continuity.

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Pope Leo met with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy for the first time on Monday, participants said, days after the Vatican's child protection commission accused senior Church leaders of being too slow to help victims.

Netflix's No One Saw Us Leave is a Spanish-language show based on a true story adapted from the autobiographical memoir by Tamara Trottner.

1. Former St. Leo The Great Finance Director, Charged With Theft, Currently Out Of Jail ( patch.com) — A former finance director at St. Leo the Great in Middletown has been charged with stealing over $500,000 from the church. Joseph Manzi, 78, faces serious charges and is scheduled for a court appearance on November 25.

Almost two-thirds of humanity—more than five billion people—live in countries where serious violations of religious freedom are taking place, according to the 2025 “Religious Freedom in the World Report.