Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, said that “during George W. Bush’s first term as president, Dick Cheney had influence and power unmatched in the history of the vice presidency.”
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Pope Leo calls for end to violence in Sudan, Tanzania
“Indiscriminate violence against women and children, attacks on unarmed civilians and serious obstacles to humanitarian aid are causing unbearable suffering for a population already exhausted by long months of conflict,” the pope said Nov. 2.
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ICE bars Chicago bishop from giving detained Catholics Communion on All Saints
A delegation of clergy, religious sisters and laity, together with a Chicago auxiliary bishop, were barred for the second time in three weeks from bringing the Eucharist to those being held at an immigration detention center just west of Chicago on the feast of All Saints.
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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church
The masterwork of architect Antoni Gaudí now rises to 534 feet above the city, the church said in a statement. That barely beats out the tip of the spire of Germany’s Ulmer Münster, which tops out at 530 feet.
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Pope Leo condemns antisemitism and vows to fight it as tensions rise over Israel’s war in Gaza
At a time of rising antisemitism stemming from Israel’s war, Leo adopted as his own the Vatican’s official position abhorring antisemitism as he marked the 60th anniversary of a landmark Vatican document that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews.
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Federal judge strikes Biden-era rule including gender identity in sex discrimination prohibition
Attorney General Lynn Fitch argued in an Oct. 23 statement, “The Biden administration attempted to import its radical theories on gender identity into ObamaCare, forcing healthcare providers to perform surgeries or prescribe drugs even if it violated their best medical judgment.”
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In new letter, Pope Leo shares 3 priorities for Catholic education amid A.I. revolution
“I call upon all educational institutions to inaugurate a new season that speaks to the hearts of the younger generations, reuniting knowledge and meaning, competence and responsibility, faith and life,” Leo wrote in an apostolic letter.
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Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon: What to expect from his first international trip
Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for peace in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2.
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Cardinal Burke celebrates traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica
In the presence of hundreds of priests and with lay faithful packed into the pews and standing along the walls, U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke celebrated the traditional Latin Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee
“If we deny our part in history, we deepen the harm,” wrote Bishop Bullock and the Jesuit priests in their message. “We cannot lie about the past without perpetuating injustice and moral blindness.”