A Swiss Guard allegedly said ”Jews” and made a spitting gesture as Jewish representatives made their way into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s general audience.
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Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces she will not seek reelection
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic and the first woman elected to that role, announced Nov. 6 she will not seek re-election to Congress in 2026.
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Pope Leo sends letter marking 400th anniversary of seminary where he taught in Peru
“Prayer and the search for truth are not parallel paths, but a single road leading to the Master,” he wrote. “Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold.”
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Cardinal McElroy diagnosed with ‘non-aggressive’ cancer, scheduled for surgery
In a statement, the archdiocese said the 71-year-old cardinal has “well-differentiated liposarcoma, which is a non-aggressive cancer that tends not to metastasize.”
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U.S. bishops tied to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission voice criticism of immigrant detention
Bishops Robert Barron and Kevin Rhoades have voiced criticism of the administration, arguing immigrants detained by ICE should have access to Communion.
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Dick Cheney dies at 84; his power, influence seen as ‘unmatched’ in history of vice presidency
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.