All Saints and St Mary's Churches

Father Vladimír Jukl who was born 100 years ago, was a secretly ordained Catholic priest in communist Czechoslovakia, and endured imprisonment and torture. He was a key figure in the underground Catholic resistance and inspired thousands through faith, courage, and quiet leadership. / Credit: Karol Dubovan

Rome, Italy, Oct 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

A hundred years ago, Vladimír Jukl was born — a secretly ordained Catholic priest in communist Czechoslovakia who endured imprisonment and torture.

Cardinal József Mindszenty in 1974. / Credit: Mieremet, Rob/Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL, via Wikimedia Commons

Rome, Italy, Oct 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

Venerable Cardinal József Mindszenty died in exile 50 years ago and became an enduring symbol of resistance to totalitarian regimes.

Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec. / Credit: Nitra Diocese

Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2025 / 10:44 am (CNA).

Cardinal Ján Korec, who was once the youngest bishop in the world — and later the oldest — died 10 years ago and is remembered for his heroic testimony of faith.

The faithful pray before the altar at Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Dublin, Ireland, Oct 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Seven priorities emerged from the Irish bishops’ Pre-Synodal Assembly meetings, drawing upon a series of gatherings held throughout the country earlier this year.

Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III meet before their prayer together in the Sistine Chapel during a historic meeting at the Vatican on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Dublin, Ireland, Oct 23, 2025 / 18:04 pm (CNA).

Rev. Kyle Paisley slammed King Charles III for “betraying his oath” after praying with Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday.

Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres, France. / Credit: Eichthus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

French Bishop Philippe Christory pointed out that the essence of an advanced civilization “is to promote life and support the lives of those who suffer.”

Antonia Salzano is the mother of St. Carlo Acutis. / Credit: “EWTN Noticias”/Screenshot

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

Antonia Salzano, St. Carlo Acutis’ mother, who was present with the rest of her family at his canonization on Sept. 7, shared what it’s like to be the mother of a saint.

St. John Capistrano and St. Bernardine of Siena. Museum of Fine Arts of Granada. Painting, oil on canvas, by Alonso Cano (1653-1657) for an altarpiece of the disappeared Franciscan convent of San Antonio and San Diego, Granada. / Credit: Jl FilpoC, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

On Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest with an extraordinary number of achievements.

Bishop Nicholas Hudson was named the next bishop of Plymouth, England, by Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 21, 2025. / Credit: @mikedavies

Plymouth, England, Oct 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 21 named Bishop Nicholas Hudson, an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, as the next bishop of Plymouth, England.

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Rome, Italy, Oct 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

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