Pope Leo (and The Beatles) are right: Money can’t buy us love.

by Valerie Schultz November 7, 202

A collection basket with donations is pictured in an illustration. Credit: OSV News photo/Bob Roller

“Our prosperity can make us blind to the needs of others, and even make us think that our happiness and fulfillment depend on ourselves alone. In such cases, the poor can act as silent teachers for us, making us conscious of our presumption and instilling within us a rightful spirit of humility.” – Pope Leo XIV, “Dilexi Te,” No. 108

The list of charitable donations in our monthly budget is long: My husband and I have signed up to donate recurring amounts to many worthy organizations and charities that feed and shelter people and advocate for justice, among other works of mercy. Our contributions do not cause us any real hardship. Some of them even give us a tax deduction. Our money supports important work and helps us feel like we are making a small difference.

Review: Catholic militants in the present day

by Heidi Schlumpf November 7, 202

Seminarians and priests walk in procession to the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Aug. 21, 2025. The men were among about 8,000 people who joined a pilgrimage sponsored by the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, which exists in an "irregular" state of communion with the wider Catholic Church. Credit: CNS photo/Cindy Wooden

A charismatic priest distressed about the church’s accommodation to modern culture attracts standing-room-only crowds to his weekly lectures. His message: Catholics are under attack by “modern liberalism” and must fight back by living and preaching the fundamentals of the faith, namely that the church is necessary for the salvation of all, Catholic and non-Catholic alike.

 

Roads Not Taken

On the exit ramps Evangelicals ignored

John Fea

November 7, 2025

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George W. Bush signs a bill that extends PEPFAR, July 2008 (OSV News photo/Larry Downing, Reuters).

White Evangelical Christians are an essential and reliable part of Donald Trump’s electoral base. In 2016, 2020, and again in 2024, roughly eighty percent of voters who identified as “Evangelical” or “born again” pulled the lever for Trump. As I argued in my 2018 book Believe Me, these Trump voters were motivated by three primary factors: fear, power, and nostalgia.

 

Celebrating and sharing good practice in a synodal Church

Frank Callus

06 November 2025, The Tablet

Mariusz Cieszewski

The development of the process of synodality is part of the legacy of Pope Francis and represents the most tangible point of continuity with the papacy of Leo XIV.

Because it is a process – a way of being Church, of rediscovering our ecclesial roots – it is more intangible, less visible. We are encouraged to see synodality as a means of travelling together. Yet we have tended to measure our travelling more by the destination reached than the means of travel. We have a tendency to value attainment more than the effort made or lessons learnt en route. Synodality needs us to value the journey at least as much as the destination.

6 themes from Pope Leo's 6 months as pope

 

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6 themes from Pope Leo's 6 months as pope

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Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: A dim shadow

 

November 8, 2025

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: A dim shadow

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Cardinal McElroy diagnosed with ‘non-aggressive’ cancer, scheduled for surgery

by Gina Christian - OSV News November 5, 2025

Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy gives the homily at the Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington Oct. 5, 2025. The Archdiocese of Washington announced Nov. 5 that Cardinal McElroy has been diagnosed with cancer, to be surgically removed Nov. 13. The archdiocese said the cardinal has "well-differentiated liposarcoma," a non-aggressive cancer "that tends not to metastasize." Credit: OSV News photo/Christopher Newkumet, John Carroll Society

(OSV News) — Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo surgery Nov. 13, the Archdiocese of Washington announced Nov. 5.

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.”

According to the Cleveland Clinic, the term “liposarcoma” covers a group “very rare cancers that begin in your fat cells,” typically originating in the arms, legs and midsection.

From Peru to Peter's chair: How Latin America formed a US pope

 

From Peru to Peter's chair: How Latin America formed a US pope

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