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‘He died doing what he loved’: Memories of the Ecuadorian priest who died at the altar

The late Father Patricio Sánchez Molinari was described as a man “with a pure heart and a ready smile … he was always so very calm, patient, and tolerant.” asFather Patricio Sánchez

Suspect arrested after fire at Virgin Mary Church in Egypt’s Giza

The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Central Giza saidaid no one was hurt after a fire was set inside the Church of the Virgin Mary in Giza.

Franciscans call for solidarity as haze from Indonesian fires blankets Southeast Asia

Ongoing air pollution and its effects were discussed at the assembly of the Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology in Asia, held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, earlier this month.

Korean bishops elect new president, approve guidelines on sexual violence

Korean bishops elect president, Church in Burundi supports over 80,000 refugees, Scotland Bishops’ Conference president steps back from duties, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.

‘It’s what I’m called to do’: Montse Alvarado on her new Vatican role

Montse Alvarado will make history Nov. 1 as the first laywoman to serve as prefect of a dicastery of the Holy See.

Ahead of Religious Freedom Day, U.S. bishops call for ethical AI

U.S. bishops said AI could expand surveillance and persecution of religious groups and urged that human dignity remain central to protecting religious freedom.

Bishop Barron slams ‘clownish irrelevance’ of German Catholic academy in blistering statement

Controversy over Bishop Robert Barron's acceptance of a 2025 award from a German Catholic institution resurfaced this week.

Catholic ethicists debate morality of embryo adoption

The 2008 Vatican document Dignitas Personae affirmed the dignity and rights of frozen embryos and expressed reservations about proposals for prenatal adoption.

Pope Leo XIV increases lay appointments to International Theology Commission

The number of women on the commission has increased from five to eight, including five laywomen, raising the total number of lay representatives to eight — double that of the previous term.

Catholic campus ministries eligible for Lilly grant of up to $7.5 million

A Lilly Endowment grant is open to Catholic campus ministries, St. Carlo Acutis’ mother gifts Franciscan University with a relic of her son, and more in this week’s Catholic education new roundup.