Daily Catholic News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of nearly 550 prisoners on death row on Nov. 5. A Catholic group praised the decision as the largest commutation in state history.
Texas’ Catholic bishops congratulated Democratic candidates who won every top statewide office and prayed for their wisdom. They also reaffirmed that Catholic principles concerning life and the family remain unchanged.
Pope Leo XIV sent a message to a Rome conference marking 100 years since the consecration of China’s first bishops. Participants discussed the Vatican’s complex relations with China, and the pope praised Chinese Catholics for their unity.
Maryland Attorney General’s Office said Father Laurence LaPointe pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a boy at Gilman School in the 1970s. In Peru, Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez said Pope Leo remains a close friend who cares about his well-being as the priest awaits his visit.