Daily Catholic News:
Bishops who attended a White House meeting and prayer said they had been invited by the White House Faith Office to discuss issues of importance to Catholics. Bishop Joensen said the meeting had been “exploited” for political purposes, while other participants clarified its background.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado made her first public return to the country after exile, attending Mass at the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Shepherdess in Barquisimeto.
In a historic exchange of religious titles, King Charles III became a royal confrater and Pope Leo XIV a papal confrater, marking the first such mutual bestowal by a pope and an English king in 500 years.
The Archdiocese of New York will pay $800 million to settle sexual abuse claims. Archbishop Hicks said the agreement brings the archdiocese close to offering victim-survivors a measure of healing and reconciliation.
The Holy See Press Office confirmed that Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru will proceed as planned from Nov. 6 to 17, 2026.