Daily Catholic News:
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) is preparing for their SEEK conference, taking inspiration from St. Pier Giorgio Frassati. Speaker Edward Sri is scheduled to give a talk at the conference, which will take place in Salt Lake City in January 2025. The conference aims to inspire and educate Catholic university students in their faith.
In a light-hearted gesture, Mar Awa III, Catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, presented Pope Leo XIV with a Chicago Cubs jersey. This playful act was a nod to the friendly rivalry between the Cubs and the Pope’s favored team, the White Sox. The exchange took place on October 27, 2025, and was well-received by both parties.
Archbishop Georg Gänswein has echoed Pope Benedict XVI’s warning about the ‘dictatorship of relativism’. Speaking at a conference on the Šiluva Declaration in Šiluva, Lithuania, the Archbishop reiterated the Pope’s concerns about moral relativism and its impact on the Church and society.
In Nebraska, a man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Father Stephen Gut, a Catholic priest. The man was accused of fatally stabbing Father Gut in the rectory. The case has shocked the local community and the wider Catholic world, and prayers are being offered for Father Gut’s soul and for all those affected by the tragedy.
Finally, a report suggests that a ‘silent majority’ of U.S. Catholics support President Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts. This comes despite the fact that many Catholics do not participate in anti-enforcement rallies. The report indicates a complex picture of Catholic attitudes towards immigration in the United States.