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En México se prepara un cortometraje en realidad virtual completamente inmersiva, que recreará las apariciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe ocurridas hace casi 500 años, un proyecto que combina tecnología y fe para acercar el mensaje guadalupano a nuevas generaciones.

En Estados Unidos, el Obispo de Pensacola-Tallahassee, Mons. William Wack, ha pedido una reforma migratoria e instado a los fieles a acoger a los inmigrantes en medio de las continuas deportaciones y detenciones en Florida y en todo el país.

El Obispo Prelado de Deán Funes (Argentina) declaró como santuario a la parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario, conocida como “la Cautivita”, una emblemática imagen cuyo origen se remonta a finales del siglo XVI en el norte de la provincia de Córdoba.

Se trata de la primera religiosa venezolana en alcanzar la santidad, a la que llegará junto al doctor José Gregorio Hernández y otros cinco beatos de todo el mundo

“San Juan Pablo II, el Papa de la Misericordia” es el tema de las reflexiones de la novena a Karol Wojtyla, que se realiza del 13 al 21 de octubre, en preparación para la fiesta del pontífice, que la Iglesia Católica celebra el 22 de octubre.

Con un llamado a “construir puentes de diálogo y caridad” en ambientes de violencia en México, diversos movimientos católicos liderados e integrados por laicos, se reunieron del 10 al 12 de octubre en la capital del país.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2025 / 18:22 pm (CNA).

The oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning in the United States, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., has named Eduardo Peñalver, current president of Seattle University and former dean of Cornell Law School, as its 49th president. 

“We are pleased to welcome Eduardo Peñalver to Georgetown University,” Thomas A. Reynolds, chair of the board of directors, said in a press release announcing the decision. “President Peñalver is an exceptional leader steeped in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition who brings a wealth of experience in higher education, a global mindset, a commitment to social justice and academic excellence, and a bold vision for Georgetown’s future.”

Peñalver will assume his new role on July 1, 2026.  He has served as the 22nd president of Seattle University, also a Jesuit institution, since 2021. He succeeds Georgetown’s interim president, Robert Groves. 

“I’m deeply honored to have the privilege of serving as Georgetown’s next president,” Peñalver said in the release. “I would like to thank the Presidential Search Committee and Georgetown’s board of directors for entrusting this role to me at such a pivotal time for Georgetown and for higher education.” 

In the university’s announcement, Peñalver said he would apply his experience as leader of a Jesuit institution to his role at Georgetown. “At the center of our work, [Jesuit universities] share an interest in students as whole persons, focusing on their experiences both inside and outside the classroom,” he said.

He continued: “We share an aspiration to do more than teach a skill or impart knowledge, but to get students to grapple with the deeper questions, to pursue more ambitious goals like wisdom and understanding and meaning, in their academic work and in their lives.”

The incoming president said today “is an exciting moment in Georgetown's history,” citing the expansion of the University’s Capitol Campus, as well as the establishment of interdisciplinary programs, and increased efforts to make attendance more affordable for students. 

“I look forward to working with the students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Georgetown to deepen the university’s impact on our country and on our world,” he said. 

Peñalver was raised in a Catholic family in Puyallup, Washington. He graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University in 1994, before earning his law degree in 1999. He then clerked for Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, according to the release. 

He later taught at Fordham Law School, the University of Chicago Law School, and Cornell Law School, where he was appointed dean in 2014. 

Obispos y sacerdotes de varias diócesis de México y Estados Unidos animaron a organizar una vigilia católica por los migrantes para el 22 de octubre para manifestar su solidaridad con estas personas y pedir políticas migratorias adecuadas.

CNA Staff, Oct 15, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA).

A priest with a passion for historical artifacts has curated the largest collection of papal memorabilia outside of Rome — and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis just announced it will be on display there this winter.

This winter, Catholics can head to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, where Father Richard Kunst’s collection will be available for viewing from Jan. 10 to Feb. 1, 2026, according to a recent archdiocesan announcement. 

Spanning 19,000 square feet, the “Vatican Unveiled” exhibit features “artistic items with old-world craftsmanship” as well as “papal artifacts that show the humanity behind the leaders,” according to an Oct. 13 press release from the archdiocese. 

"Vatican Unveiled", according to Archbishop Bernard Hebda, will be a “very special celebration — the 175th anniversary of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.”

“It is a special exhibit of the largest collection of papal and other artifacts outside of Vatican City, the home of the Catholic Church,” Hebda said in an Oct. 13 announcement. 

The collection of about 300 items includes artifacts such as Pope Pius XII’s radio microphone and a papal ring, as well as an extremely rare historical Swiss Guard uniform. 

For Kunst, who caught the collector’s “bug” in high school, the display is the culmination of years of collecting.

“The collection is always growing,” Kunst said in a press release.

He first began by collecting presidential autographs, but eventually sold his collection and turned to Catholic artifacts.

“I continue my search for old, rare, and unique papal items, from documents to papal clothing,” Kunst said. 

Kunst hopes to eventually donate the collection to the Church, “where it may be enjoyed forever,” he said. 

“In the meantime, I am happy to share my collection with the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as they celebrate their 175th anniversary, and I welcome everyone to come see some interesting artifacts at Mall of America,” he said. 

Kunst’s collection has also been displayed in Duluth, Minnesota, his hometown, in 2022. 

The archdiocese currently has a ticket presale waitlist for the exhibit, where attendees “will experience interesting historical perspectives” and which “is open and welcoming to all,” the archdiocese said.

La Conferencia Episcopal Boliviana (CEB) alentó a sus compatriotas a participar de manera pacífica, responsable y respetando “la voluntad del pueblo”, de la segunda vuelta el domingo 19 de octubre en la que se elegirá al nuevo presidente del país.