Religious education teacher and author Andy Lewis, assistant principal at St. Bonaventure Catholic Secondary School in London, told CNA he believes the move to cut the bursary for religious education will have a “huge” impact on the ability of Catholic schools to recruit religious education teachers. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Andy Lewis

London, England, Oct 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

Religious education experts in the United Kingdom have slammed bursary cuts, calling the move a risk to the mission of Catholic schools.

Opening of the silver tomb of St. Teresa of Ávila; portrait of St. Teresa of Ávila. / Credit: Order of Carmel

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 15, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

The body of St. Teresa of Avila, a doctor of the Church whose feast day is celebrated Oct. 15, was still incorrupt when examined last year almost five centuries after her death.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin greets the parents of St. Carlo Acutis before Mass at Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, on Oct. 12, 2025. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2025 / 16:13 pm (CNA).

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that Carlo Acutis spoke of Jesus with a “radiant" and "smiling" face.

St. Carlo Acutis. / Credit: carloacutis.com

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2025 / 14:42 pm (CNA).

An Oct. 11 fire severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga Monastery outside of Milan in northern Italy, forcing 21 cloistered nuns to flee the blaze.

Crowds look at the Miracle of the Sun that occurred during the Our Lady of Fátima apparitions in 1917. / Credit: Public domain

CNA Staff, Oct 13, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima, a day on which thousands of people bore witness to the Miracle of the Sun.

The flag of the European Union. / Credit: U. J. Alexander/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 8, 2025 / 16:43 pm (CNA).

The Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union reiterated its call for the bloc to reinstate the position of special envoy for religious freedom.

The Tomb of St. Francis. / Credit: Courtesy of Sacred Convent Press Office

Rome Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

The body of St. Francis will be moved from his tomb, located in the crypt, and placed at the foot of the papal altar in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis.

Bishop Pavel Konzbul of Brno, Czech Republic. / Credit: Diocese of Brno

Rome, Italy, Oct 7, 2025 / 09:47 am (CNA).

Czech Catholic bishops welcomed the results of the parliamentary elections on Oct. 3–4, which saw a populist party win the most votes but fall short of a majority.