Catholic Nutshell News: Saturday 9/20/25

Topics include: Appeal to Pope Leo on Church teaching; Kirk was close to becoming Catholic; Martyrdom assures our salvation; & Cardinal David warns of ‘spiritual crocodile’

“We see through new tender verdant pecan leaves”

Today's news sources are Aleteia, CRUX, Catholic News Agency, National Catholic Register, First Things, and The Catholic Thing. (Catholic Nutshell is a subscription service for faithful, hopeful, & curious Catholics willing to exercise their Catholic News Muscle)