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Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Dec. 25, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

First Holy Door closed: ‘Special time for the Church is closed, but not God’s grace’

Dec 26, 2025

The Holy Door of St. Mary Major Basilica, one of five in Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, was the first to close.

Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku of Sudan's El Obeid Diocese. Credit: CRN

Sudanese bishop delivers Christmas message in midst of war

Dec 26, 2025

The bishop of a war-torn Sudanese diocese addressed the people of God in the midst of their suffering and the hope still carried by the celebration of Christmas.

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Trump vows more strikes on Nigerian militants due to Christian persecution

Dec 26, 2025

President Donald Trump vowed that the United States would wage more military strikes if the ongoing persecution of Christians persists in the country.

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In interview with Bishop Barron, Justice Barrett opens up about her faith 

Dec 26, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says her Catholic faith “grounds her” and gives her “perspective.”

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 26, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Christians have no enemies, only brothers and sisters

Dec 26, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Christians to resist the temptation to treat others as enemies.

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CNA explains: How does ‘Mass dispensation’ work, and when is it used?

Dec 26, 2025

Amid heavy immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, several bishops in the U.S. have recently issued broad dispensations to Catholics in their dioceses.

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In effort to stem violence against Christians, U.S. conducts airstrikes on ISIS in Nigeria

Dec 25, 2025

With the support of the Nigerian government, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military has carried out strikes against elements of ISIS in Nigeria.

Cardinal  Pierbattista Pizzaballa is the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘God does not wait for history to improve before entering into it’

Dec 25, 2025

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa affirmed that “one of the great messages of Christmas” is that God “does not wait for history to improve before entering into it.”

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Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby on All Saints Day’ 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo meets the tiniest members of the flock — babies

Dec 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed and greeted a plethora of babies at the Vatican since his election on May 8.

Pope Leo XIV delivers his Christmas “urbi et orbi” message at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV highlights Gaza, Yemen, migrants in first Christmas urbi et orbi message

Dec 25, 2025

In his first Christmas “urbi et orbi” message as pope, Leo XIV urged the world to embrace “responsibility” as the sure way to peace.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope at Christmas Day Mass says wars fed by falsehoods send young people to their deaths

Dec 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas Day deplored the “falsehoods” used to justify wars that leave young people “forced to take up arms” and “sent to their deaths.”

The Shrine of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Deliceto, Italy, where St. Alphonsus Liguori was inspired to write and compose the famous Italian Christmas carol, “Tu Scendi dalle Stelle,” in 1744. | Credit: Gianpiero Passalia/EWTN News

The story behind Italy’s favorite Christmas carol

Dec 25, 2025

The Christmas song, written and composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori in the mid-18th century, describes Christ, King and Creator, coming into the world as a poor baby.

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