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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

Dec 4, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Andre Mahanna is continuing to present himself as a priest despite having been dismissed from the clerical state, according to... Read more

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

The Vatican announced on Dec. 4 a new decision by Pope Leo XIV regarding fundraising for the Holy See. Read more

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

Dec 4, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

Dec 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The U.S. Catholic bishops have published a public comment that supports the removal of gender ideology within refugee resettlement forms... Read more

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Dec 4, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Forty-six United States lawmakers are urging the federal court to allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. Read more

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

Dec 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Michael Fisher is permitting Catholics to meet at Buffalo, New York, parishes while they work to oppose diocesan-mandated parish... Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

The Vatican published on Dec. 4 the summary of the work carried out by the commissions studying the possibility of... Read more

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Dec 4, 2025

By Madeleine Teahan

A policy change concerning restrictions on the old Mass is relevant to the whole of the universal Church, not just... Read more

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Dec 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

U.S. Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio is urging the country’s leaders to refrain from killing noncombatants while neutralizing violent drug... Read more

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

Dec 4, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Iberian Province of the Discalced Carmelites is preparing to celebrate the jubilee year of St. John of the Cross... Read more

La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, Chile.

‘You leave or we’ll kick you out’ can’t be only answer for migrants, Chilean archbishop says

Dec 4, 2025

By Julieta Villar

In a climate marked by insecurity, rising crime rates, and the migration crisis, Chile’s citizens are closely watching the proposals... Read more

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola, the only Catholic bishop in Finland, speaks with CNA in Houston in November 2025 on a fundraising trip for his “mission” Church.

Finland’s only Catholic bishop appeals for help for his ‘booming’ Church

Dec 4, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola has been traveling in the U.S. with Father Jean Claude Kabeza to raise funds to support the... Read more

Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë, Albania.

Bishop Simon Kulli, witness to the faith in post-communist Albania, dies at 52

Dec 3, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) announced the sudden death of Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to Rome on Dec. 2, 2025.

The kitchen friar’s book that inspires Pope Leo’s spirituality

Dec 3, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Pope Leo has said that “The Practice of the Presence of God” by a 17th-century Carmelite friar named Brother Lawrence... Read more

The Trump administration intends to cut off federal food assistance for 21 states, which has caused concern for some local Catholic Charities affiliates.

Catholic Charities affiliates fear SNAP disruptions amid Trump administration warning

Dec 3, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Trump administration intends to cut off federal food assistance for 21 states, which has caused concern for some local... Read more

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Lilly Endowment announces 45 multimillion-dollar grants for theological schools

Dec 3, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Lilly Endowment said it will distribute 45 large-scale grants to theological schools, including directing about $60 million to several... Read more

Sister Helen Prejean is an anti-death-penalty advocate.

Catholics join coalition opposed to the death penalty amid execution surge

Dec 3, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Catholics and pro-life conservatives formed a coalition of more than 50 organizations seeking to end the death penalty. Read more

A photo display of persecuted Christians in Iraq and Nigeria can be seen at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., until Feb. 8, 2026.

Nigerian, Iraqi priests tell of aiding persecuted Christians seen in photo exhibit

Dec 3, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

A photo exhibit features the “forgotten faces” of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and Iraq. Read more

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto is the founder of The Kukah Centre, a Nigeria-based public policy institute.

Nigerian foundation defends Catholic bishop after remarks about Christian genocide

Dec 3, 2025

By Silas Mwale Isenjia

The executive director of The Kukah Centre blamed the media for its inadequate reporting of Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah’s remarks... Read more

Archbishop Juárez Marqués shepherds the Archdiocese of Teresina, Brazil.

Mary is the servant of her son, but not co-redemptrix, Brazilian archbishop says

Dec 3, 2025

By Monasa Narjara

In an interview with a local television station, Archbishop Juárez Marqués reflected on Mater Populi Fidelis (“Mother of the Faithful... Read more