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Afternoon prayers for an ecumenical youth gathering organized by the Taize Community are taking place in the Accor Arena, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people. Credit: Vilacor, via Wikimedia Commons

Thousands of young Europeans are beginning the new year at ecumenical gathering

Dec 30, 2025

Thousands of European youth are in Paris for an ecumenical event organized by the Taizé Community.

U.S. House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, talks about his faith with Eric Rosales on “EWTN News Nightly” on Dec. 29, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Rep. Tom Emmer credits his parents’ example in fostering Catholic faith

Dec 30, 2025

Rep. Tom Emmer said his Catholic faith was formed by his parents’ example at a young age and he encouraged Americans to reflect more on God in a culture filled with many distractions.

Fifty-one senators asked the FDA to rescind its approval of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone on Oct. 9, 2025. | Credit: Yta23/Shutterstock

How federal and state abortion policies shifted in 2025

Dec 30, 2025

Abortion policy at the federal and state levels has continued to shift in the United States in 2025.

The coffin of Pope Francis rests before the altar at the funeral Mass on St. Peter’s Square, April 26, 2025.

PHOTOS: Unforgettable moments from the 2025 papal transition

Dec 30, 2025

Some of the most impactful images from the papal transition in 2025.

Micah Kim, 5, son of popular Catholic speaker Paul Kim, is anointed by a priest on Dec. 26, 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Paul Kim's Facebook page

Popular Catholic speaker pleads for a miracle amid son’s medical emergency

Dec 29, 2025

Popular Catholic content creator Paul Kim has continued to ask for prayers for his 5-year-old son, Micah, who is in the hospital on life support.

Actor Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as Jesus in “The Chosen,” and Father Mike Schmitz, known for the “Bible in a Year” podcast, sit down for an in-depth interview. Credit: Ascension Presents

Jonathan Roumie tells Father Mike Schmitz: ‘Everything in my life has prepared me for this role’

Dec 29, 2025

In a new sit-down interview with well-known podcaster priest Father Mike Schmitz, actor Jonathan Roumie spoke in depth about his role portraying Jesus in the hit series “The Chosen.”

Pope Leo XIV meets with a group of pilgrims from St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, on Dec. 29, 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: To let God work in your life, you have to empty yourself

Dec 29, 2025

Speaking to pilgrims from St. Thomas Villanova Parish in Spain, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the saint’s virtues and interior life of prayer that produced many fruits.

Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, carries the Blessed Sacrament during a procession at Pickaway Correctional Institution on June 28, 2024, at one of the stops on the Seton Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Credit: Catholic Times/Ken Snow

Bishop of Columbus grants Mass dispensation to immigrants who fear deportation

Dec 29, 2025

Bishop Earl Fernandes announced that those who fear immigration enforcement action are free from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until Jan. 11, 2026.

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Pope Leo XIV, Pope Francis, Michael Iskander, Bishop Mark Seitz, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Andrea Bocelli. Credit: Vatican Media; ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images; Jason Davis/Getty Images; Hakim Shammo/EWTN News; Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem; Franco Origlia/Getty Images

6 Catholic public figures who made major headlines in 2025

Dec 29, 2025

A look at six of this past year’s leading Catholic newsmakers.

The lethal injection chamber at the Oklahoma State Penintentiary, May 7, 2010. Credit: Josh Rushing via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

U.S. executions rise in 2025 amid shifting public opinion

Dec 29, 2025

A rise in executions in the U.S. in 2025 occurred alongside “shifting public opinion” against the death penalty, offering anti-death-penalty advocates a hopeful sign going into 2026.

Graduates pose with their degrees at St. Mary’s University College in Belfast, Northern Ireland. | Credit: St. Mary’s University College

Northern Ireland’s only Catholic college celebrates 125 years of training teachers

Dec 29, 2025

St. Mary’s University College in Belfast is marking the 125th year of a remarkable journey that began in 1900.

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV sends 3 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Dec 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has sent three trucks carrying humanitarian aid to parts of Ukraine hit hardest by bombardments, where residents are facing severe shortages.

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