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Pope Leo XIV addresses employment consultants on Dec. 18, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV: The person and families must be at center of labor system

Dec 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV advocated for a labor system that serves individuals and families so that the dignity of each employee is recognized and his or her real needs are met.

A group set fire to the office of the country’s top Bangla newspaper, Prothom Alo, late on Dec. 19, 2025, to protest the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a front-line leader of a 2024 uprising in Bangladesh.

Church leaders condemn arson attack on top Bangladesh newspaper offices

Dec 19, 2025

Catholic leaders in Bangladesh have condemned arson attacks on the offices of two of the country’s top newspapers and the homes of ousted Awami League leaders.

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Massachusetts removes LGBT ideology requirements for foster care parents

Dec 19, 2025

Massachusetts will no longer require prospective foster parents to affirm gender ideology in order to qualify for fostering children.

Bishop Edward Scarfenberger.

Albany’s retired bishop files for personal bankruptcy

Dec 19, 2025

Bishop Edward Scharfenberger, 77, who served as bishop of Albany from April 2014 until his retirement in October, is seeking protection from creditors for his personal assets.

Colorado state capitol in Denver.

Catholic bishops, families ask Supreme Court to rule for Catholic schools in Colorado suit

Dec 19, 2025

The Catholic schools’ advocates are urging the high court to rule against Colorado’s “discriminatory exclusion” of the faith-based schools from the state program.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 14, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV writes preface to book that shaped his spiritual life

Dec 19, 2025

“The Practice of the Presence of God” is a 17th-century spiritual classic written by the Carmelite friar Lawrence of the Resurrection.

Servant of God Enrique Shaw.

A new blessed for Argentina: Pope Leo XIV approves miracle attributed to Enrique Shaw

Dec 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Enrique Shaw, an Argentine layman, husband, father, and businessman.

A new animated film titled “David” tells the story of King David — from his humble beginnings as a shepherd boy to his battle against Goliath.

New animated film ‘David’ tells story of Israel’s famous king for the whole family

Dec 19, 2025

A new animated film called “David” tells the story of King David, from his humble beginnings as a shepherd boy to his battle against Goliath.

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Bishop Richard Moth, a former bishop of Britain’s military ordinariate, was appointed as the 12th archbishop of Westminster on Dec. 19, 2025.

Bishop Richard Moth to succeed Cardinal Nichols as archbishop of Westminster

Dec 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Richard Moth, a former bishop of Britain’s military ordinariate, as the 12th archbishop of Westminster. 

Eight-year-old Yamen Abu Hilal lies on a bed as a woman sits beside him in a hospital room in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 24, 2025.  His condition has sharply worsened amid the collapse of Gaza’s health care system, which has been unable to provide diagnostic tools, medication, or equipment since no medical supplies have entered the Strip following the ceasefire.

Jerusalem churches advocate for Gazan children to have cancer treatment in Israel

Dec 19, 2025

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Palm Beach Bishop-designate Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez.

Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop for Palm Beach, auxiliary bishop for Phoenix

Dec 19, 2025

Father Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez will lead the Palm Beach Diocese after the resignation of Bishop Gerald Barbarito, the Vatican said.

The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, speaks to EWTN News on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the  Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.

Cardinal Dolan says of retirement: ‘I’ll always keep working’

Dec 19, 2025

Now that the Vatican has announced that Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks will succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan, what comes next for the cardinal?

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