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

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, 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.

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.

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

Pope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive

Dec 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christian families to “cherish the values of the Gospel” and protect the “flame of love” in their homes.

Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi. Credit: EWTN Noticias

Vatican expert: Co-Redemptrix title of Mary not absolutely prohibited

Dec 28, 2025

Vatican expert explains that the titles “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix” will no longer be used in the liturgy or official documents but can be used in popular piety.

Empty wheelchairs were used during a Nov. 4, 2025, anti-assisted suicide event in Rome. | Credit: Photo courtesy of ProVita & Famiglia

2025 saw expanded access to physician-assisted suicide 

Dec 28, 2025

Despite opposition from Catholic leaders, multiple states and countries advanced legislation in 2025 to expand access to physician-assisted suicide.

Bottega Ferrigno is located in the iconic “Christmas Alley,” part of the southern Italian city of Naples’ historic San Gregorio Armeno neighborhood. | Credit: Gianpiero Passalia/EWTN News

Italian family preserves 300-year tradition of handmade Nativity scenes

Dec 28, 2025

Neapolitan Nativity scenes reflect the style and dress of the 1700s in Naples, the century in which they became popularized by the nobles of the era.

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José Antonio Kast | Credit: Photo courtesy of Goya Productions

Chile’s president-elect on the decision that changed his life forever

Dec 27, 2025

In this interview, José Antonio Kast, the pro-life Catholic president-elect of Chile, shares his views on politics, life, and the family.

Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Giulio Gargiullo

‘From despair to serenity’: The Italian nun saving women from human trafficking

Dec 27, 2025

Sister Carla Venditti of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus lives in Avezzano, Italy, and is known as the “anti-trafficking nun.”

Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825), “St. John the Evangelist,” ca. 1804-1809. | Credit: Public domain

St. John the Evangelist — apostle, Son of Thunder, beloved disciple, caretaker of Mary

Dec 27, 2025

The feast of St. John the Evangelist, an apostole who played a very prominent role in many of the New Testament narratives, is celebrated Dec. 27.

A child holds a phone with the Replika app open and an image of an AI companion. Apps that promise to help recreate digital versions of deceased family members using AI pose a “spiritual danger” to Catholics and others who may use the technology in place of healthy grief, experts say. | Credit: Generated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system on Shutterstock

Should Catholics use AI to re-create deceased loved ones? Experts weigh in

Dec 27, 2025

The AI company 2wai ignited a controversy on social media in November after it revealed an app that will allow users to fabricate digital versions of their loved ones.

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