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The Berlaymont building in Brussels, seat of the European Commission.

Catholic federation denounces withdrawal of EU funds due to ideological bias

Dec 23, 2025

The European Commission has decided to withdraw funding from the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe.

Rome’s International Conference on Human Trafficking was held at the Pontifical Gregorian University on Dec. 10, 2025.

Trafficking victims rise worldwide as experts, survivors call for stronger action

Dec 23, 2025

Earlier this month, the Institute of Anthropology of the Pontifical Gregorian University organized an international conference in Rome to discuss trafficking prevention efforts.

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130 students and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released

Dec 23, 2025

Nigerian authorities have confirmed that 130 students and teachers kidnapped in November from a Catholic school in Nigeria have been released.

Pope Leo meets with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in November 2025.

UPDATED: Pope asked Illinois governor to veto assisted suicide bill

Dec 23, 2025

Pope Leo XIV asked Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to veto an assisted suicide bill.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

Vice President Vance presents a Christian vision of politics

Dec 23, 2025

In a speech this week, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, America’s second Catholic vice president, laid out a distinctly Christian vision for American politics.

The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Father Michael Banjo.

Nigerians must stop ‘trading future for crumbs’: Catholic official on security crisis

Dec 23, 2025

The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to safeguard their future by making informed choices.

Sister Tiziana Merletti meets with nuns and aspirants at Mary House in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December 2025.

Amid security concerns, Vatican sister meets Bangladesh religious

Dec 23, 2025

Sister Tiziana Merletti told CNA she was impressed by the vitality of Bangladesh’s small Catholic community.

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Federal judge strikes down rules allowing schools to hide gender ‘transitions’ from parents

Dec 23, 2025

A federal judge in California has issued a permanent block against the state’s “gender secrecy policies” that have allowed schools to hide “gender transitions” from parents.

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A protester holds up a St. George’s cross flag with the slogan “Get Off My Land” outside the High Court in London on Aug. 29, 2025, as the government seeks to challenge a High Court ruling that will stop asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping beyond Sept. 12.

Caritas says new UK asylum rules are ‘incompatible with Gospel values’

Dec 23, 2025

Caritas Social Action Network has strongly criticized recent announcements by the U.K. government concerning asylum seekers’ rights to remain in the country.

Father Manuel Chouciño.

Priest expert in new evangelization on today’s Catholic moment

Dec 23, 2025

Father Manuel Chouciño is convinced that Catholics “are in vogue” because people “are tired of feeling so empty.”

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski serves on the Committee on Migration of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

UPDATED: Florida bishops call for immigration enforcement moratorium over Christmas

Dec 22, 2025

Catholic bishops in Florida have asked President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis “to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays.” 

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaches during a Mass in the Oklahoma City cathedral in 2021.

Archbishop Coakley anticipates meeting with Trump, Vance

Dec 22, 2025

Archbishop Paul Coakley said this week he is looking forward to speaking with President Donald Trump in “the near future.”

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