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Catholic leaders back pregnancy centers, doctors in federal suit over abortion referrals
Dec 17, 2025The lawsuit challenges a 2016 Illinois rule that requires health care providers who refuse to perform abortions to refer women to abortion clinics.
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Dec 17, 2025Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after bomb attacks on St. Mary’s Cathedral and Catholic schools in Dhaka.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Ramón Bejarano to lead Monterey Diocese
Dec 17, 2025Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ramón Bejarano, currently auxiliary bishop of San Diego, as the next bishop of Monterey in California.
Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York
Dec 17, 2025Bishop Ronald Hicks, 58, will succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led New York, the second-largest U.S. archdiocese by population since 2009.
Uganda army confirms arrest of priest over alleged state security threats
Dec 17, 2025According to a statement, Father Deusdedit Ssekabira was arrested in connection with what the military says is “involvement in violent subversive activities against the state.”
At abortion facilities across the nation, carolers bring tidings of life
Dec 17, 2025As Christmas Day approaches, nearly 100 caroling groups across the U.S. are gathering at various abortion facilities to sing Christmas carols.
Pope Leo XIV: True treasure is found in the heart, not ‘too much doing’
Dec 17, 2025Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 17.
Vogue magazine includes Pope Leo XIV on its list of best dressed of 2025
Dec 17, 2025Vogue magazine recently named Pope Leo XIV one of the 55 best-dressed people of 2025.
Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York
Pope Leo XIV: True treasure is found in the heart, not ‘too much doing’
Vogue magazine includes Pope Leo XIV on its list of best dressed of 2025
With special permission, prisoners travel to Rome for the jubilee
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Pentagon chief announces reforms to U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps
Catholic bishops speak out as New York governor pledges to sign into law assisted suicide
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Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Ramón Bejarano to lead Monterey Diocese
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Colombian law recognizes historical importance of church dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Representation of the Way of the Cross in Mexico recognized as UNESCO heritage site
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First painting in Rome of Our Lady of Guadalupe preserved in fourth-century church
Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond
Why religion matters at the EU-Balkans summit today
Miracle of the liquefaction of blood of St. Januarius is repeated in Naples, Italy
EU funding freeze causes financial problems for Catholic family association
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Catholic colleges in Bangladesh threatened over conversion claims
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Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond
Dec 17, 2025A U.K. Supreme Court ruling has found that Christian religious education taught in schools in Northern Ireland is unlawful, but it does not apply to Catholic schools.
Why religion matters at the EU-Balkans summit today
Dec 17, 2025The EU-Western Balkans summit on Dec. 17 in Brussels brings together European Union leaders and their counterparts from six Western Balkan nations.
With special permission, prisoners travel to Rome for the jubilee
Dec 16, 2025The last major event of this year’s Jubilee of Hope was dedicated to prisoners around the world.
Wisconsin loses second bid to block tax exemption in spat with Catholic charity
Dec 16, 2025The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Dec. 15 blocked state Attorney General Josh Kaul’s attempt to fully eliminate an unemployment tax exemption.
