Archive for November 25, 2025

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By Victoria Cardiel

Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory

“One Flesh: In Praise of Monogamy” was published in Italian by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with Bishop Rolando Álvarez on Nov. 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

New World Liberty Congress president analyzes ‘silence’ of Church in Nicaragua

The new president of the World Liberty Congress recently analyzed the “silence” of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, which is... Read more

Conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded the 2025 Ratzinger Prize.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope to give 2025 Ratzinger Prize to conductor Riccardo Muti at Christmas concert

Riccardo Muti will conduct a concert at the Vatican in Pope Leo XIV’s honor on Dec. 12. Read more

Custos of the Holy Land Father Franceso Ielpo speaks with EWTN News in a two-part interview that began airing on “EWTN News Nightly” on Nov. 24, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Giving people hope is greatest challenge, custos of Holy Land says in U.S. visit

The custos of the Holy Land said in an interview with EWTN News that the “greatest challenge” is to be... Read more

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By Kristina Millare

Nigerian priest: Those responsible for killing Christians, Muslims should be held accountable

Nigerian priest Father Mathias Ashinnoitian Adugba told EWTN News that more must be done to hold people accountable for the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Fact check: Did Pope Leo host a rave last week in Slovakia?

Social media lit up last week with claims that Pope Leo XIV “threw a rave” outside St. Elisabeth Cathedral in... Read more

Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver leads hundreds in the Stations of the Cross outside an ICE detention center in Aurora, Colorado, on Nov. 22, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Bishops lead Stations of the Cross at Colorado ICE center, urges dignity for migrants

Archbishop Samuel Aquila and Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez led hundreds of Catholics in the Stations of the Cross outside the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters after a daylong stay at the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo on Nov. 25, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

‘Say thank you to someone’ this Thanksgiving, Pope Leo XIV says

Pope Leo XIV suggested people “say thank you to someone” this Thanksgiving and addressed concerns about violence in Lebanon ahead... Read more

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Abuja Archdiocese at St. Luke’s Parish, Kubwa, during a confirmation Mass.?w=200&h=150

By Sabrine Amboka

Archbishop says Nigeria could be ‘saddest nation in the world,’ reflects on better days

According to Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, the saddest people on earth today might be in Nigeria, owing to poor governance,... Read more

Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Archdiocese of Chicago kept ‘known serial predators’ in ministry for years, lawsuits say

Multiple lawsuits allege the Archdiocese of Chicago kept two priests in active ministry despite years of “mounting complaints” of child... Read more

Prince Albert II of Monaco in 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Prince Albert II blocks bill expanding abortion law in defense of Monaco’s Catholic identity

Prince Albert II of Monaco has announced that he will not sign into law a bill that aims to relax... Read more

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Nov. 24, 2025, sued his own state’s housing agency for rules that allegedly restrict Christian and other religious organizations from receiving public funds to serve homeless and low-income people.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Texas attorney general sues state housing agency for alleged religious discrimination

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued his own state’s housing agency for rules that allegedly restrict Christian organizations serving homeless... Read more

Father Nils de Jesús Hernández speaks out for Nicaragua from exile in the United States.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva,Nathalí Paredes

Activist Nicaraguan priest: The Ortega dictatorship ‘can’t take away our faith’

Nicaraguan priest Father Nils de Jesús Hernández serves a parish in Iowa where he ministers to the Hispanic community and... Read more