Archive for November 26, 2025

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By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

Slovenia rejects euthanasia law in referendum, freezes issue for at least a year

Slovenia rejected euthanasia legislation in a Nov. 23 referendum, with 53% voting against the law backed by Catholic bishops and... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukrainian children who were welcomed by Caritas Italy during the summer on July 3, 2025, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Zoe Romanowsky

Caritas Ukraine leads efforts to reintegrate children taken by Russia in war

At the forefront of the work of repatriation and recovery of Ukrainian children swept up in the country’s war with... Read more

Statue of St. John XXIII in the courtyard of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Istanbul.?w=200&h=150

By Souhail Lawand

How the man who became Pope John XXIII helped shape Vatican-Turkey relations

Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism, harking back to the mission of... Read more

The main altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Francis X. Rocca

Pope Leo centralizes oversight of St. Peter’s and St. Mary Major basilicas

Promulgated this month, the decree abrogates two earlier such decrees concerning the Fabric of St. Peter’s and the Chapter of... Read more

A 3D rendering of the Living Wall: Monument to the Unborn by the architect of the Living Wall, bringing to life the painted design by Arkansas artist Lakey Goff.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

‘An encounter with Jesus’: Artist behind living wall memorial for unborn shares mission

Women who have had abortions will someday be able to find healing at a “living wall” memorial in Arkansas where... Read more

Interior of the Church of Jesus and Mary in Rome, Italy?w=200&h=150

By Bohumil Petrík

Central Europe Catholics crucial for peace in Europe, U.S. ambassador says

At a Mass marking 25 years since the Holy See signed a foundational agreement with Slovakia, U.S. ambassador to the... Read more

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts.?w=200&h=150

By Paola Arriaza Flynn,Diego López Marina

Vatican City: How the world's smallest state is governed

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta detailed how the tiny Vatican City State is governed, how its institutions operate, and what role... Read more

Catholic Charities D.C. provides Thanksgiving meals to guests on Nov. 25, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Catholic Charities gives Thanksgiving meals, winter coats to people in need

Numerous Catholic Charities affiliates held events to provide food or resources to the needy during the Thanksgiving season. Read more

The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission have issued a joint statement condemning the rising wave of violence affecting schools across South Africa.?w=200&h=150

By Sabrine Amboka

Catholic leaders in South Africa decry escalating school attacks, urge action

Catholic leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the rising wave of violence affecting schools across South Africa. Read more

Image of St. John XXIII above the entrance of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Istanbul.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

9 historic religious sites Pope Leo XIV will visit in Turkey, Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon holds both spiritual and historical significance for the Catholic Church... Read more

The scene outside a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, where a reported armed attack took place on Jan. 28, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Report details persecution of Turkish Christians ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit

A Christian advocacy group’s report details “legal, institutional, and social hostility” toward Turkish Christians. Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during the general audience in November 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo praises ‘wonderful adventure’ of parenthood despite hardships

Pope Leo XIV praised “the wonderful adventure” of becoming parents that many families are choosing to embark on today, despite... Read more

Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś is the new archbishop of Krakow, the archdiocese that Pope St. John Paul II led in Poland.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV appoints new archbishop of Krakow, Poland

Pope Leo XIV appointed Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, formerly the archbishop of Łódź, as new archbishop of Krakow, Poland. Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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