Archive for December 28, 2025

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?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Italian family preserves 300-year tradition of handmade Nativity scenes

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

Empty wheelchairs were used during a Nov. 4, 2025, anti-assisted suicide event in Rome. | Credit: Photo courtesy of ProVita & Famiglia?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

2025 saw expanded access to physician-assisted suicide 

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

Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi. Credit: EWTN Noticias?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva,Paola Arriaza Flynn

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

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

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?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

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

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christian families to “cherish the values of the Gospel” and protect the “flame of... Read more

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?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV sends 3 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV has sent three trucks carrying humanitarian aid to parts of Ukraine hit hardest by bombardments, where residents... Read more

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Begum Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh prime minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2010 at the Diploma Engineers Institute, Dhaka. | Credit: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Catholic school alumna, dies at 80

Aerial view of St. Peter’s Square filled with thousands of mourners including clergy and dignitaries gathered for Pope Francis’ funeral Mass under a clear blue sky on April 26, 2025, in Vatican City. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

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Father Sylvester Okechukwu of the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria was found murdered on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. | Credit: Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria

Courageous witnesses to the faith: 17 missionaries were murdered in 2025

Family Day celebrations at St. Austin's Msongari Parish. | Credit: St Austin's Msongari Communications

‘Faith must be lived within a community,’ bishop tells historic parish in Kenya

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Pope Leo XIV warns against gambling, which ‘ruins many families’

Afternoon prayers for an ecumenical youth gathering organized by the Taize Community are taking place in the Accor Arena, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people. Credit: Vilacor, via Wikimedia Commons

Thousands of young Europeans are beginning the new year at ecumenical gathering

U.S. House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, talks about his faith with Eric Rosales on “EWTN News Nightly” on Dec. 29, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Rep. Tom Emmer credits his parents’ example in fostering Catholic faith

Fifty-one senators asked the FDA to rescind its approval of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone on Oct. 9, 2025. | Credit: Yta23/Shutterstock

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The coffin of Pope Francis rests before the altar at the funeral Mass on St. Peter’s Square, April 26, 2025.

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Micah Kim, 5, son of popular Catholic speaker Paul Kim, is anointed by a priest on Dec. 26, 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Paul Kim's Facebook page

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