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‘Peace is possible,’ Pope Leo XIV says after visits to Turkey and Lebanon
Dec 7, 2025 / 09:00 amPope Leo XIV on Sunday said his apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon showed that “peace is possible,” pointing to renewed steps toward Christian unity and powerful encounters with the Lebanese people still seeking justice after the 2020 Beirut port explosion.
Pope Leo XIV lands in Rome after historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon
Dec 2, 2025 / 10:30 amPope Leo XIV has concluded the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. Catch up on our coverage of his historic trip.
Advent: What is it and how should it be celebrated?
Nov 30, 2025 / 04:00 amNeed a refresher on Advent? Here’s some info that can help you live a great Advent this year.
‘Say thank you to someone’ this Thanksgiving, Pope Leo XIV says
Nov 25, 2025 / 15:31 pmPope Leo XIV suggested people “say thank you to someone” this Thanksgiving and addressed concerns about violence in Lebanon ahead of his trip there this week.
NCYC 2025 — Pope Leo XIV’s historic first digital encounter with young U.S. Catholics
Nov 22, 2025 / 07:56 amFollow our live coverage of the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference from Nov. 20–22 in Indianapolis.
Sen. Klobuchar meets Pope Leo XIV to advocate for abducted Ukrainian children
Nov 21, 2025 / 12:40 pmSen. Amy Klobuchar joined a delegation of Ukrainians forcibly taken to Russia during the war with Ukraine who met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Friday.
Immigrant rights advocate Mercy Sister JoAnn Persch, 91, dies
Nov 19, 2025 / 17:48 pmTwo weeks before her death, Sister JoAnn Persch attempted to bring Communion to detainees in Illinois. She was denied.
Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of immigrants, calls for heeding U.S. bishops’ message
Nov 18, 2025 / 15:56 pmPope Leo XIV said immigrants must be treated with dignity, and he encouraged all people in the United States to heed the bishops’ message on immigration.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary: The married princess who embraced poverty
Nov 17, 2025 / 04:00 amA patron of secular Franciscans, St. Elizabeth of Hungary is especially beloved to Germans as well as the faithful of her native Hungary.
UPDATE: Bishop Seitz lauds immigration bill to create legal protections
Nov 11, 2025 / 11:10 amLegislation that would provide protections for people lacking legal immigration status has won praise from Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas.
Soldier-turned-bishop St. Martin of Tours celebrated Nov. 11
Nov 11, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Nov. 11, the Catholic Church honors St. Martin of Tours, who left his post in the Roman army to become a “soldier of Christ.”
Pope Leo XIV urges dialogue on Venezuela tensions
Nov 4, 2025 / 17:17 pmPope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that dialogue is the solution to rising tensions with Venezuela.
Pope Leo XIV says spiritual needs of detained migrants deserve attention
Nov 4, 2025 / 16:52 pmPope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that the spiritual rights of migrants in detention must be considered.
Vatican to release new document on polygamy at end of November
Nov 4, 2025 / 14:04 pmThe Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish a new document on marriage in the context of ongoing discussions about polygamy in Africa.
St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory
Oct 23, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest with an extraordinary number of achievements.
5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever
Oct 22, 2025 / 04:00 amSt. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate. He was the first non-Italian pontiff since Pope Adrian VI in 1523.
St. Luke: The cultured physician who chronicled the life of Jesus
Oct 18, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the physician who wrote the Gospel account of Jesus Christ.
CNA explains: What is the Catholic Church’s position on IVF?
Oct 17, 2025 / 14:38 pmWhile the Church encourages certain fertility treatments for couples struggling to have children, the use of IVF is contrary to Catholic teaching. Here’s why.
St. Ignatius of Antioch: The early Church Father who longed for union with Christ
Oct 17, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 17, the Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch.
How the ‘Miracle of the Sun’ in Fátima helped to end an atheist regime
Oct 13, 2025 / 04:00 amOct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima, a day on which thousands of people bore witness to the Miracle of the Sun.