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In effort to stem violence against Christians, U.S. conducts airstrikes on ISIS in Nigeria
With the support of the Nigerian government, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military has carried out strikes... Read more
‘Everybody’s had it’: Backlash to Charlotte bishop’s ban of altar rails, kneelers
In a Dec. 17 letter, Bishop Michael Martin said that by Jan. 16, 2026, the use of altar rails, kneelers,... Read more
Pope Leo XIV revives tradition during first Christmas of his pontificate
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass on... Read more
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘God does not wait for history to improve before entering into it’
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa affirmed that “one of the great messages of Christmas” is that God “does not wait for history... Read more
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas night homily
Pope Leo XIV's full homily at Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday. Read more
PHOTOS: Pope Leo meets the tiniest members of the flock — babies
Pope Leo XIV has welcomed and greeted a plethora of babies at the Vatican since his election on May 8. Read more
The 8 days of Christmas? A look at the Christmas octave
The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Read more
The story behind Italy’s favorite Christmas carol
The Christmas song, written and composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori in the mid-18th century, describes Christ, King and Creator, coming... Read more
Pope Leo XIV highlights Gaza, Yemen, migrants in first Christmas urbi et orbi message
In his first Christmas “urbi et orbi” message as pope, Leo XIV urged the world to embrace “responsibility” as the... Read more
CNA explains: How does ‘Mass dispensation’ work, and when is it used?
Amid heavy immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, several bishops in the U.S. have recently issued broad dispensations to Catholics... Read more
St. Stephen: Visiting the spot where the first martyr died
A chapel of one form or another memorializing Stephen’s martyrdom has existed at the site since at least the fifth... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Christians have no enemies, only brothers and sisters
Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Christians to resist the temptation to treat others as enemies. Read more
Pope at Christmas Day Mass says wars fed by falsehoods send young people to their deaths
Pope Leo XIV on Christmas Day deplored the “falsehoods” used to justify wars that leave young people “forced to take... Read more
These are Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intentions for 2026
The pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network has released Pope Leo XIV’s list of prayer intentions for the year 2026. Read more
Christmas reversed in Slovakia: Why the homeless gave this archbishop a gift
Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, Slovakia, found a special gift under the Christmas tree: a new “cathedra,” a wooden bench... Read more
