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Pope Leo XIV speaks to patients and caregivers at the De La Croix Hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV warns against destructive spiral of autonomous weapons and escalation

Dec 18, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV warned against the destructive spiral fueled by the arms race and the development of autonomous weapons. Read more

The pope with boys and girls from Italian Catholic Action on Dec. 18, 2025.

The ‘most valuable’ gift to give this Christmas, according to Pope Leo XIV

Dec 20, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV told the young people of Italian Catholic Action that they can perform a simple gesture that would... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV highlights key virtues for final days of Advent

Dec 21, 2025

By Julieta Villar

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday highlighted four virtues of St. Joseph — “piety and charity, mercy and trust” — as... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

These are Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intentions for 2026

Dec 22, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network has released Pope Leo XIV’s list of prayer intentions for the year 2026. Read more

Schoolchildren attend a ceremonial welcome and tree planting at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of the president of Ireland, during a state visit by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, on April 4, 2011, in Dublin.

Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond

Dec 17, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

A U.K. Supreme Court ruling has found that Christian religious education taught in schools in Northern Ireland is unlawful, but... Read more

The ancient Aqaba Church witnesses to early Christianity in Jordan.

Church in Jordan reopens as a rare window into pre-Constantinian Christianity

Dec 21, 2025

By ACI MENA

In Aqaba, Jordan, an archaeological church site is being highlighted as one of the world’s oldest purpose-built Christian worship spaces. Read more

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Multiple Kansas Catholic schools targeted by apparent bomb hoax

Dec 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas confirmed in a press statement that “several” Catholic schools in the archdiocese had... Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2025.

State Department set to roll out religious worker visa plan next month

Dec 19, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a plan for religious worker visas would avoid giving preference to one denomination... Read more

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Catholic Church needs to share ‘beautiful truth’ of humanity amid AI concerns, experts say

Dec 21, 2025

By Madeleine Teahan

On Dec. 9 the Guardian U.K. reported that 40% of 13- to 17-year-olds in England and Wales affected by violence... Read more

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CNA explains: What is natural family planning?

Dec 20, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In an era when artificial contraception often dominates public discussions on family planning, the Catholic Church continues to champion natural... Read more

Giotto’s Nativity fresco projected on the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Francis and the story of the first Nativity scene

Dec 21, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

One of the world’s most beloved saints, St. Francis of Assisi, loved Christmas so much that he created the first... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses officials of the Roman Curia at the Vatican on Dec. 22, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV urges a ‘more missionary’ Roman Curia and warns against internal divisions

Dec 22, 2025

By Angela Ambrogetti

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called on officials of the Roman Curia to deepen both mission and communion, urging Vatican... Read more

Pope Leo XIV places a crown on the Madonna of Sinti, Roma, and Walking Peoples during the audience of the Jubilee of the Roma, Sinti, and Traveling Peoples in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Oct. 18, 2025.

Some Protestant scholars welcome Vatican document clarifying Marian titles

Dec 15, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Some Protestant scholars welcomed a Vatican document that clarified titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read more

A new Vatican labor regulations decree was issued after an audience granted to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured here with Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV strengthens legal protections for employees of the Vatican and Holy See

Dec 19, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV approved new labor regulations at the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See. Read more

The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, speaks to EWTN News on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the  Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.

Cardinal Dolan says of retirement: ‘I’ll always keep working’

Dec 19, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Now that the Vatican has announced that Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks will succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan, what comes next for the... Read more