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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

Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York

Dec 17, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Bishop Ronald Hicks, 58, will succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led New York, the second-largest U.S. archdiocese by population... Read more

St. Januarius (left) and the relic of the blood of St. Januarius.

Miracle of the liquefaction of blood of St. Januarius is repeated in Naples, Italy

Dec 16, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius, patron saint of the Italian city of Naples, occurred... Read more

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (at right) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (at left) and then-National Security Adviser Mike Waltz (at center).

Pentagon chief announces reforms to U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps

Dec 17, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he has issued a directive aimed at reforming the military’s Chaplain Corps. 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

San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Ramón Bejarano celebrates Mass at St. Augustine’s School on Dec. 5, 2021, to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Ramón Bejarano to lead Monterey Diocese

Dec 17, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ramón Bejarano, currently auxiliary bishop of San Diego, as the next bishop of Monterey... Read more

New York Archbishop-elect Ronald Hicks meets people at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Dec. 18, 2025, in New York City.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Illinois bishop as next archbishop of New York

Dec 18, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, as the next archbishop of New... Read more

This image is preserved in the Church of San Vital, built in 386, in Rome.

First painting in Rome of Our Lady of Guadalupe preserved in fourth-century church

Dec 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Church of St. Vitale is the oldest Christian church still standing in the center of Rome and contains the... Read more

Disabilities advocates in Buffalo, New York, during a candlelight vigil in opposition to assisted suicide.

Catholic bishops speak out as New York governor pledges to sign into law assisted suicide

Dec 17, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The assisted suicide bill New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign allows doctors to give terminally ill patients drugs to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV looks out from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, 2025.

Vogue magazine includes Pope Leo XIV on its list of best dressed of 2025

Dec 17, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Vogue magazine recently named Pope Leo XIV one of the 55 best-dressed people of 2025. Read more

Pope Leo admires the Nativity scene that was made in Costa Rica.

Pope thankful for pro-life Nativity scene that ‘represents a life preserved from abortion’

Dec 15, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV thanked Costa Rican artist Paula Sáenz Soto for donating a pro-life Nativity scene to the Vatican. Read more

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 17. 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: True treasure is found in the heart, not ‘too much doing’

Dec 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s... Read more

The Rorate Caeli Advent Mass celebrated at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion.

Ancient Advent Mass gains new interest among younger Catholics

Dec 14, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The ancient Rorate Caeli Mass highlights Mary’s role and Christ’s coming light. Read more

Pope Leo XIV passes through the Holy Door carrying the jubilee cross as he leads the pilgrimage of the Holy See on June 9, 2025.

Countdown to the closing of the jubilee: When, who will close the Holy Doors in Rome?

Dec 18, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec.... Read more

Illinois state capitol in Springfield.

Catholic leaders back pregnancy centers, doctors in federal suit over abortion referrals

Dec 17, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The lawsuit challenges a 2016 Illinois rule that requires health care providers who refuse to perform abortions to refer women... Read more