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Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to Rome on Dec. 2, 2025.

The kitchen friar’s book that inspires Pope Leo’s spirituality

Dec 3, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Pope Leo has said that “The Practice of the Presence of God” by a 17th-century Carmelite friar named Brother Lawrence... Read more

Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë, Albania.

Bishop Simon Kulli, witness to the faith in post-communist Albania, dies at 52

Dec 3, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) announced the sudden death of Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë... Read more

The cathedral in Zagreb, Croatia.

Police suspect Croatian nun stabbed herself, falsely reported attack

Dec 2, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Police in Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb suspect that a nun stabbed herself and then falsely reported that she had... Read more

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola, the only Catholic bishop in Finland, speaks with CNA in Houston in November 2025 on a fundraising trip for his “mission” Church.

Finland’s only Catholic bishop appeals for help for his ‘booming’ Church

Dec 4, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola has been traveling in the U.S. with Father Jean Claude Kabeza to raise funds to support the... Read more

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Dec 4, 2025

By Madeleine Teahan

A policy change concerning restrictions on the old Mass is relevant to the whole of the universal Church, not just... Read more

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Lilly Endowment announces 45 multimillion-dollar grants for theological schools

Dec 3, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Lilly Endowment said it will distribute 45 large-scale grants to theological schools, including directing about $60 million to several... Read more

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

The Vatican announced on Dec. 4 a new decision by Pope Leo XIV regarding fundraising for the Holy See. Read more

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

Dec 4, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Iberian Province of the Discalced Carmelites is preparing to celebrate the jubilee year of St. John of the Cross... Read more

Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

Dec 4, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Andre Mahanna is continuing to present himself as a priest despite having been dismissed from the clerical state, according to... Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

The Vatican published on Dec. 4 the summary of the work carried out by the commissions studying the possibility of... Read more

Blessed Sandra Sabattini.

Meet Sandra Sabattini, the first bride-to-be beatified in the Catholic Church

Oct 25, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 22-year-old died when she was struck by a passing car in 1984. Read more

The Trump administration intends to cut off federal food assistance for 21 states, which has caused concern for some local Catholic Charities affiliates.

Catholic Charities affiliates fear SNAP disruptions amid Trump administration warning

Dec 3, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Trump administration intends to cut off federal food assistance for 21 states, which has caused concern for some local... Read more

La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, Chile.

‘You leave or we’ll kick you out’ can’t be only answer for migrants, Chilean archbishop says

Dec 4, 2025

By Julieta Villar

In a climate marked by insecurity, rising crime rates, and the migration crisis, Chile’s citizens are closely watching the proposals... Read more

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European Union imposes recognition of ‘homosexual marriage’ on all member states

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that all member states are obliged to recognize so-called “homosexual... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025.

Fact check: Did Pope Leo host a rave last week in Slovakia?

Nov 25, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Social media lit up last week with claims that Pope Leo XIV “threw a rave” outside St. Elisabeth Cathedral in... Read more