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Father Sylvester Okechukwu of the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria was found murdered on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. | Credit: Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria

Courageous witnesses to the faith: 17 missionaries were murdered in 2025

Dec 30, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Throughout the world in 2025, 17 missionaries were killed for the faith, 10 from Africa alone. Read more

Three Kings.

When does Christmas actually end? Here are the different views

Dec 26, 2024

By Christine Rousselle

Just how many days is Christmas? When should you take the tree down and remove the decorations? Read more

Pope Leo XIV walks through the Holy Door carrying the jubilee cross while leading the Holy See’s pilgrimage on June 9, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media

8 stories that made 2025 a true year of hope

Dec 31, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

These inspiring stories show why 2025 can truly be remembered as a time when hope shone bright. Read more

Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Church in Venezuela could undergo more persecution in 2026, experts say

Jan 1, 2026

By Andrés Henríquez

As the Maduro regime in Venezuela faces pressure from the U.S. and economic conditions deteriorate, various experts say there is... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV warns against gambling, which ‘ruins many families’

Dec 30, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Speaking to the National Association of Italian Municipalities, Pope Leo XIV warned of the dangers of gambling as well as... 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

Pope Leo XIV meets with a group of pilgrims from St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, on Dec. 29, 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: To let God work in your life, you have to empty yourself

Dec 29, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Speaking to pilgrims from St. Thomas Villanova Parish in Spain, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the saint’s virtues and interior life... Read more

After delaying restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass for three months, Bishop Michael Martin said in a Sept. 26, 2025, letter that the Chapel of the Little Flower in the St. Therese Parish in Mooresville, North Carolina, which was recently renovated by the diocese and can seat just over 350 people, will have two Masses each Sunday and on holy days of obligation,

‘Everybody’s had it’: Backlash to Charlotte bishop’s ban of altar rails, kneelers

Dec 23, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In a Dec. 17 letter, Bishop Michael Martin said that by Jan. 16, 2026, the use of altar rails, kneelers,... Read more

Andrei Rublev, “The Nativity,” 1405.

Why the Church begins the year celebrating Mary, the mother of God

Jan 1, 2025

By John Grondelski

Catholic teaching has held together the mystery of “one Person with two natures” from the very beginning. Read more

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Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication

Dec 5, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Servants of the Holy Family is a group that labels itself Catholic despite the Diocese of Colorado Springs’ declaration... Read more

Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Giulio Gargiullo

‘From despair to serenity’: The Italian nun saving women from human trafficking

Dec 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Sister Carla Venditti of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus lives in Avezzano, Italy, and is known as... Read more

The lethal injection chamber at the Oklahoma State Penintentiary, May 7, 2010. Credit: Josh Rushing via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

U.S. executions rise in 2025 amid shifting public opinion

Dec 29, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A rise in executions in the U.S. in 2025 occurred alongside “shifting public opinion” against the death penalty, offering anti-death-penalty... Read more

A view of the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021.

Fact check: Did the Vatican Library open a prayer room for Muslims?

Oct 21, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Reports circulating in media outlets and on social media in October 2025 allege that the Vatican has opened a prayer... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive

Dec 28, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christian families to “cherish the values of the Gospel” and protect the “flame of... Read more

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In interview with Bishop Barron, Justice Barrett opens up about her faith 

Dec 26, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says her Catholic faith “grounds her” and gives her “perspective.” Read more