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Pope Francis addresses members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See on Jan. 9, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis warns of polarization, cites Trump attack in address to diplomats

Jan 9, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope”... Read more

A large sycamore tree and a chimney are seen at the remains of the home of parishioners from St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

‘Families who have lost everything’: Los Angeles Archdiocese responds to deadly wildfires

Jan 9, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Archdiocesan officials and local Church leaders in Los Angeles are working to shelter and assist victims of the ongoing wildfires... Read more

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo.

As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’

Jan 9, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.” Read more

Sister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino at the booth for the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025.

Former CNA intern finds her vocation at SEEK: Sister Tonia’s discernment journey

Jan 9, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Sister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino became a religious sister of the Mercedarians of the Blessed Sacrament and... Read more

Firefighters run as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California, on Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving brushfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked evacuations as “life-threatening” winds whipped the region.

Wildfires in Los Angeles area level church, force school closures

Jan 8, 2025

By María J. Moriarty

A raging wildfire in the Pacific Palisades sector of Los Angeles has destroyed Corpus Christi Catholic Church and forced the... Read more

Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, New Jersey.

Cardinal Tobin announces synodal ‘pastoral conversion’ initiative for Archdiocese of Newark

Jan 8, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“Pastoral conversion requires nothing more or less than our willingness to be open to what God’s word is saying to... Read more

Students at St. Dominic Academy in Auburn, Maine.

Catholics challenge Maine law excluding faith-based schools from tuition assistance program

Jan 8, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Catholic parents who live in rural Maine are challenging a state law that excludes most faith-based schools from Maine’s rural... Read more

A priest gives Communion to children at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

U.S. bishops launch annual collection for Church in Latin America

Jan 8, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The USCCB has announced the launch of its annual collection in support of the Church’s mission in different areas of... Read more

Pope Francis greets young people gathered for his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Christians have a duty to prevent, condemn child exploitation

Jan 8, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Putting a spotlight on the “scourge of child labor,” the Holy Father lamented that there are “too many children forced... Read more

Sister Simona Brambilla, the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

Here’s what to know about the first female Vatican prefect in the Catholic Church’s history

Jan 8, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla is the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of... Read more

St. Francis Xavier statue in front St. Joseph Cathedral in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2016.

China’s oldest priest dies at 104: a life of faith amid 25 years of persecution

Jan 8, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Father Joseph Guo Fude was one of the few remaining Catholic priests in China who had been ordained prior to... Read more

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board's policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials.

Poll finds most parents, including Catholics, oppose transgender ideology in schools

Jan 8, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Nearly three-fourths of Catholic parents surveyed also oppose biological males on girls’ sports teams and nearly 60% oppose biological males... Read more

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Abortion pills: Where are they legal and illegal?

Jan 8, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Abortions done via medication, also called chemical abortions, currently account for about half of the abortions that are done in... Read more

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas is the oldest person in the world.

116-year-old Brazilian nun is world’s oldest human being

Jan 7, 2025

By Nathália Queiroz

The oldest human being in the world is Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a 116-year-old nun from the Brazilian state of... Read more

Pope Francis addresses cardinals and senior Vatican officials during his annual Christmas speech to the Roman Curia, Dec. 22, 2024

Analysis: Understanding the Vatican’s novel leadership structure of a pro-prefect and a nun

Jan 7, 2025

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented... Read more

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Lawsuit: City retaliated against Catholic hospital for refusing ‘body cavity’ drug search

Jan 7, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The suit said police brought a “detainee” to the hospital’s ER and requested doctors “perform a body cavity search” to... Read more

President Joe Biden speaks during an interfaith prayer service at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, in New Orleans on Jan. 6, 2025, with the families and community members impacted by the New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans.

Biden attends prayer service for New Orleans terror attack victims hosted by archdiocese

Jan 7, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The president was among the dignitaries at the Monday evening event at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Read more

In a statement published Jan. 3, 2025, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of South Africa’s Mthatha Diocese weighed in on the situation of the illegal miners who have been trapped in a mine in South Africa’s North West Province since November.

Illegal workers stuck in South African mine should be handled ‘with dignity,’ bishop says

Jan 7, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The illegal miners stuck in a mine in South Africa’s North West Province are human beings whose dignity should be... Read more

People visit the St. Patrick Catholic Church, illuminated with decorative lights on Christmas Eve in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, on Dec. 24, 2024.

Leaders urge India’s Modi to curb spiraling violence against Christians

Jan 7, 2025

By Anto Akkara

“We cry out to you from the depths of our hearts when we are attacked in villages and towns in... Read more

Spirits were uplifted and joyful following the concluding Mass at the end of the SEEK25 conference on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as some 3,500 young Catholics, priests, and religious poured out of the Washington Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C.

SEEK25 in DC speakers, attendees share their experiences: ‘We all want God’

Jan 7, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“I have great hope for where the Church is going, and it makes me so proud to be a Catholic,”... Read more