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Pope Leo XIV receives Bishop Pierre Goudreault of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (center), Archbishop Richard Smith of Vancouver (right), and Father Jean Vézina, secretary-general of the Canadian bishops (left), in a Nov. 15, 2025, meeting at which the Holy Father gifted dozens of artifacts that originated with Indigenous peoples of the North American country. Leo at the meeting donated 62 pieces from the ethnological collections of the Vatican Museums to the Canadian bishops.

Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed in Montreal ceremony

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Baton Rouge Diocese announces Sunday Mass dispensation for migrants fearing deportation

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus prayer on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, 2025.

On solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, pope encourages renewing our ‘yes’ to God

The 2023 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), held Sept 25-28 outside of Toronto.

Canadian bishops ask prime minister to keep religious-text protection in hate-speech law

Sister Lucia of Fátima, left, and Dr. Branca Pereira Acevedo, her doctor for 15 years.

Fátima visionary Sister Lucia’s doctor shares moving conversion story

When Pope Pius IX declared the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary on Dec. 8, 1854, he had a golden crown added to the mosaic of Mary, Virgin Immaculate, in the Chapel of the Choir in St. Peter’s Basilica.

What is ‘papal infallibility?’ CNA explains an often-misunderstood Church teaching

Mary the Immaculate Conception.

Why is the Immaculate Conception patroness of the United States?

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the Angelus on Dec. 7, 2025.

‘Peace is possible,’ Pope Leo XIV says after visits to Turkey and Lebanon

Promo photo for the The Better Part Journal of shadows of Madonna lilies for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

New print journal for ‘intellectual Catholic women’ to be released in April

Pope Leo XIV receives an electric lawn mower from Czech manufacturer Swardman during a general audience in mid-November 2025.

You heard of the popemobile, now meet the papal lawn mower

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