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The ancient Aqaba Church witnesses to early Christianity in Jordan.

Church in Jordan reopens as a rare window into pre-Constantinian Christianity

Dec 21, 2025

By ACI MENA

In Aqaba, Jordan, an archaeological church site is being highlighted as one of the world’s oldest purpose-built Christian worship spaces. Read more

Group photo in front of the Church of the Sacred Family in Gaza during the visit of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, on Dec. 22, 2024.

Christians in Gaza: ‘The ceasefire has made the situation even worse’

Mar 7, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here are some of the major stories about the Church around the world that you may have missed over the... Read more

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The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Father Michael Banjo.

Nigerians must stop ‘trading future for crumbs’: Catholic official on security crisis

Sister Tiziana Merletti meets with nuns and aspirants at Mary House in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December 2025.

Amid security concerns, Vatican sister meets Bangladesh religious

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Federal judge strikes down rules allowing schools to hide gender ‘transitions’ from parents

A protester holds up a St. George’s cross flag with the slogan “Get Off My Land” outside the High Court in London on Aug. 29, 2025, as the government seeks to challenge a High Court ruling that will stop asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping beyond Sept. 12.

Caritas says new UK asylum rules are ‘incompatible with Gospel values’

Father Manuel Chouciño.

Priest expert in new evangelization on today’s Catholic moment

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski serves on the Committee on Migration of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

UPDATED: Florida bishops call for immigration enforcement moratorium over Christmas

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaches during a Mass in the Oklahoma City cathedral in 2021.

Archbishop Coakley anticipates meeting with Trump, Vance

Pope Leo XIV addresses employees of the Vatican on Dec. 22, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV tells Vatican employees doing work well gives glory to God

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 20, 2025.

Pope Leo in apostolic letter calls for renewed priestly formation, fraternity, and mission

Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor James A. Misko, a priest of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, as the next bishop of Tucson, Arizona, on Dec. 22, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Monsignor James Misko as bishop of Tucson

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