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Seminarians at St. Paul’s Major Seminary on the Indonesian island of Flores.

How a remote island in Indonesia forms hundreds of priests for the world

Nov 29, 2025

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

Flores hosts several seminaries, most clustered around Maumere on the island’s northern coast. Read more

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This image is preserved in the Church of San Vital, built in 386, in Rome.

First painting in Rome of Our Lady of Guadalupe preserved in fourth-century church

Disabilities advocates in Buffalo during a candlelight vigil in opposition to assisted suicide.

Catholic bishops speak out as New York governor pledges to sign into law assisted suicide

Church of the National Vow in Bogotá, Colombia.

Colombian law recognizes historical importance of church dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Illinois state capitol in Springfield.

Catholic leaders back pregnancy centers, doctors in federal suit over abortion referrals

Army personnel stand guard in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 23, ahead of Christmas 2024.

Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks

San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Ramón Bejarano celebrates Mass at St. Augustine’s School on Dec. 5, 2021, to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Ramón Bejarano to lead Monterey Diocese

Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York

Father Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda is in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities against state” following his abducted from his office in Katwe, Masaka city, by men wearing Uganda Army uniform on Dec. 3, 2025.

Uganda army confirms arrest of priest over alleged state security threats

Carolers outside Planned Parenthood in Aurora, Illinois, on Dec. 13, 2025.

At abortion facilities across the nation, carolers bring tidings of life

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 17. 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: True treasure is found in the heart, not ‘too much doing’

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