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Bishop Mario Avilés.

Pope Leo appoints Mexican-born Oratorian as bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas

Dec 1, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV on Monday appointed Bishop Mario Avilés as the new bishop of Corpus Christi, selecting the Mexican-born Oratorian... Read more

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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’

Pope Leo XIV looks out from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, 2025.

Vogue magazine includes Pope Leo XIV on its list of best dressed of 2025

Schoolchildren attend a ceremonial welcome and tree planting at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of the president of Ireland, during a state visit by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, on April 4, 2011, in Dublin.

Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond

The European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium.

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Pope Leo XIV presides at the jubilee Mass for prisoners on Dec. 14, 2025.

With special permission, prisoners travel to Rome for the jubilee

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