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Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, blesses the new mosaic of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Vatican Gardens at a ceremony attended by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and Vatican officials on Dec. 5, 2025

New Slovak Virgin Mary mosaic highlights spiritual bonds between Slovakia and Vatican

Dec 6, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

Among other bishops and diplomats, two cardinals took part: the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Re, and... Read more

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Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, blesses the new mosaic of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Vatican Gardens at a ceremony attended by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and Vatican officials on Dec. 5, 2025

New Slovak Virgin Mary mosaic highlights spiritual bonds between Slovakia and Vatican

Statue of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Bari, Italy, at the Pontifical Basilica of St. Nicholas.

The saint of Christmas and ecumenism: Bari celebrates St. Nicholas

The contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, support themselves by offering their hand-painted chinaware and other unique gifts for sale.

Christmas 2025: Handmade gifts from 14 Catholic monasteries

St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878).

5 things to know and share about St. Nicholas

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Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication

Chicago firefighters attend to a woman outside a doorway in video taken in November 2025 by Coalition Life.

Sidewalk counselor finds woman crying in pain outside Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago

Joseph Karam (far left) arrived with his parents, his aunt and uncle, and a group of about 90 Lebanese-Americans from across the United States — all drawn by the significance of witnessing Pope Leo’s first international visit and experiencing it on Lebanese soil — for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2025.

Youth, migrant workers, and peacekeepers reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon

Grand prize-winning piece by Janielle Perez is on display at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., until Jan. 11, 2026. Perez is a student at Resurrection Catholic School in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Young artists’ images of Nativity win awards from Missionary Childhood Association

Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV among the most viewed and searched on Wikipedia and Google in 2025

Singer Michael Bublé called meeting Pope Leo XIV on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, “one of the greatest moments of my life,” adding that as he prepares to headline the Vatican’s annual Christmas concert for the poor, he hopes his example will encourage more people to speak openly about their faith.

Michael Bublé calls meeting Pope Leo XIV ‘one of the greatest moments of my life’

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