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A child holds a phone with the Replika app open and an image of an AI companion. Apps that promise to help recreate digital versions of deceased family members using AI pose a “spiritual danger” to Catholics and others who may use the technology in place of healthy grief, experts say.

Should Catholics use AI to re-create deceased loved ones? Experts weigh in

Dec 27, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The AI company 2wai ignited a controversy on social media in November after it revealed an app that will allow... Read more

Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking.

‘From despair to serenity’: The Italian nun saving women from human trafficking

Dec 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Sister Carla Venditti of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus lives in Avezzano, Italy, and is known as... Read more

Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825), “St. John the Evangelist,” ca. 1804-1809.

St. John the Evangelist — apostle, Son of Thunder, beloved disciple, caretaker of Mary

Dec 27, 2025

By Theresa Doyle-Nelson

The feast of St. John the Evangelist, an apostole who played a very prominent role in many of the New... Read more

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Trump vows more strikes on Nigerian militants due to Christian persecution

Dec 26, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

President Donald Trump vowed that the United States would wage more military strikes if the ongoing persecution of Christians persists... Read more

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In interview with Bishop Barron, Justice Barrett opens up about her faith 

Dec 26, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says her Catholic faith “grounds her” and gives her “perspective.” Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 26, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Christians have no enemies, only brothers and sisters

Dec 26, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Christians to resist the temptation to treat others as enemies. Read more

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CNA explains: How does ‘Mass dispensation’ work, and when is it used?

Dec 26, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Amid heavy immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, several bishops in the U.S. have recently issued broad dispensations to Catholics... Read more

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In effort to stem violence against Christians, U.S. conducts airstrikes on ISIS in Nigeria

Dec 25, 2025

By CNA Staff

With the support of the Nigerian government, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military has carried out strikes... Read more

Cardinal  Pierbattista Pizzaballa is the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘God does not wait for history to improve before entering into it’

Dec 25, 2025

By Diego López Marina

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa affirmed that “one of the great messages of Christmas” is that God “does not wait for history... Read more

Pope Leo XIV delivers his Christmas “urbi et orbi” message at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV highlights Gaza, Yemen, migrants in first Christmas urbi et orbi message

Dec 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In his first Christmas “urbi et orbi” message as pope, Leo XIV urged the world to embrace “responsibility” as the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby on All Saints Day’ 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo meets the tiniest members of the flock — babies

Dec 25, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed and greeted a plethora of babies at the Vatican since his election on May 8. Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope at Christmas Day Mass says wars fed by falsehoods send young people to their deaths

Dec 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas Day deplored the “falsehoods” used to justify wars that leave young people “forced to take... Read more

The Shrine of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Deliceto, Italy, where St. Alphonsus Liguori was inspired to write and compose the famous Italian Christmas carol, “Tu Scendi dalle Stelle,” in 1744. | Credit: Gianpiero Passalia/EWTN News

The story behind Italy’s favorite Christmas carol

Dec 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Christmas song, written and composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori in the mid-18th century, describes Christ, King and Creator, coming... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Mass during the Night in a packed St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas night: Make room for others

Dec 24, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Christmas night Mass, also known as midnight Mass, for an estimated 6,000 attendees in the... Read more

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice celebrates Mass with homeless and people in need at the Archdiocesan Charity in Košice, Slovakia, during a traditional Christmas gathering in December 2025.

Christmas reversed in Slovakia: Why the homeless gave this archbishop a gift

Dec 24, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, Slovakia, found a special gift under the Christmas tree: a new “cathedra,” a wooden bench... Read more

Field visit in the disaster zone in December 2025: Father Fredy Rante Taruk (executive director of Caritas Indonesia), and Bishop Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, OSC, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia.

Catholic Church responds to deadly Indonesia floods as leaders warn of environmental crisis

Dec 24, 2025

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

Amid the widespread destruction, Caritas Indonesia has emerged as a central pillar of the Church’s humanitarian response. Read more

Pope Leo XIV venerates a statue of the child Jesus during the celebration of Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas night homily

Dec 24, 2025

By Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV's full homily at Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday. Read more

Christmas recital at the Sacred Hearts School in Kfardebian, Lebanon.

Christmas recital in Lebanon aims for Guinness World Record

Dec 24, 2025

By Romy Haber

In an attempt to inscribe the name of the Land of the Cedars in the Guinness World Records, a group... Read more

Olive Scout Troop Christmas Carnival in Old Damascus, 2025.

Syria celebrates Christmas with hope amid lingering security fears

Dec 24, 2025

By Souhail Lawand

Christmas celebrations continue across various regions of Syria, carrying messages of hope that transcend divisions and wounds.  Read more

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Religious sisters offer abortion clinic workers Christmas cards with resources and prayers

Dec 24, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

And Then There Were None, a pro-life organization dedicated to assisting abortion clinic workers leave their jobs, carries out a... Read more