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European Union imposes recognition of ‘homosexual marriage’ on all member states

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that all member states are obliged to recognize so-called “homosexual... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets sick and disabled people, including a young child in a wheelchair, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall after the Wednesday general audience on Sept. 10, 2025.

Catholics with disabilities reflect ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Dec 3, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Catholic adults with disabilities talked about how faith guides their lives and how dioceses and individuals can better accommodate and... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem’s visit to U.S. will spotlight plight of Holy Land Christians

Dec 3, 2025

By Martin Barillas

The Archdiocese of Detroit will welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for a pastoral visit Dec. 4–7. Read more

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

The unlikely hero of India: St. Francis Xavier 

Dec 3, 2025

By Peter Pinedo

St. Francis Xavier is a patron saint of missionaries and missions who led an unlikely life of adventure and heroism. Read more

Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa.

Canadian government set to remove religious exemptions from hate-speech laws

Dec 2, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Lawmakers with the Liberal Party of Canada have reportedly struck a deal with the Bloc Québécois party to remove the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025.

Powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Dec 2, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here are some of the most powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s first international trip. Read more

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U.S. Supreme Court hears dispute over faith-based pregnancy centers

Dec 2, 2025

By Steven Harras

The U.S. Supreme Court considered whether a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center may challenge a state subpoena demanding donor information. Read more

Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Bishops in Puerto Rico warn of ‘possible escalations’ in a US-Venezuela war

Dec 2, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Puerto Rican Bishops’ Conference is opposing the militarization being carried out by the U.S. on the island, an unincorporated... Read more

Bishop Chad W. Zielinski of New Ulm, Minnesota.

U.S. Catholic bishops award over $7.8 million for mission dioceses 

Dec 2, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops allocated more than $7.8 million for American mission dioceses. Read more

The cathedral in Zagreb, Croatia.

Police suspect Croatian nun stabbed herself, falsely reported attack

Dec 2, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Police in Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb suspect that a nun stabbed herself and then falsely reported that she had... Read more

St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown, Ohio.

Ohio Catholic high school and diocese hit with 4 lawsuits over alleged student-led abuse

Dec 2, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, and one of its Catholic high schools are facing multiple lawsuits over the alleged mishandling... Read more

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Colorado school to pay $10 million for ordering Catholic doctor, others to get COVID shot

Dec 2, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The University of Colorado’s medical school will pay out a massive eight-figure settlement after it required multiple staffers to obtain... Read more

Bishop Patrick Neary of the Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

Bishop Patrick Neary of Saint Cloud to chair Catholic Relief Services board

Dec 2, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Bishop Patrick Neary of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, has been appointed as the chair of Catholic Relief Services’ board. Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to Rome on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo reveals Mideast peace talks with Trump, Netanyahu, other regional players

Dec 2, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV said he has already begun “in a very small way” conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump and... Read more

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV lands in Rome after historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Dec 2, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV has concluded the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec.... Read more

The faceless Nativity scene in Brussels, Belgium, in November 2025.

Faceless Nativity scene on Brussels’ Grand Place sparks international controversy

Dec 2, 2025

By Thomas Philipp Reiter

Faceless cloth Nativity figures on Brussels’ Grand Place have sparked international debate over Christian tradition versus inclusive art. Read more

Three Augustinian nuns (pictured on Sept. 16, 2025) fled their nursing home and returned to their convent in Austria.

Austrian nuns who escaped nursing home reject compromise offer

Dec 2, 2025

By Alexander Folz

Three Austrian nuns have rejected a compromise to remain at Goldenstein Monastery, escalating a yearslong dispute that now goes to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 19, 2025.

Official Vatican documents can now be drafted in languages ​​other than Latin

Dec 2, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

For the first time, the regulations stipulate that “the curial institutions will, as a general rule, draft their documents in... Read more

A person detained is taken to a parking lot on the far north side of the city before being transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025.

CNA explains: When is a deportation policy ‘intrinsically evil’ and when is it not?

Dec 2, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Caring for immigrants is a clear command in Scripture. Catholic teaching on the matter of mass deportations is somewhat nuanced. Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for an estimated 150,000 people at Beirut’s Waterfront in Lebanon on Dec. 2, 2025.

UPDATED: Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to stand up, be a home of justice and fraternity

Dec 2, 2025

By Elias Turk

In a city still marked by the sounds of the 2024 escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, Pope Leo XIV urged... Read more