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Aidan Gallagher, director of EWTN Ireland, speaks at the premiere of “The Kingship of Christ” at the Vatican on Nov. 18, 2025.

New EWTN docuseries commemorates 100th anniversary of Christ the King

Nov 23, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Marking the 100th anniversary of the feast of Christ the King, which this year falls on Nov. 23, EWTN has... Read more

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5 Catholic resources to help you grow closer to Christ this Advent

Nov 23, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here are five Advent resources to help you prepare to welcome Jesus this Christmas. Read more

The Chapel of Christ the King at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia.

Why Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in a turbulent 1925

Nov 23, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

The feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 following his encyclical Quas Primas. Today... Read more

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Majority of Australian and French priests are thriving, reports say 

Nov 22, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.  Read more

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The laywoman whose mission helped lead to the feast of Christ the King

Nov 22, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

How Marthe de Noaillat championed Christ’s kingship against all odds. Read more

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with the Roman Rota on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV warns against ‘false mercy’ in marriage annulment proceedings

Nov 22, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

In a firm call to avoid “false mercy” in marriage annulment proceedings, Pope Leo XIV reminded that compassion cannot disregard... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Augustinian nuns of Montefalco on Nov. 20, 2025, in Italy.

Pope Leo XIV visits Augustinian nuns he has known for years

Nov 22, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV had already been to the convent when he served as superior of the Order of St. Augustine,... Read more

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4 out of 5 Americans have concerns with embryonic screening, study finds

Nov 22, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets young American Catholics from the Vatican during a digital dialogue held between the Holy Father and participants in the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

NCYC 2025 — Pope Leo XIV’s historic first digital encounter with young U.S. Catholics

Nov 22, 2025

By CNA Staff

Follow our live coverage of the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference from Nov. 20–22 in Indianapolis. Read more

The Holy Father in a new Italian-language book states that faith “unites us beyond our personalities, our cultural and geographical origins.”

New book by Pope Leo XIV: Human fraternity is ‘the antidote against all extremism’

Nov 22, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“The Power of the Gospel” is the title of a new Italian-language book by Pope Leo XIV. Read more

Kevin Duffy'’s analysis of ONS conceptions data over the 10 years to 2022 illustrates that approximately half of women who have not had a child by the age of 30 would not have been childless without abortion in the years before this. Duffy says: “For these women it was a decision upon becoming pregnant, not to continue into motherhood at that time, for a whole myriad of reasons.”

Report links rising childlessness to abortion amid record-low fertility in England, Wales

Nov 22, 2025

By Andy Drozdziak

A report called “Abortion and Childlessness” shows that many women who have abortions in their 20s may be faced with... Read more

A close-up of the tomb of St. Ceclia at the basilica dedicated to her in Trastevere, Rome, Italy.

PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her

Nov 22, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

St. Cecilia, widely known as the patron saint of music and musicians, is buried in the Basilica of St. Cecilia... Read more

Notre Dame President Robert A. Dowd, CSC, said he is reinstating “Catholic Mission” among staff values on Nov. 21, 2025.

Notre Dame returns ‘Catholic Mission’ to its core values after ‘confusion’ 

Nov 21, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The University of Notre Dame reinstated “Catholic Mission” among its staff values after it opted to drop the language. Read more

Ezequiel Ponce, a high school senior from Downey, California (left), and Elise Wing, a senior from Waterloo, Iowa (right), speak at a press conference following their digital dialogue with Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 21, 2025.

‘It felt like history’: Teens, organizers on cloud nine after live dialogue with Pope Leo

Nov 21, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

“Walking up on that stage felt like history. It really did,” said Elise Wing, a high school senior from Waterloo,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to teenagers during a digital encounter at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis during the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) on Nov. 21, 2025.

10 takeaways from Pope Leo XIV’s address to youth at NCYC

Nov 21, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Pope Leo XIV spoke to teenagers during a digital encounter at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday in Indianapolis during the... Read more

Over 200 Christians were murdered by Islamist militants in Nigeria on June, 13, 2025.

Armed attackers kidnap children from Catholic elementary school in Nigeria

Nov 21, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Diocese of Kontagora in Nigeria described the Friday kidnapping of children and staff at St. Mary’s Catholic schools as... Read more

Archbishop José Gomez delivers the homily at a special Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels amid burning fires in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Los Angeles Archbishop Gómez: Trump’s deportation policy ‘ruining people’s lives’

Nov 21, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and called for a legislative fix for the... Read more

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers is a Christian nonprofit in New Jersey.

How a New Jersey pro-life pregnancy center is fighting the government’s ‘lawfare’

Nov 21, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the case of New Jersey’s targeting of First Choice Women’s Resource... Read more

A cross stands in Montse Sole Historical Park in memorial of the victims of the massacres carried out there by Nazis in 1944.

Pope Leo XIV recognizes martyrdom of 2 priests killed by Nazis

Nov 21, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The killings marked the first day of what is now known as the Marzabotto Massacre, a large civilian massacre in... Read more

Teens Mia Smothers, Ezequiel Ponce, Micah Alcisto, Elise Wing, and Chris Pantelakis, and moderator Katie McGrady, right, take a “selfie” with Pope Leo XIV during a live digital encounter at Lucas Oil Stadium on Nov. 21, 2025.

Teens who spoke with Pope Leo XIV reflect on the conversation 

Nov 21, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Pope Leo XIV answered questions from five teenagers at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis during a live digital... Read more