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Pope Leo XIV has convened an “extraordinary” consistory — a meeting with the cardinals — to be held in Rome on January 7-8, 2026, the Holy See officially announced on December 20. Eight months after the conclave, the cardinals will return to Rome for a major meeting with the Pope, who is counting on their Read More…

“The Jubilee is coming to an end, but the hope that this year has given us will not fade,” said Pope Leo XIV during the final Jubilee audience, held in St. Peter’s Square on December 20, 2025. On the day before the final Sunday of Advent, he affirmed that “to hope is to give birth,” Read More…

Pope Leo XIV offered some brief words to the Catholic Action Youth of Italy, and they provide a lovely meditation for these final days of Advent. He spoke of welcome: Yes, around the Lord, who became man to save us, there is room for everyone! He spoke of being peacemakers in our daily lives: [L]et Read More…

Jelly Roll, a hip-hop and country music artist who rebuilt his life after serving time in prison, was granted a full pardon by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Thursday, December 18. “His story is remarkable, and it’s a redemptive, powerful story, which is what you look for and what you hope for,” Lee told the Read More…

Federal workers will get Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas off from work in 2025, President Donald Trump declared in an executive order on Thursday, December 18. “All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, Read More…

When reading the various accounts of Jesus’ brith, the census of Caesar Augustus may seem like an insignificant part of the story. For many, it appears to only serve as part of the historical context, situating Jesus’ birth at a particular point in time. Yet, many spiritual writers have found this small detail to have a Read More…

“Hail, Full of Grace ….” (Luke 1:28) When the Angel Gabriel greets Mary in the book of Luke, he doesn’t greet her by name. He calls her “Kecharitomene,” which is a perfect-tense Greek term meaning “You who have been perfected by grace … and remain so.” Not “partially graced,” not “highly favored,” but completely filled with God’s Read More…

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and other clergy from the state of Illinois say that the state’s law requiring healthcare professionals who are opposed to abortion to refer to providers and discuss the so-called “benefits” of abortion is a violation of the Church’s mission. Becket, a law firm focusing on religious freedom topics, filed a Read More…

Tourists entering Nicaragua are no longer permitted to bring Bibles into the country, according to new reports that deepen concerns about religious freedom under President Daniel Ortega’s government. The U.K.-based advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported this month that notices posted at Tica Bus terminals in Costa Rica — which operate routes into Nicaragua’s Read More…