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Vatican City, Dec 26, 2025 / 07:17 am Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Christians to resist the temptation to treat others as enemies, saying the mystery of Christmas calls believers to recognize the God-given [...]

CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 / 06:00 am Amid heavy immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, several bishops in the U.S. have recently issued broad dispensations to Catholics in their dioceses, allowing them to refrain [...]

CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 / 04:00 am If “Good King Wenceslas” is one of the Christmas hymns you look forward to each year, you probably know which saint is celebrated today — St. Stephen, the first person to [...]

As is tradition, Pope Leo led the midday Angelus for the faithful, offering a reflection on today’s feast of St. Stephen. The story of this martyr’s death is recounted in Acts of the Apostles. Here is the Pope’s reflection: ~ Today is Saint Stephen’s “birthday,” as the first generations of Christians used to say with Read More…

It makes sense to celebrate despite everything: Pope

A nearly five-foot, wooden image of Our Lady of Hope is adorning St. Peter’s Basilica this Christmas Season. Holding the Baby Jesus and a large anchor, this Marian image calls to mind hope as portrayed in the Book of Hebrews. An anchor is a traditional sign of hope, alluding to Hebrews 6:19-20. We have this Read More…

Beautiful Virgin of Hope in Vatican for Christmas

As stores are converting their seasonal sections to Valentine’s Day and many people have been celebrating “Christmas” throughout the month of December, for Catholics the liturgical season honoring the Nativity of Our Lord has just begun. With a short fourth week of Advent, if the reflection series you used to prepare for the great feast Read More…

Allow a forgotten nun-poet to lead your prayer all Christmas season

Pope Leo XIV’s brother recently confirmed that the Pontiff is an active language learner and perhaps even an avid Duolingo user, but after his first Christmas as pope, it’s safe to say he’s likely in the app’s Diamond League. That’s because when addressing the crowd for the Urbi et Orbi blessing, Pope Leo wished everyone Read More…

WATCH: Pope Leo says ‘Merry Christmas’ in 10 languages

On the afternoon of December 25, 2025, Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas solemnly closed the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Those of the other major Roman basilicas will in turn be closed over the coming days, culminating in the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on January 6 by Pope Read More…

Jubilee: In Rome, the “Holy Doors” begin to close

We keep things in discreet categories in our culture. Religion too often remains within the church’s walls, kept apart from the forces that drive society. That’s a large reason why we have secularized the festivity [...]

The poverty and humility of Christ is best understood not simply by contemplating his life after the incarnation, but by understanding what He gave up to suffer and die for us.