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Thousands protest corruption in Philippines as Church leads calls for accountability

Manila, Philippines, Dec 5, 2025 / 10:00 am Over 90,000 people held a second nationwide protest over a corruption scandal involving infrastructure projects worth an estimated $2 billion on Nov. 30. According to the Philippine [...]

Pope Leo sends surprise video message to Australian Catholic youth festival

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 08:00 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Pope Leo sends surprise video message to Australian Catholic [...]

Mexico City cathedral organizes ‘Guadalupe Night’ to celebrate Our Lady

Puebla, Mexico, Dec 5, 2025 / 06:00 am The metropolitan cathedral of the Archdiocese of Mexico will host a special program to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe on the night of Dec. 11, the eve [...]

Michael Bublé brings cheer and compassion to the Vatican

For the first time in his career, Canadian crooner Michael Bublé will be performing within the walls of the Vatican, as the special guest of the Concert with the Poor on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in Paul VI Hall. The concert, now an annual event, brings together music, fraternity, and solidarity — and this year, Read More…

Michael Bublé brings cheer and compassion to the Vatican

Staring Into the Abyss

Pope Leo meets director of one of his favorite movies

On December 4, Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni joyfully greeted Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, bringing with him excerpts from his new monologue Pietro, un uomo nel vento (Peter, A Man in the Wind) about the life of St. Peter. The private audience took place ahead of the television premiere on Italy’s Rai1. Benigni showed the Read More…

Pope Leo meets director of one of his favorite movies

3 Spiritual insights from book Pope just praised

During a press conference on his return trip from Lebanon on December 2, 2025, Pope Leo XIV said, “One of you — there is a German journalist on here — who said to me the other day, tell me one book, besides St. Augustine, that we could read to understand who Prevost is [the Pope’s Read More…

3 Spiritual insights from book Pope just praised

Peru tourism welcomes new boost: Leo statue greets guests

A new 16 foot (5 meter) statue of Pope Leo was recently installed in the Pope’s former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru. The smiling statue of the Pope, hand raised in blessing, stands at one of the entrances of the city, welcoming people who arrive via the Northern Pan-American Highway. Just as Chicago has shown its Read More…

Peru tourism welcomes new boost: Leo statue greets guests

DR Congo’s bishops announce construction of national shrine honoring Blessed Anuarite

The president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has announced the construction of a national shrine dedicated to Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta, a Congolese sister beatified in August 1985. / Credit: DiaCENCO AC... [...]