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Watch: Philip Rivers’ Catholic school players react to his touchdown pass

Philip Rivers had a crazy week. First, on Monday, December 8, the “retired” Catholic father of 10 and grandfather of one flew in from Alabama to Indiana for a workout with the Indianapolis Colts. (That day was his 44th birthday, to boot.) On Tuesday, he was signed to the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad after a Read More…

Watch: Philip Rivers’ Catholic school players react to his touchdown pass

A Parent’s Dilemma: ‘We Raised Them Catholic — Why Did They Drift?’

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Czech prosecutor seeks justice for cardinal persecuted by Nazis and communists

The coffin of Cardinal Josef Beran is carried by a horse-drawn carriage toward St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague on April 21, 2018. The cardinal’s remains were repatriated to his homeland 49 years after his death in exile in Rome. / Credit: PetrS./W... [...]

Filipino bishops oppose nuclear power plant plan

Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan celebrates Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Dagupan City, on Dec. 13, 2025. / Credit: Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan Manila, Philippines, Dec 15, 2025 / 09:00 am... [...]

Consecrated life perseveres in Cuba despite a lack of vocations

Daughters of Charity Congregation in Cuba. / Credit: Archdiocese of Havana ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Cuba is facing a shortage of religious vocations to the point that the country is losing almost one women’s religious co... [...]

Pope Leo XIV condemns attack on Sydney’s Jewish community, prays for victims

Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Dec 15, 2025 / 07:48 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday condemned a deadly attack on the Jewish... [...]

Pope Leo: Enough of this antisemitic violence!

Pope Leo spoke out about the attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. The Holy Father mentioned the tragedy in the midst of an audience he had this morning, December 15, with those who donated the Christmas tree and crib to the Vatican. He will likely send a message to Sydney’s Archbishop Fisher, which will Read More…

Pope Leo: Enough of this antisemitic violence!

Pope Leo mentions failed peace deal in DRC

While fighting in eastern DRC is nothing new, the renewed intensity of it after US President Donald Trump brought leaders to Washington for a “peace deal” on December 4, is disheartening. After praying the midday Angelus on December 14, Pope Leo noted the situation: I am following with deep concern the resumption of fighting in Read More…

Pope Leo mentions failed peace deal in DRC

Jimmy Lai found guilty of national security violations, faces life in prison

A general view shows the West Kowloon court sign where jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial was taking place in Hong Kong on Aug. 28, 2025. / Credit: VERNON YUEN/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2025 / 07:00 a... [...]

College campus ministries register remarkable growth in baptisms, confirmations

Mass at Arizona State University’s Newman Center chapel. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Bill Clements, director of ASU Newman Center Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dec 15, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Several college campuses across the country are witness... [...]