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Pope Leo XIV: The person and families must be at center of labor system

Pope Leo XIV addresses employment consultants on Dec. 18, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV advocated for a labor system that serves individuals and families so that the ... [...]

Church leaders condemn arson attack on top Bangladesh newspaper offices

A group set fire to the office of the country’s top Bangla newspaper, Prothom Alo, late on Dec. 19, 2025, to protest the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a front-line leader of a 2024 uprising in Bangladesh. / Credit: Dipu Malaker Dhaka, Banglades... [...]

Pope Leo XIV Warns Against Destructive Spiral of Autonomous Weapons and Escalation

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Trump Eases Marijuana Regulations Amid Industry Backing, Catholic Concerns

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Massachusetts removes LGBT ideology requirements for foster care parents

null / Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 12:54 pm (CNA). Massachusetts will no longer require prospective foster parents to affirm gender ideology in order to qualify for fostering children, with the move coming after a ... [...]

Albany’s retired bishop files for personal bankruptcy

Bishop Edward Scarfenberger. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Albany National Catholic Register, Dec 19, 2025 / 12:24 pm (CNA). A retired New York bishop has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in federal court after a state jury... [...]

‘Hazel’s Heart’: Bringing North Dakota’s Most Powerful Survival Story to Life

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Catholic bishops, families ask Supreme Court to rule for Catholic schools in Colorado suit

Colorado state capitol in Denver. / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 11:52 am (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a coalition of Catholic families, and numerous other advocates are petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to... [...]

Pope Leo XIV writes preface to book that shaped his spiritual life

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 19, 2025 / 11:05 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has written the preface to a new Vatican edition of the book “... [...]