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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2025 / 07:00 am Catholic adults with disabilities talked about how faith guides their lives and how dioceses and individuals can better accommodate and understand them in a panel ahead [...]

Detroit, Michigan, Dec 3, 2025 / 06:00 am The Archdiocese of Detroit will welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for a pastoral visit Dec. 4–7. In an interview with CNA, Father Adam Nowak, vice chancellor of [...]

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2025 / 04:00 am How far would you go to serve God? Would you be willing to travel to the ends of the earth, with nothing but the guarantee of hardship, [...]

Between Lisbon’s waterfront and the Sanctuary of Fátima lies a 150-kilometer path that many travelers consider one of Portugal’s most meaningful journeys. The Tagus Route, part of the wider Fátima Walking Routes project, offers six days of movement, culture, and spiritual depth – open not only to Catholic pilgrims but to anyone seeking purpose and Read More…

The Tagus Route: A journey toward Fátima, on foot

Archbishop Juárez Marqués shepherds the Archdiocese of Teresina, Brazil. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Archbishop Juárez Marqués Brasilia, Brazil, Dec 3, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). “We don’t need to say that Mary is co-redemptrix, that Jesus needs Ma... [...]

In a meeting with young people in front of the Patriarchate of Antioch, Pope Leo XIV said, “Consider the many Lebanese saints. What singular beauty we see in the life of St. Rafqa, as she endured years of suffering from illness with strength and gentleness! How many acts of compassion performed by Bl. Yakub El-Haddad Read More…

2 Lebanese saints Pope Leo wants young people to know about

When a long-hidden painting emerges from the dust of a Paris mansion and commands €2.94 million at auction, the art world takes notice. But the rediscovery of a 1613 crucifixion scene by Peter Paul Rubens — authenticated after more than four centuries in obscurity — offers something more than a market triumph. It offers a Read More…

A lost Rubens Crucifixion reappears, with its one unique detail

Eastern Christianity carries a visual language that shaped the first millennium of the Church — yet many Western Christians only know bits and pieces of it. These symbols are far from being decorative; they arose from prayer, theology, and the shared memory of the early Christian communities stretching from Antioch to Constantinople. Here are five Read More…

Eastern Christian symbols every Westerner should know

Pope Leo XIV spoke to the attendees of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival by a pre-recorded video message on Monday, December 1, telling them to turn to God before all else. “Being young is a wonderful time in life because there is so much to learn and experience. At the same time, there are many Read More…

Pope Leo to Australian youth: Say “yes” to God’s call for you

Every month, Piazza San Pietro — the Vatican magazine created under Pope Francis and continued by Leo XIV — opens a quiet window into the most personal corners of people’s lives. It is a bridge between everyday believers and the Pope, a place where fears, hopes, and questions are met not with bureaucracy but with Read More…

Pope Leo’s mailbox: A mom asks, “How do I keep going?”