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A Rose From Mary: What Our Lady of Guadalupe Taught Me on Pilgrimage

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Pope Leo XIV, in Award Committee Meeting, Calls for Concrete Acts of Charity

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Pope Leo praises Christian archaeology, capable of ‘bringing to light anonymous holiness’

Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 11:42 am On the centenary of the founding of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Pope Leo XIV published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology [...]

Illinois governor signs assisted suicide into law

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950 into law on Friday, December 12, making Illinois the latest U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. It is the 12th state, along with the District of Columbia, to legalize it. SB 1950, which was initially introduced as a food safety bill, was passed into law in the Read More…

Illinois governor signs assisted suicide into law

Remember this son of yours, Pope asks Lady of Guadalupe (Photos)

Celebrating as pope his first feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Leo offered a prayer to her as her “son,” saying, “come to the aid of the Successor of Peter, so that I might confirm those who were entrusted to me in the only path that leads to the blessed Fruit of your womb. Read More…

Remember this son of yours, Pope asks Lady of Guadalupe (Photos)

St. Lucy kept her lamp lit like the Five Wise Virgins

One of the most-well known traditions of St. Lucy’s Day is the St. Lucy Procession, where a young girl leads the way with a crown of candles on her head. This tradition comes from an ancient story from St. Lucy’s life. It is said that during the Roman persecution of Christians, St. Lucy would visit Read More…

St. Lucy kept her lamp lit like the Five Wise Virgins

Characters of Hope: Well-Read Catholics Reflect on Inspirational Protagonists

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Prayer rally protests Vienna exhibition depicting ‘crucified frog and transgender Mary’

Official appearance of the exhibition in Vienna from Vienna Künstlerhaus website. / Credit: Vienna Künstlerhaus website CNA Deutsch, Dec 12, 2025 / 10:11 am (CNA). On Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a prayer rally against an... [...]

Fact or fiction? Nine popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico. / David Ramos/CNA Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 10, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA). In the 500 years since Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popu... [...]

New Carmelite monastery to open in Fort Worth Diocese following scandal

The skyline of Fort Worth, Texas. / Credit: 21 Aerials/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 09:41 am (CNA). Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, has announced the opening of a new order of Discalced Carmelite nuns after a... [...]