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Rome Newsroom, Dec 13, 2025 / 09:00 am A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican on Thursday, Dec. 11. Students from Nordiska Musikgymnasiet — [...]

The Pontifical Swiss Guard posted on Facebook some darling pictures of a special visitor to the Vatican: St. Nicholas himself showed up, and brought presents not only to Pope Leo, but also to his Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. A close look reveals that Pope Leo got an orange in his stocking (no coal Read More…

Why St. Nick brought Pope Leo an orange

Simon Schwarz, head of the Caritas Vilnius Convicts Consultation Center, talks to university students in Vilnius, Lithuania. / Credit: Caritas Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania, Dec 13, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Caritas Lithuania has launched a new su... [...]

Magnificat has been helping the faithful access and reflect on Scripture readings for almost 30 years. Now, they’ve released a brand new bi-monthly magazine for kids 7-12, designed to spark curiosity and wonder in this generation. Perhaps you’ve seen the Magnificat available at your parish or even have had a subscription. And if you notice Read More…

New magazine will have kids watching the mailbox

KPop Demon Hunters has been surprisingly well received by younger generations. Indeed, this animated film has been breaking records since its release. For the uninitiated, “Kpop,” short for “Korean Pop,” is a South Korean music genre that encompasses several styles, from pop to rap. The combination with “demon hunters” seems counterintuitive, but has performed very Read More…

Review: The good and the bad in KPop Demon Hunters

The models of the six future contemporary stained glass windows of Notre-Dame de Paris, created by artist Claire Tabouret, are colorful and figurative. As of December 10, they’re on display at the Grand Palais in Paris. The actual stained glass windows will be installed at the end of 2026. The 44-year-old French painter is taking Read More…

Notre-Dame de Paris: future stained glass windows on display

“The Catholic Dating Show” recently launched on CatholicMatch, a Catholic dating site, and has quickly become a fan favorite. / Credit: CatholicMatch/Tony Tibbetts CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Secular dating shows like “The Bachelo... [...]

A parish priest who took the place of a father to be executed, a widow who opened a soup kitchen for the poor, a disabled man, a priest who was ordained just 10 days before his execution … Another 124 martyrs of the 20th-century religious persecution in Spain will be beatified this Saturday in Jaén. Read More…

“Spanish Kolbe” beatified with 123 other Spanish martyrs

Father Richard Reiser, an iconographer based in Omaha, Nebraska, writes an icon of St. Bridget of Sweden with her family for FOCCUS Marriage Ministries’ 40th anniversary. / Credit: Photo courtesy of FOCCUS CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CN... [...]