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The Trump administration has followed through on an earlier warning to use military force to protect Nigerian Christians if the Nigerian government failed to do so. On Christmas Eve, the U.S. military bombed ISIS targets [...]

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Vatican City, Dec 26, 2025 / 07:17 am Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Christians to resist the temptation to treat others as enemies, saying the mystery of Christmas calls believers to recognize the God-given [...]

CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 / 06:00 am Amid heavy immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, several bishops in the U.S. have recently issued broad dispensations to Catholics in their dioceses, allowing them to refrain [...]

CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 / 04:00 am If “Good King Wenceslas” is one of the Christmas hymns you look forward to each year, you probably know which saint is celebrated today — St. Stephen, the first person to [...]

As is tradition, Pope Leo led the midday Angelus for the faithful, offering a reflection on today’s feast of St. Stephen. The story of this martyr’s death is recounted in Acts of the Apostles. Here is the Pope’s reflection: ~ Today is Saint Stephen’s “birthday,” as the first generations of Christians used to say with Read More…

It makes sense to celebrate despite everything: Pope

A nearly five-foot, wooden image of Our Lady of Hope is adorning St. Peter’s Basilica this Christmas Season. Holding the Baby Jesus and a large anchor, this Marian image calls to mind hope as portrayed in the Book of Hebrews. An anchor is a traditional sign of hope, alluding to Hebrews 6:19-20. We have this Read More…

Beautiful Virgin of Hope in Vatican for Christmas