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Citing papal teaching, Poland bans Communist Party over totalitarian ideology

EWTN News, Dec 10, 2025 / 10:00 am Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal unanimously ruled Dec. 3 that the Communist Party of Poland (KPP), founded in 2002, is incompatible with the nation’s 1997 constitution, citing papal encyclicals [...]

Catholic advocates hail Australian social media ban for children as ‘new standard’

CNA Staff, Dec 10, 2025 / 09:30 am With the rollout of a novel online safety law that prevents children under 16 from accessing social media, Catholics in Australia are hoping for freer childhoods for [...]

‘Persecuted and thriving’: Catholic priest on resilience of Christians in Nigeria

ACI Africa, Dec 10, 2025 / 08:20 am Christians in Nigeria continue to demonstrate resilience and vitality amid violent assaults by extremist groups such as Boko Haram, a priest from the West African country has [...]

Disability advocates sue Delaware over allegedly ‘discriminatory’ assisted suicide law

CNA Staff, Dec 10, 2025 / 06:10 am Several disability and patient advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Dec. 8 alleging that Delaware’s new physician-assisted suicide law discriminates against people [...]

Joy within his house: How a guy with a camera got into a cloister

I didn’t expect a day at the beach to turn into a doorway into a cloistered monastery. … ~ The manuscript was thick, intimidatingly so. I tossed it into my bag, with a bottle of water, a towel, and the excuse every work-from-anywhere person knows by heart: “I’m going to work … at the beach.” Read More…

Joy within his house: How a guy with a camera got into a cloister

The Vatican Museums reveal the treasures of the Muiscas

“Sparkling, precious gold from distant times…” Thus begins the magnificent book about the “Ors précolombiens du Musée profane” (“Pre-Columbian Gold of the Profane Museum”), edited by Jean-François Genotte, presented on November 27 at the Vatican Museums. It’s an unexpected presence in the popes’ museums: what are these large pectorals of gleaming alloys, with chiseled eagle Read More…

The Vatican Museums reveal the treasures of the Muiscas

This new legal thriller has moral heart

“The sacred charge of lawyers is to give themselves to those who need them.” This quote from the main character’s father, Thomas, is the principle that pulses at the heart of Gabriel Lock: Bound by Law.  Co-authors D. and H. Cancio, a father-son duo who both specialize in law, bring an authenticity and personal depth Read More…

This new legal thriller has moral heart

Resume dialogue, Pope Leo urges Thailand, Cambodia

Pope Leo said this December 10 that he is “deeply saddened” that violent conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has resurged. The two countries have fallen back into an exchange of fire in the last few days, resulting in at least 10 deaths: 7 on the Cambodia side, and 3 from Thailand. Pope Leo mentioned the Read More…

Resume dialogue, Pope Leo urges Thailand, Cambodia

‘Bernadette: The Musical’ is coming to America in 2026

The musical event Bernadette de Lourdes, which originated in Lourdes in 2019, won over more than 250,000 spectators in France and toured Italy in January 2025. Now, it’s heading across the Atlantic! Bernadette: the Musical is scheduled to launch in the United States in February 2026. Young performer Eyma Scharen will be part of this Read More…

‘Bernadette: The Musical’ is coming to America in 2026

The home where we are awaited: Pope reflects

We poor humans could be considered “paradoxical, unhappy creatures, not only because we die, but also because we are certain that this event will happen, even though we do not know how or when,” Pope Leo reflected this December 10, as he continued with his audience series on hope in light of the Paschal Mystery. Read More…

The home where we are awaited: Pope reflects