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Vatican City, Dec 9, 2025 / 10:30 am Archduke of Austria Eduard Habsburg, who served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See since 2015, described his post at the Vatican as “the greatest 10 years [...]

CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 / 04:00 am Many are familiar with the story of St. Juan Diego, whose feast is celebrated on Dec. 9 in the worldwide Church. However, the story of the Franciscan [...]

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A view of St. Patrick’s Cathedral near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Feb. 2, 2023, in New York City. The cathedral was completed in 1878 the Gothic Revival style by architect James Renwick Jr. / Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images CNA Staff, ... [...]

null / Credit: Guillaume Paumier via Flickr, filter added (CC BY 2.0) EWTN News, Dec 9, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Conservative factions across Europe have responded with concern to a recent ruling by the European Union’s Court of Justice requiring... [...]

Bishop John Keenan speaks at the First Saturdays Conference in Knock, Ireland, on Dec. 6, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of First Saturdays Conference Dublin, Ireland, Dec 9, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). At Knock Shrine on Saturday, Dec. 6, hundreds ... [...]

During the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” week, most players choose to honor charities or personal foundations. But Patriots rookie TreVeyon Henderson had something else on his heart — something heavier. His custom cleats were designed not for attention, but as a call for prayer: for the persecuted Christians of Nigeria, as shared by Relevant Read More…

NFL rookie’s cleats carry a vital message for all to hear

As the 2025 Jubilee Year draws toward its close, pilgrims across the world are once again rediscovering the power of walking toward hope. Vatican-designated Jubilee Years—times in which the Church emphasizes mercy, renewal, and a fresh start—have always carried a magnetic pull. But beyond Rome, a small group of cities holds a rare distinction: the Read More…

Cities with a Jubilee Year of their own

As artificial intelligence reshapes daily life, a once-academic idea has entered mainstream debate: posthumanism — the view that technology will so transform the human condition that biological limits, and perhaps even traditional ideas of personhood, will be surpassed. For the Church, this isn’t a thought experiment but a pastoral concern. And in a new address, Read More…

Pope Leo XIV: AI forces us to ask what it means to be human

Pope Leo XIV received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Castel Gandolfo on December 9, 2025, the Holy See Press Office confirmed. The Pope expressed his hope that “the diplomatic initiatives currently underway will lead to a just and lasting peace.” This was their third meeting. The Ukrainian President is continuing his efforts to mobilise European Read More…

Ukraine’s Zelensky again visits Pope Leo