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New Slovak Virgin Mary mosaic highlights spiritual bonds between Slovakia and Vatican

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, blesses the new mosaic of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Vatican Gardens at a ceremony attended by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and Vatican officials on Dec. 5, 20... [...]

The saint of Christmas and ecumenism: Bari celebrates St. Nicholas

Statue of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Bari, Italy, at the Pontifical Basilica of St. Nicholas. / Credit: Veronica Giacometti/ACI Stampa ACI Stampa, Dec 6, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The people of Bari, a city in southern Italy, have a deep de... [...]

Christmas 2025: Handmade gifts from 14 Catholic monasteries

The contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, support themselves by offering their hand-painted chinaware and other unique gifts for sale. / Credit: Monastery of Bethlehem Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec ... [...]

You better watch out—St. Nicholas is coming to town

Everyone loves jolly ol’ Saint Nicholas. There is something romantic and cozy about telling Santa stories around the crackling fire. He is an icon of the Christmas season. But not everyone agrees about the real [...]

What Benedict XVI taught us about Israel—and why it matters now

When devout Catholic young people start approaching you, troubled by the possibility that God has abandoned the Jews and that they somehow stand behind our social ills, it becomes clear that something has gone deeply [...]

Why Being Rather Than Nothingness? Part I

True union with God comes not by escaping time but by coursing through it with Christ, its creator and consummator.

Tom Brady Cloned His Dog — Can Catholics Do That?

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Advent’s Prophet Who Prepares

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Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication

Denver, Colorado, Dec 5, 2025 / 18:18 pm After receiving a letter of excommunication from the Vatican, the leader of a schismatic group in Colorado Springs told congregants he would ignore it — furthering the [...]

Altar Rail Gets Reprieve at North Carolina Church

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