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How federal and state abortion policies shifted in 2025

Fifty-one senators asked the FDA to rescind its approval of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone on Oct. 9, 2025. | Credit: Yta23/Shutterstock Dec 30, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Abortion policy at the federal and state levels has con... [...]

Pope Leo XIV warns against gambling, which ‘ruins many families’

Dec 30, 2025 / 10:45 am Pope Leo XIV warned about the danger that gambling poses to many families during a Dec. 29 audience with members of the National Association of Italian Municipalities. At the [...]

Thousands of young Europeans are beginning the new year at ecumenical gathering

Dec 30, 2025 / 09:00 am Thousands of young Catholics and other fellow Christians from various traditions are in Paris this week ushering out 2025 and ushering in 2026 as part of an ecumenical gathering organized [...]

Setting the Record Straight

Catholic Tradition can’t be killed. It can be attacked. It can be subverted. It can even be ignored, as you and I know too well. 

Rep. Tom Emmer credits his parents’ example in fostering Catholic faith

U.S. House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, talks about his faith with Eric Rosales on “EWTN News Nightly” on Dec. 29, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Dec 30, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Republican Rep. Tom Emmer, U.S. House... [...]

His sister inspired him to become a priest

José María Alsina, today a priest in his native Spain, has always felt called to belong to Jesus. His family passed on their faith to him, along with Christian values, education, and culture. The call to become a priest came to him through several “voices,” but that of his little sister, Mercedes, was decisive. When Read More…

His sister inspired him to become a priest

Inside the cave where Revelation was written

The Cave of the Apocalypse lies along the road connecting Skala to Chóra on the Greek island of Patmos. For centuries, Christians have identified this small grotto as the place where John the Apostle received the visions recorded in the Book of Revelation. The site remains an active place of worship within the Greek Orthodox Read More…

Inside the cave where Revelation was written

A new book explains what really happened to Santa Teresa’s remains

The plenary chamber of the town hall of Alba de Tormes, Spain, where Teresa died in 1582, was filled to capacity on Sunday morning, December 21, as locals and visitors gathered for the presentation of Muero porque no muero (I Die Because I Do Not Die), a new book by Discalced Carmelite friar Manuel Diego Read More…

A new book explains what really happened to Santa Teresa’s remains

The Myth of “Vibes” Conversions: Why Gen Z Is Actually Starving for the Hard Pills of Dogma

Most Gen Z converts weren't compelled to conversion by liturgical lace and incense, they were escaping the desert of safe spaces that said they were okay, when it was clear they definitely were not.

Improving How Society Dresses—Dress Well, Don’t Moralize

Those who want social standards of dress raised above t-shirts and sweatpants will fail to influence more than a small handful through moralistic arguments.