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Nigerian priest: Those responsible for killing Christians, Muslims should be held accountable

A map of Nigeria. / Credit: SevenMaps/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Nov 25, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Nigerian priest Father Mathias Ashinnoitian Adugba says more must be done to hold people accountable for the deaths of Christians and Muslims in th... [...]

Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory

null / Alex Studio/Shutterstock. Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A new Vatican document defends marriage as a monogamous relationship amid the growing popularity of polyamory, and addresses the pastoral challenges caused by convers... [...]

Giving people hope is greatest challenge, custos of Holy Land says in U.S. visit

Custos of the Holy Land Father Franceso Ielpo speaks with EWTN News in a two-part interview that began airing on “EWTN News Nightly” on Nov. 24, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 25, 2025 / 09:00 am (... [...]

Pope to give 2025 Ratzinger Prize to conductor Riccardo Muti at Christmas concert

Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 08:00 am Pope Leo XIV will present the 2025 Ratzinger Prize to the renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, one of the most influential and respected figures in international music, [...]

New World Liberty Congress president analyzes ‘silence’ of Church in Nicaragua

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 25, 2025 / 07:00 am Former Nicaraguan political prisoner Félix Maradiaga was recently elected president of the World Liberty Congress (WLC). In an interview with “EWTN Noticias,” the Spanish-language broadcast edition of EWTN [...]

Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory

Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 06:00 am A new Vatican document defends marriage as a monogamous relationship amid the growing popularity of polyamory, and addresses the pastoral challenges caused by conversion to Catholicism of [...]

Miss Universe honors God, Catholic faith on stage and in life

When Miss Universe Mexico Fatima Bosch was announced as the winner of Miss Universe on Friday, November 20, in Bangkok, she was understandably overcome with emotion. But as she made her first walk as Miss Universe, she took a moment on the runway to thank God for all He has done to help her. Carrying Read More…

Miss Universe honors God, Catholic faith on stage and in life

“Hero of the confessional”: Italian 20th-century priest beatified

On November 15, Fr. Carmelo de Palma was officially beatified by the Catholic Church in a ceremony in Bari, Italy. Pope Leo XIV praised Palma’s life during his Angelus following the beatification: Yesterday, in Bari, Carmelo De Palma was beatified.  He was a diocesan priest who died in 1961 after a life generously spent in Read More…

“Hero of the confessional”: Italian 20th-century priest beatified

The unique tradition of Sicily’s “Song of the Cart Driver”

From Mexico’s day of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day, passing through Venice’s St. Mark’s day, patron saint celebrations are heartfelt events across the Catholic world. But in Sicily, festivities for cities’ patron saints include a unique tradition: street singers performing “songs of cart drivers.” As explained in the blog “Sicily: Culture Read More…

The unique tradition of Sicily’s “Song of the Cart Driver”

Andrea Bocelli reflects on faith, fame, and 4 popes

Andrea Bocelli’s legendary voice has graced the world’s greatest stages for three decades, but it is his enduring faith and humility that truly set him apart. As he marks 30 years of milestones in his life and career, the renowned tenor reflects not only on musical triumphs but on the spiritual journey that accompanied them. Read More…

Andrea Bocelli reflects on faith, fame, and 4 popes