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Bishops call Illinois assisted suicide law signed by Gov. Pritzker ‘heartbreaking’

CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 16:52 pm Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law an assisted suicide bill that Catholic leaders have ardently opposed. Pritzker, who met with Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 19, cited “freedom,” [...]

Priests, laypeople, Poor Clare nun among 124 20th-century martyrs beatified in Spain

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 16:03 pm The Diocese of Jaén in Spain will celebrate on Dec. 13 the beatification of 109 priests, 14 laypeople, and one Poor Clare nun martyred during the [...]

Bublé shares sweet 1st Communion video, unexpected renewal

When a celebrity posts about an unforgettable experience, it’s often a one-time thing. But for Michael Bublé, his recent visit to the Vatican seems to have struck a deeper chord — one he can’t help returning to. Just days after performing in the Concert With the Poor in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Bublé has Read More…

Bublé shares sweet 1st Communion video, unexpected renewal

Syrian Christians face ‘insecurity’ 1 year after political change

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2025 / 15:18 pm Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Syrian Christians face ‘insecurity’ 1 year after political change [...]

Proposed U.S. law would require fathers to financially support pregnant moms

CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 14:33 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Proposed U.S. law would require fathers to financially support pregnant moms A Republican U.S. representative is sponsoring [...]

Pope Leo praises Christian archaeology, capable of ‘bringing to light anonymous holiness’

Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 11:42 am On the centenary of the founding of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Pope Leo XIV published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology [...]

Illinois governor signs assisted suicide into law

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950 into law on Friday, December 12, making Illinois the latest U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. It is the 12th state, along with the District of Columbia, to legalize it. SB 1950, which was initially introduced as a food safety bill, was passed into law in the Read More…

Illinois governor signs assisted suicide into law

Remember this son of yours, Pope asks Lady of Guadalupe (Photos)

Celebrating as pope his first feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Leo offered a prayer to her as her “son,” saying, “come to the aid of the Successor of Peter, so that I might confirm those who were entrusted to me in the only path that leads to the blessed Fruit of your womb. Read More…

Remember this son of yours, Pope asks Lady of Guadalupe (Photos)

St. Lucy kept her lamp lit like the Five Wise Virgins

One of the most-well known traditions of St. Lucy’s Day is the St. Lucy Procession, where a young girl leads the way with a crown of candles on her head. This tradition comes from an ancient story from St. Lucy’s life. It is said that during the Roman persecution of Christians, St. Lucy would visit Read More…

St. Lucy kept her lamp lit like the Five Wise Virgins

Prayer rally protests Vienna exhibition depicting ‘crucified frog and transgender Mary’

Official appearance of the exhibition in Vienna from Vienna Künstlerhaus website. / Credit: Vienna Künstlerhaus website CNA Deutsch, Dec 12, 2025 / 10:11 am (CNA). On Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a prayer rally against an... [...]