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In the past week or so, as I write this, the President of the United States has called a reporter “piggy,” the Governor of Minnesota “retarded,” and an entire ethnic group “garbage.” Also in the [...]

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. / Credit: Alan Holdren/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 8, 2025 / 16:28 pm (CNA). Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification... [...]

Republican Gov. William Lee, pictured in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., in September 2025, should stop all executions and support an end to the death penalty, faith leaders said at a Dec. 8, 2025, press conference hoste... [...]

Pope Leo XIV receives Bishop Pierre Goudreault of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (center), Archbishop Richard Smith of Vancouver (right), and Father Jean Vézina, secretary-general of the Can... [...]

null / Credit: chayanuphol/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 8, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Bishop Michael Duca has granted a dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance for immigrants fearing deportation in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the fo... [...]

Few places can claim a 2,000-year Christian history. Jerusalem, Asia Minor, Rome … and Malta. When Acts of the Apostles recounts Paul’s shipwreck on this island, it doesn’t give a lot of details. It indicates that he passed the winter there, that the people showed “unusual kindness,” and that he healed a man named Publius Read More…

Where Mary has been loved for 2,000 years (Watch)

High school seniors applying to American universities are wrapping up their college applications this December and making final decisions about where to apply. If you’re a senior, or the parent or grandparent of one, you might be wondering which secular colleges have robust Catholic communities that can support your faith during your college years. Even Read More…

High school seniors: 42 Colleges with strong Catholic communities

In homes everywhere, December arrives with its familiar choreography: Someone hunting for wrapping paper, someone else refereeing homework battles, someone unloading the dishwasher yet again. These tasks tend to fall into habitual patterns — and sometimes, into habitual language. “Can you help me with this?” “I did this for you.” “Can you handle her homework Read More…

Change just one word the next time your spouse asks your help

It may be a faux pas to start a review of one children’s Bible by talking about another, but there is a point to it, I promise you. When my kids were younger, we read a lot of Bible stories. Many of them were delightful, but none stole their heart the way The Storybook Bible Read More…

Compelling children’s Bible tells of God’s love — the Catholic way

“The Lord always acts in this way: he gives us great gifts, but he leaves us free to accept them or not,” Pope Leo said before praying the Angelus on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Reflecting on the gift of Mary’s “fullness of grace” announced to her by Gabriel, the Pope called on words Read More…

Mary’s miracle and our baptism: Pope reflects on great gifts