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The sentiment often expressed as, "who am I to judge," is so commonplace in our culture that it hardly raises even a Catholic eyebrow when spoken in the context of Christian morality.

We Catholics tend to have unrealistic expectations about our priests. We want every one of them to deliver brilliant, engaging homilies just like Venerable Fulton Sheen, possess the spiritual depth of Saint Thomas Aquinas, be [...]

Dec 28, 2025 / 08:00 am Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi, an expert consultant for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, clarified that the measure established last month regarding the use of [...]

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 28, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has sent three trucks carrying human... [...]

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 28, 2025 / 09:49 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christian families ... [...]

Pope Paul VI visited the Holy Land in 1964. The trip was momentous for Christian unity, but it also gave the Holy Father and future canonized saint an opportunity to reflect on the many lessons to be learned in Nazareth. One of his reflections from the trip is now part of the Office of Readings Read More…

3 Lessons Pope Paul VI found in Nazareth

Cardinal Mykola Bychok of Sydney and Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green of Wilcannia-Forbes will preside over the groundbreaking of a new monastery for an order of Discalced Carmelite nuns on January 10, as the order officially establishes a presence in the town of Mathoura, New South Wales, Australia. The Discalced Carmelites arrived in Mathoura in 2019, and Read More…

Carmelite monastery coming to New South Wales, Australia

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2025 / 07:00 am Despite opposition from advocacy groups and Catholic leaders, multiple states and countries advanced legislation in 2025 to expand access to physician-assisted suicide. Delaware Delaware Gov. Matt [...]

During the Advent and Christmas seasons, we look tenderly at the Nativity scene and imagine how difficult it must have been for Mary and Joseph to lay their son Jesus in the straw in a stable. The manger, where animals fed, became the cradle of the One who feeds the world. In the Nativity scenes Read More…

Why is a can of sardines among the treasures of the Vatican?

After his first international trip to Turkey and Lebanon in November-December, Pope Leo XIV is expected to continue his “pilgrimage” around the globe, following in the footsteps of his predecessors. Here are some potential destinations for 2026 and beyond. “I hope to go to Algeria,” the Pope told reporters aboard the plane taking him back Read More…

What trips might be in store for Leo XIV in 2026?