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CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2025 / 06:00 am Advent is a season filled with rich Catholic traditions, but a slightly lesser-known one is growing in popularity among younger Catholics. The ancient liturgy of the Rorate [...]

Vatican City, Dec 14, 2025 / 08:05 am Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced deep concern over renewed fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, urging an immediate end to violence and a return [...]

Puebla, Mexico, Dec 14, 2025 / 08:00 am The perennially popular representation of the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ, held every Holy Week in the Iztapalapa sector of Mexico City, has been declared a Cultural [...]

EWTN News, Dec 14, 2025 / 07:02 am Catholic leaders in Australia have responded with prayer and condemnation of antisemitism following what police described as a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi [...]

Vatican City, Dec 14, 2025 / 07:00 am The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scenes that will adorn St. Peter’s Square and the Paul VI [...]

Pope Leo reflected on how John the Baptist continued to hope from within prison, and how Jesus answered his doubts with the testimony of his works. Christ opens eyes. He gives voice to the oppressed. He defeats ideologies. He heals. Thus: “Let us rejoice, since Jesus is our hope, especially in times of trial, when Read More…

Even in chains, we can pursue truth, reflects Pope

There’s something about this time of year that turns thoughts toward God and things of heaven. Maybe it’s the cold weather slowing down our social calendars, leaving us with more time for thought and introspection. Maybe it’s the Christmas decorations and songs, even the most secular of which point toward something truly extraordinary that happened Read More…

Advent is the perfect time to invite someone to church

An average of 20 people each week died by euthanasia in the Australian state of New South Wales during the 12-month period between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, said a new report published by the state’s government. This marks a 53% increase from the last reporting period. The new report, published at the Read More…

Euthanasia rates skyrocketed in this Australian state

At the Angelus address on December 14, 2025, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to new martyrs of the Catholic Church whose beatifications took place the previous day in Paris and Jaén, Spain, recognizing their witness to Christ amid persecution during the Nazi occupation of France and the Spanish Civil War. In Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral hosted Read More…

Pope Leo XIV welcomes 174 new Blesseds, from France and Spain

It was a date chosen on purpose: To focus on prisoners and those who work in the penitentiary systems, the Sunday of Joy, in the midst of the quiet preparation of Advent, was selected for the Jubilee. Pope Leo celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s, acknowledging the many difficulties surrounding prison, both in terms of the Read More…

Pope’s words for prisoners give hope to anyone with regrets