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In a statement published Jan. 3, 2025, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of South Africa’s Mthatha Diocese weighed in on the situation of the illegal miners who have been trapped in a mine in South Africa’s North West Province since November.

Illegal workers stuck in South African mine should be handled ‘with dignity,’ bishop says

Jan 7, 2025

The illegal miners stuck in a mine in South Africa’s North West Province are human beings whose dignity should be respected, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka said.

People visit the St. Patrick Catholic Church, illuminated with decorative lights on Christmas Eve in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, on Dec. 24, 2024.

Leaders urge India’s Modi to curb spiraling violence against Christians

Jan 7, 2025

“We cry out to you from the depths of our hearts when we are attacked in villages and towns in several states on Christmas Day,” Christian leaders lamented. 

Spirits were uplifted and joyful following the concluding Mass at the end of the SEEK25 conference on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as some 3,500 young Catholics, priests, and religious poured out of the Washington Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C.

SEEK25 in DC speakers, attendees share their experiences: ‘We all want God’

Jan 7, 2025

“I have great hope for where the Church is going, and it makes me so proud to be a Catholic,” 40 Days for Life founder David Bereit told CNA after the final Mass.

Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, France.

Pope accepts resignation of bishop investigated for ordinations with pre-Vatican II rite

Jan 7, 2025

French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis wanted him to submit his resignation.

Pilgrims cross the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2024.

More than 500,000 people pass through St. Peter’s Holy Door after Christmas opening

Jan 7, 2025

Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening the papal basilica’s door on Dec. 24. 

Father Roberto Pasolini.

Pope’s preacher speaks on his humanity, return to faith, and being a Bible ‘expert’

Jan 7, 2025

Father Roberto Pasolini, recently appointed as preacher of the Papal Household, opens up about his journey from teenage faith struggles to becoming a Scripture scholar.

Pep Borrell, a popularizer of the truth and beauty of Catholic courtship and marriage.

Catholic courtship is not a mini-marriage, expert says

Jan 7, 2025

Pep Borrell is a dentist by profession, but his passion is to know and spread profound countercultural truths about dating and marriage according to the Church.

ESPN reporter Molly McGrath interviews Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) after NCAA football game action between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, on Jan. 2, 2025. “First and foremost I want to thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ,” Leonard told the media.

Win or lose, players give glory to Jesus during college football playoffs

Jan 7, 2025

Athletes in this year’s college football playoffs have made it clear that the glory of a national championship comes only second to their relationship with Jesus Christ.

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Cardinal Robert McElroy at the Church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali in Rome on Apr. 23, 2023, when he took possession of his titular church as a cardinal.

Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy says in DC debut

Jan 7, 2025

“The Catholic Church teaches that a country has the right to control its borders. And our nation’s desire to do that is a legitimate effort,” McElroy said Monday.

At the 2025 SEEK conference in Salt Lake City, Isaac Smith (left), a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and Alex Tarrios, a Pentecostal Christian, each found themselves seeking Christ, finding encouragement and support in the community they found there.

Young adults share SEEK’s influence in their search for Christ in Salt Lake City

Jan 6, 2025

Two young adults who attended SEEK25 in Salt Lake City to seek Christ and learn more about the Catholic faith share their stories.

Archbishop Murray Chatlain is the new archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada. 

Canadian archbishop and Indigenous language scholar appointed to Winnipeg Archdiocese

Jan 6, 2025

Archbishop Murray Chatlain “was instrumental in the pastoral outreach to Indigenous communities in the north,” according to the B.C. Catholic.

Young Catholics listen as Samantha Kelley gives a talk at SEEK25 on the theology of the body on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

SEEK25 highlights theology of the body as a remedy for modern identity crisis

Jan 6, 2025

Speakers called on young Catholics to dive deeper into their understanding of human sexuality and their identity as sons and daughters of God.

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