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Pope Francis lays his hands on Renato Tarantelli Baccari — a gesture signifying the conferral of episcopal authority that traces back to apostolic times — at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Jan. 4, 2025.

Pope attends episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop

Jan 4, 2025

Cardinal Baldassare Reina emphasized three fundamental aspects of episcopal ministry while emphasizing that episcopacy is service, not honor.

Pope Francis shares a joyful moment with members of the Union of St. Catherine of Siena Missionary Teachers during an audience in the Vatican's Clementine Hall, Jan. 4, 2025.

Pope Francis to teaching sisters: Leave ‘vinegar faces’ behind, embrace joy

Jan 4, 2025

“Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly, this is not something that helps to attract people,” the pope said.

The heads of Churches and their representatives in Syria meet the de facto leader.

Hopes rise for Christians as Church leaders meet new Syria leader

Jan 4, 2025

As Syria navigates a transitional phase, questions abound regarding the Church’s role in shaping the new Syrian nation. Has the recent meeting with Church leaders helped?

A statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Seton Legacy Garden at the Seton Shrine in Maryland.

Seton Shrine begins yearly celebrations for 50th anniversary of saint’s canonization

Jan 4, 2025

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, begins its yearlong celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of her canonization.

Religious sisters mingle at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025.

SEEK to be held next year in Colorado, Ohio, and Texas

Jan 3, 2025

SEEK25, which is being held in both Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C., this year, brought a record-breaking 21,115 attendees from the U.S. and Canada.

The Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus.

Catholic priest sentenced to 11 years in prison by Belarusian regime

Jan 3, 2025

The Viasna Human Rights Center stated on X that 64-year-old Father Henrykh Akalatovich has denied “all charges.”

Sister Veronica Higgins of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Infant Jesus died in a car accident Jan. 2, 2025, after running off a rural highway northwest of the city, according to local news reports.

Oklahoma City nun dies in car crash after suspected medical incident

Jan 3, 2025

Sister Veronica Higgins, 74, was “apparently ill,” and troopers wrote in the report that the cause of the collision was a medical incident.

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Catholic representation in new Congress grows to over 28%: A look at the numbers

Jan 3, 2025

A small majority of the Catholics in both chambers of Congress are elected Democrats.

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Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People on Jan. 3, 2025, in Clementine Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis encourages blind young people to be pilgrims of hope

Jan 3, 2025

Pope Francis encouraged those present to be “people on the journey” who always have the desire to continue, “always with the desire to move forward.”

Ascension's new podcast 'The Rosary in a Year' with Father Mark-Mary Ames, CFR.

‘Rosary in a Year’ podcast is No. 1 on Apple charts

Jan 3, 2025

The latest “In a Year” podcast landed ahead of other popular podcasts including “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Dateline,” and “The Daily.” 

Thousands gather for the opening Mass of the SEEK25 conference held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2–5, 2025.

‘Our hearts are restless until they rest in you’: SEEK25 kicks off in Washington, D.C.

Jan 3, 2025

“We are here, because guess what? Everything isn’t OK in the world today,” Bishop Robert Brennan said at the opening Mass of the SEEK25 conference in D.C.

Part of the roof of San Luis Obispo Church in the town of Calkiní located north of the Campeche, the capital of the Mexican state of the same name, collapsed on Dec. 29, 2024. No injuries were reported.

Roof of 400-year-old church in Mexico collapses

Jan 3, 2025

Like all Catholic churches built in Mexico before 1992, the church is federal property, so repairing it is the responsibility of the civil authorities.

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