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Dany Elachi, a Sydney father who advocated for Australia's social media ban, and his family.

Catholic advocates hail Australian social media ban for children as ‘new standard’

Dec 10, 2025

Social media companies are responsible for enforcing the age restrictions and may receive fines of tens of millions of dollars if they fail to adequately verify these age limits, according to  the law.

Father Maurice Emelu, now a U.S. citizen and founder of Gratia Vobis Ministries, told EWTN Germany recently that faith in Nigeria has the extraordinary ability to blossom “in harsh soil.”

‘Persecuted and thriving’: Catholic priest on resilience of Christians in Nigeria

Dec 10, 2025

Father Maurice Emelu, founder of Gratia Vobis Ministries, told EWTN Germany that the faith in Nigeria has the extraordinary ability to blossom “in harsh soil.” 

“For patients with serious disabilities, this law will put us at risk of deadly discrimination," says Daniese McMullin-Powell, a polio survivor who has used a wheelchair for most of her life.

Disability advocates sue Delaware over allegedly ‘discriminatory’ assisted suicide law 

Dec 10, 2025

Several disability and patient advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Dec. 8 alleging that Delaware’s new physician-assisted suicide law discriminates against people with disabilities. 

The Holy House of Our Lady in the Shrine of Loreto.

Did angels really carry the Holy House of Mary to Loreto, Italy?

Dec 10, 2025

What do Galileo, Mozart, Descartes, Cervantes, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux have in common? They all traveled hundreds of miles to visit Mary’s house in Loreto, Italy.

American adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained steady, a new Pew Research Center report finds. 

Pew study: Religion holds steady in America

Dec 9, 2025

American adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained steady, a new Pew Research Center report finds. 

Pope Leo XIV addresses the press at Castel Gandolfo Dec. 9, 2025.

Pope says Trump Ukraine plan would weaken U.S. alliance with Europe

Dec 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV said President Donald Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens to break apart the alliance between Europe and the United States.

Flowers are seen on Sept. 3, 2025, outside the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where a shooter killed two children and injured 21 other people on Aug. 27, 2025.

Archbishop performs rite of reparation at Annunciation Catholic Church after shooting

Dec 9, 2025

"My brothers and sisters, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead proclaims that evil and death do not have the final word; God does.”

The Pope greets Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo.

The pope urges ‘continued dialogue’ after receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo

Dec 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV received the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in audience today at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo.

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The exterior of St. Casimir church in Buffalo, New York

Vatican reverses several parish closures in Diocese of Buffalo, advocates say

Dec 9, 2025

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Clergy has declared that several parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York can remain open after Bishop Michael Fisher ordered their closure.

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

FBI leader who oversaw Catholic investigation tapped to lead Virginia public safety department

Dec 9, 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent who oversaw the office responsible for an investigation into Catholics will lead Virginia’s safety office.

A Nativity display with anti-ICE messaging outside St. Susanna Church in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Boston-area pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE Nativity scene, seeks meeting with archbishop

Dec 9, 2025

The pastor of a Catholic parish near Boston says an anti-immigration-enforcement display in its Nativity scene will stay up at least for the time being.

Eduard Habsburg, Hungary's ambassador to the Holy See from 2015 to 2025, takes his leave during a farewell visit to Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 21, 2025.

Former Hungarian ambassador reflects on 10-year term at the Vatican

Dec 9, 2025

Archduke of Austria Eduard Habsburg, who served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See since 2015, described his post as “the greatest 10 years of my life.”

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