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A still from “Trailblazers of Faith: The Legacy of African American Catholics,” which tells the inspiring story of how African Americans found a home in Catholicism without abandoning their identity or culture. Those pictured are the African Americans currently on the path to sainthood: Venerable Henriette DeLille, Julia Greeley, Father Augustus Tolton, Mother Mary Lange, Pierre Toussaint, and Sister Thea Bowman.

Hidden Catholic histories come alive in new Black and Native American films

Dec 7, 2025

New documentaries highlight African American and Native American Catholic communities in the United States.

The “Sons of Thunder” vocations club at St. Bartholomew Church in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

‘Sons of Thunder’ vocations group teaches boys how to be Catholic men

Dec 7, 2025

A New Jersey priest has launched a group for young men called the Sons of Thunder, which takes its name from Mark 3:17.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks with members of Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), during a Dec. 5, 2025 fundraising dinner to support of Christians in the Holy Land at St. John's Resort in Plymouth, Michigan.

On visit to Detroit, patriarch of Jerusalem focuses on hope for Holy Land Christians

Dec 6, 2025

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, expressed cautious hope for peace in Gaza.

The Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Archdiocese prays St. Andrew novena for fallen away Catholics

Dec 6, 2025

The “St. Andrew Novena for the 83%,” organized by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for the New Evangelization, is running from Nov. 30 through Dec. 24.

Chris Pratt speaks at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego.

Christ Pratt to release documentary on tomb of St. Peter

Dec 6, 2025

The film, produced by Vatican Media, the Fabric of St. Peter, and AF Films, will be released in 2026 for the 400th anniversary of the inauguration and dedication of the basilica.

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, blesses the new mosaic of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Vatican Gardens at a ceremony attended by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and Vatican officials on Dec. 5, 2025

New Slovak Virgin Mary mosaic highlights spiritual bonds between Slovakia and Vatican

Dec 6, 2025

Among other bishops and diplomats, two cardinals took part: the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Re, and Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti.

Statue of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Bari, Italy, at the Pontifical Basilica of St. Nicholas.

The saint of Christmas and ecumenism: Bari celebrates St. Nicholas

Dec 6, 2025

The city of Bari, Italy, celebrates its patron St. Nicholas every Dec. 6 with festivities and Masses.

The contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, support themselves by offering their hand-painted chinaware and other unique gifts for sale.

Christmas 2025: Handmade gifts from 14 Catholic monasteries

Dec 6, 2025

A guide to some of our favorite handmade gifts to give and receive from religious communities and monasteries.

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St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878).

5 things to know and share about St. Nicholas

Dec 6, 2025

How much do you know about the man whose feast falls on Dec. 6?

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Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication

Dec 5, 2025

The Servants of the Holy Family is a group that labels itself Catholic despite the Diocese of Colorado Springs’ declaration that the group is schismatic.

Chicago firefighters attend to a woman outside a doorway in video taken in November 2025 by Coalition Life.

Sidewalk counselor finds woman crying in pain outside Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago

Dec 5, 2025

A pro-life nonprofit group is ramping up its sidewalk counseling initiative in Chicago after a woman was found crying in a doorway.

Joseph Karam (far left) arrived with his parents, his aunt and uncle, and a group of about 90 Lebanese-Americans from across the United States — all drawn by the significance of witnessing Pope Leo’s first international visit and experiencing it on Lebanese soil — for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2025.

Youth, migrant workers, and peacekeepers reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon

Dec 5, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 trip to Lebanon has left a deep impression across the country and beyond.

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