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Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras.

Venezuelan authorities prevent Cardinal Porras from traveling, cancel passport 

Dec 10, 2025

On Dec. 10 Venezuelan immigration police confiscated and invalidated the passport of Cardinal Baltazar Porras, the archbishop emeritus of Caracas.

Sister Norma Pimentel spoke with the Holy Father at the Oct. 2, 2025 meeting.

Federal government cuts off aid to Texas Catholic Charities 

Dec 10, 2025

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) from receiving federal funding, according to CCRGV.

Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, speaks about a sanctions plan to increase pressure on the Nigerian government amid ongoing Christian persecution on Dec. 9, 2025.

Trump to create sanctions plan for Nigeria, congressman says

Dec 10, 2025

President Donald Trump is crafting a sanctions plan to pressure the Nigerian government amid ongoing Christian persecution, according to a member of Congress.

The St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square are seen at sunset near the French Quarter in downtown New Orleans on April 10, 2010.

New Orleans Diocese issues Mass dispensation for migrants due to arrest fears

Dec 10, 2025

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced a Sunday Mass dispensation for migrants fearing deportation. 

The flag of the European Union.

Catholic bishops in Europe express concern over EU ruling mandating recognition of same-sex unions

Dec 10, 2025

Europe's Catholic bishops expressed concern over the Court of Justice of the European Union obliging all member states to recognize same-sex marriage.

Notre Dame College in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh

Catholic colleges in Bangladesh threatened over conversion claims

Dec 10, 2025

Archbishop Bejoy D'Cruze of Dhaka said threats against Catholic colleges in Bangladesh pose "a grave concern for the Catholic Church," particularly ahead of Christmas.

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during a Jubilee audience on Nov. 22, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV criticizes transhumanism: ‘Death is not opposed to life’

Dec 10, 2025

Pope Leo XIV spoke about Christ's promise of eternal life during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on Dec. 10.

Pope Leo XIV uses a tablet to navigate the website of the new digital version of the Vatican's Pontifical Yearbook, known as the "Annuario Pontificio" in Italian.

Pontifical Yearbook goes digital: What is it and what does it contain?

Dec 10, 2025

The red-covered Pontifical Yearbook — known in Italian as the “Annuario Pontificio” — is an important reference updated every year.

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Citing papal teaching, Poland bans Communist Party over totalitarian ideology

Dec 10, 2025

Poland's top court unanimously bans Communist Party of Poland, ruling it violates Article 13 of the constitution, which prohibits parties promoting totalitarian methods

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. 

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