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Benedict XVI’s former secretary hopes the pope’s beatification process will open soon
Dec 8, 2025Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for the German pontiff.
Tennessee faith leaders call on Gov. Lee to stop executions
Dec 8, 2025Faith leaders called for the halt of state executions and a complete end to the death penalty in Tennessee.
Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed in Montreal ceremony
Dec 8, 2025Indigenous artifacts were formally transferred to Indigenous leaders in Montreal as part of the Jubilee of Hope declared by Pope Francis and carried out by Pope Leo XIV.
Baton Rouge Diocese announces Sunday Mass dispensation for migrants fearing deportation
Dec 8, 2025Bishop Michael Duca granted a dispensation from Sunday Mass for immigrants fearing deportation in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the fourth U.S. diocese to do so.
On solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, pope encourages renewing our ‘yes’ to God
Dec 8, 2025Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Canadian bishops ask prime minister to keep religious-text protection in hate-speech law
Dec 8, 2025Canada bishops are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to withdraw the Liberal Party’s reported agreement to remove religious-belief exemptions from hate-speech laws.
Fátima visionary Sister Lucia’s doctor shares moving conversion story
Dec 8, 2025Dec. 10 marks the centenary of the Fátima apparitions, an occasion for which the Holy See has granted a jubilee year.
What is ‘papal infallibility?’ CNA explains an often-misunderstood Church teaching
Dec 8, 2025Father Patrick Flanagan, an association professor of theology at St. John’s University, told CNA the doctrine of papal infallibility “does not concern the pope’s character.”
On solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, pope encourages renewing our ‘yes’ to God
‘Peace is possible,’ Pope Leo XIV says after visits to Turkey and Lebanon
You heard of the popemobile, now meet the papal lawn mower
Chris Pratt to release documentary on tomb of St. Peter
New Slovak Virgin Mary mosaic highlights spiritual bonds between Slovakia and Vatican
Trump honors Mary’s ‘freedom from original sin’ in Immaculate Conception message
Mariologists publish scathing critique of Vatican note on Mary’s titles
Tennessee faith leaders call on Gov. Lee to stop executions
Baton Rouge Diocese announces Sunday Mass dispensation for migrants fearing deportation
What is ‘papal infallibility?’ CNA explains an often-misunderstood Church teaching
Meet the Franciscan friar who baptized St. Juan Diego
Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed in Montreal ceremony
Canadian bishops ask prime minister to keep religious-text protection in hate-speech law
Mexico City cathedral organizes ‘Guadalupe Night’ to celebrate Our Lady
‘You leave or we’ll kick you out’ can’t be only answer for migrants, Chilean archbishop says
Benedict XVI’s former secretary hopes the pope’s beatification process will open soon
Fátima visionary Sister Lucia’s doctor shares moving conversion story
The saint of Christmas and ecumenism: Bari celebrates St. Nicholas
Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?
Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross
Thousands protest corruption in Philippines as Church leaders call for accountability
Philippines bishops’ conference elects Garcera as president, an advocate for synodality
Father Bob and his bicycle: How this 88-year-old priest serves Bangladesh’s disabled children
How the Catholic Church brings hope to the ‘tiger widows’ of Bangladesh
How a remote island in Indonesia forms hundreds of priests for the world
Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again while conflict still echoes nearby
Youth, migrant workers, and peacekeepers reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon
DR Congo’s bishops announce construction of national shrine honoring Blessed Anuarite
Nigerian foundation defends Catholic bishop after remarks about Christian genocide
Pope Leo XIV lands in Rome after historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon
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Why is the Immaculate Conception patroness of the United States?
Dec 8, 2025U.S. bishops unanimously named Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the nation in 1846 during the Sixth Provincial Council of Baltimore.
‘Peace is possible,’ Pope Leo XIV says after visits to Turkey and Lebanon
Dec 7, 2025Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said his apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon showed that “peace is possible,” pointing to renewed steps toward Christian unity.
New print journal for ‘intellectual Catholic women’ to be released in April
Dec 7, 2025The Better Part Journal is intended to give women of the Church “hope” by discussing issues that are relevant to them.
You heard of the popemobile, now meet the papal lawn mower
Dec 7, 2025Pope Leo XIV received the white Electra 2.0 mower during a general audience in mid-November, a gift from Czech manufacturer Swardman.
