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The Preacher of the Papal Household preached his third and final weekly Advent sermon in Paul VI Audience Hall on December 19, in the presence of Pope Leo, the Roman Curia, and staff of the Vatican City State and of the Vicariate of Rome. The title of Father Roberto Pasolini’s sermon was “The Universality ... read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses officials of the Roman Curia at the Vatican on Dec. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 22, 2025 / 06:25 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday called on officials of the Roman Curia to deepen both mission and communion, urging Vatican offices to be “more ... read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses officials of the Roman Curia at the Vatican on December 22, 2025. / Vatican Media (screenshot) Vatican City, Dec 22, 2025 / 06:25 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday called on officials of the Roman Curia to deepen both mission and communion, urging Vatican offices to be ... read more

In an editorial, “Commitment to peace born from contemplating face of the Christ Child,” a Vatican spokesman wrote that “to look upon that Child, the central figure of our Nativity scenes, cannot leave us indifferent to the tragedy of the many children who are victims of war.” Andrea Tornielli, the editorial director of the ... read more

The Vatican newspaper devoted the most prominent front-page article in its December 19 edition to what charitable organizations have described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: the plight of refugees fleeing the Sudanese civil war. ... read more

In his Angelus address on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Pope Leo XIV upheld St. Joseph as a model of “piety and charity, mercy and abandonment” that Christians should imitate as Christmas approaches (video). ... read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network has released Pope Leo XIV’s list of prayer intentions for the year 2026. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network has released Pope Leo XIV’s list of prayer intentions for the year ... read more

In the eleventh and final special Saturday audience of the jubilee year, Pope Leo XIV said that to hope is to generate, as the Blessed Virgin Mary did (video). ... read more

At the conclusion of his December 20 jubilee audience, Pope Leo XIV told Polish-speaking pilgrims: ... read more

Recently the great Phil Lawler wrote a provocative piece titled “Why I am not (quite, yet) a Traditionalist.” It’s a title that’s sure to get clicks, but unlike most clickbait titles, this one leads to an article worth reading. So with apologies to Mr. Lawler for adapting his title in the hopes of also getting ... read more

Vatican City – “By her very nature, the Church is outward-looking, turned toward the world, missionary.” And “the mission of Jesus on earth, which continues in the Holy Spirit through the Church, becomes a criterion for discernment in our lives, in our journey of faith, in ecclesial practices, and also in the service we carry ... read more

Believers and non-believers alike sometimes balk at the demanding nature of St. Paul’s exhortation in 1 Thessalonians 5: “Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” In a world as broken as ours, can we really be expected to rejoice and give ... read more

Cover of ‘How to Get Along With Almost Everybody’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi, shown at left An excerpt from ‘How to Get Along With (Almost) Everybody’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi ... read more

Surely one of the most provocative conversations this year has been that sparked by conservative essayist Helen Andrews, whose October essay “The Great Feminization”—which censured what she describes as the feminization of Western institutions—went so viral that even liberal corporate media couldn’t ignore it. The New York Times welcomed her to write an op-ed on ... read more