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Adam Gray New York Archbishop-elect Ronald Hicks and Cardinal Timothy Dolan hold a press conference at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Dec. 18, 2025, in New York City. Bishop Hicks addressed media at St. Patrick’s Cathedral alongside outgoing Cardinal Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who turned 75 earlier this year. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to patients and caregivers at the De La Croix Hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 18, 2025 / 18:28 pm Pope Leo XIV warned against the destructive spiral fueled by the arms race and the development of autonomous weapons, and ... read more

Pope Leo XIV holds up a tennis racket given to him by children of the Pope Paul VI Pontifical School in Castel Gandolfo on Dec. 16, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2025 / 18:08 pm Pope Leo XIV enjoyed a special Christmas concert this week dedicated to him by students ... read more

Mass at Arizona State University’s Newman Center chapel. | Credit: Courtesy of Father Bill Clements, director of ASU Newman Center Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 17:48 pm Encouraging participation in Mass and making the sacraments more accessible can deepen fulfillment among Catholics and therefore help to keep Catholics in the faith, experts say. ... read more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 18, 2025, that eases federal marijuana regulations amid support from the cannabis industry but opposition from some Catholic and conservative groups. | Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 17:18 pm President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to ease federal ... read more

The contortions that the transgender phenomenon has foisted on the medical profession’s language are myriad—and pernicious. Although 20th-century thinkers had described man as “the symbol-making animal,” we have demonstrated, in our day, that we are symbol-destroying animals as well. The way in which the medical profession has conspired to warp both language and bodies to ... read more

Tanis Cortens Quillette magazine’s podcast released an episode on Oct. 10 entitled “Desexing the Language of Motherhood,” in which maternal and infant health specialist Karleen Gribble joined host Iona Italia to discuss the trend toward gender-neutral terminology in the field of women’s health. Italia and Gribble talked about Gribble’s article, “The Desexing of Language ... read more

Oswald Clark and Paul Tuns On Nov. 4, Liberal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the the Liberal government’s 2025 federal budget and after two weeks of kabuki theatre of whether or not enough opposition MPs would cross the floor, vote for the budget, or miss the final vote, it passed on a party-line ... read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to patients and caregivers at the De La Croix Hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 18, 2025 / 18:28 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV warned against the destructive spiral fueled by the arms race and the development ... read more

Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 16:48 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Advocates push for EPA to include chemicals from abortion drugs on list of drinking water contaminants Students for Life of America (SFLA) is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add the abortion drug ... read more

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2025 / 18:08 pm Pope Leo XIV enjoyed a special Christmas concert this week dedicated to him by students of the Paul VI Pontifical School in Castel Gandolfo. During his surprise visit to the school, which has about 300 students, the ... read more

Mass at Arizona State University’s Newman Center chapel. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Bill Clements, director of ASU Newman Center Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 17:48 pm (CNA). Encouraging participation in Mass and making the sacraments more accessible can deepen fulfillment among Catholics and therefore help to keep Catholics in ... read more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 18, 2025, that eases federal marijuana regulations amid support from the cannabis industry but opposition from some Catholic and conservative groups. / Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 17:18 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive ... read more

null / Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 16:48 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news:Advocates push for EPA to include chemicals from abortion drugs on list of drinking water contaminantsStudents for Life of America (SFLA) is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency ... read more

Jabin Botsford President Donald J. Trump watches as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, speaks after being sworn in on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. It includes hormone treatments that attempt to masculinize girls with testosterone and feminize boys with estrogen and puberty blockers, ... read more