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David takes down Goliath: Student newspaper wins defamation suit against pro-abortion professor The Irish Rover is an independent, non-profit student newspaper at Notre Dame University in Indiana established in 2003. Its mission is “devoted to preserving the Catholic identity of Notre Dame.” (Note: Recently, Notre Dame announced that it was not necessary for the ... read more

As the year draws to a close, we enter into a familiar series of sharp contrasts. Along with the calm and quiet of winter comes the frenzy of December’s last-minute preparations: there are decorations to be hung, parties to be planned, and trips to be made—or travelers to welcome. Christmas always has this dual aspect: ... read more

After delaying restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass for three months, Bishop Michael Martin said in a Sept. 26, 2025, letter that the Chapel of the Little Flower in the St. Therese Parish in Mooresville, North Carolina, which was recently renovated by the diocese and can seat just over 350 people, will have ... read more

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 16:25 pm The European Commission has decided to withdraw funding from the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), an organization founded in 1997 to promote and defend the family, based on marriage between a man and a ... read more

What if Santa Claus weren’t just a character ... but a calling? In this unforgettable episode of The Chris Stefanick Show, I sit down with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Eddie Cotter, Jr.—an experienced Catholic youth minister who unexpectedly took on the role of Santa Claus and eventually ended up appearing as Santa ... read more

Silver Pictures/Reckart/MGM Movie posters of 'Die Hard,' 'The Star' and 'A Christmas Story.' The Register wades into the annual debate and offers a few other must-watch Christmas flicks. ... read more

Rome’s International Conference on Human Trafficking was held at the Pontifical Gregorian University on Dec. 10, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News/Screenshot Rome Newsroom, Dec 23, 2025 / 15:55 pm (CNA). Fifty million people are currently being trafficked around the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index, driving over $236 billion into ... read more

Skeptics will sometimes claim that the canonical Gospels are mythical accounts with little or no basis in historical fact. According to their logic, we shouldn’t trust what Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John said about the life of Jesus any more than we should trust what Homer said about the fall of Troy or what Virgil ... read more

In January 2023, I had the amazing opportunity to go back to the Holy Land on another self-guided pilgrimage. I still had more sites that I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to visit and/or that I hadn’t known existed until recently. When I originally planned to do the trip, I was planning to limit my ... read more

null / Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 15:25 pm (CNA). Nigerian authorities have confirmed that 130 students and teachers kidnapped in November from a Catholic school in Nigeria have been released. According to the Associated Press (AP), Wasiu Abiodun, a police spokesperson for Nigeria’s Niger state, said “the remaining ... read more

By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 15:25 pm Nigerian authorities have confirmed that 130 students and teachers kidnapped in November from a Catholic school in Nigeria have been released. According to the Associated Press (AP), Wasiu Abiodun, a police spokesperson for Nigeria’s Niger state, said ... read more

Pope Leo meets with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in November 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Office of Gov. JB Pritzker Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Dec 23, 2025 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV appealed to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to veto a bill legalizing assisted suicide during a Vatican meeting last ... read more

Pope Leo meets with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in November 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Office of Gov. JB Pritzker Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Dec 23, 2025 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV appealed to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzer to veto a bill legalizing assisted suicide during a Vatican meeting last month, ... read more

Ijebu-Ode Catholic Diocese The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Father Michael Banjo. Father Banjo said peace is impossible where power is exercised without accountability, wealth is pursued without conscience, and authority is claimed without service. ... read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance. / Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 14:27 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance, America’s second Catholic vice president, laid out a distinctly Christian vision for American politics in a speech this week, declaring that “the only thing ... read more