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With Communion bowls in hand, a group of California bishops walked through the barbed wire gates of the ICE Processing Center and offered Jesus to the men locked inside. This moment of the Mass, celebrated Dec. 10 outside the town of Adelanto in the Mojave Desert, was deeply emotional for both the bishops and the roughly 300 detainees present. ... read more

In the new Apostolic Letter In Unitate Fidei it is a pleasure to see Pope Leo doubling down on the importance of Christian unity precisely by not watering down the Catholic Faith, but rather by insisting on the absolute truth of the fundamental Catholic creed set forth by the Council of Nicaea in AD 325. ... read more

The Catholic Church in Canada has been backpedaling since 2021, when the reports first appeared of mass graves at the “residential schools” run by Catholic religious orders for children of the indigenous (Indian) tribes. To date, exactly zero such “mass graves” have actually been discovered. But critics of the Church have never let a lack ... read more

We didn’t used to think of the holiday dinner table as a flashpoint for heated family disagreements about health care, abortion, and Donald Trump. But somewhere along the way, we began to...or maybe we were taught to. In 2022, the Biden White House released talking points for correcting your wayward relatives over the holidays. A ... read more

The place of gratitude in human life is at once obvious and remarkably complex. Great pagan philosophers (such as Seneca) as well as Christian theologians (such as Thomas Aquinas) have treated it at some length. This much is clear: learning both to be grateful and to express it regularly are central to the art of ... read more

Sean Pavone The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond COMMENTARY: As Virginia’s new political landscape takes shape, Catholic leaders warn that physician-assisted suicide and weakened conscience rights could soon return to the legislative agenda. ... read more

Several U.S. dioceses and scores of other Catholic employers have hard choices to make amid an $800 million shortfall in a pension fund, managed by a Catholic financial services firm, for thousands of their employees and retirees. The firm, Christian Brothers Services, a nonprofit company sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers ... read more

New York - The Pontifical Mission Societies of the United States of America express their congratulations and promise prayers to accompany the new Archbishop of New York, Ronald Hicks, in the new mission entrusted to him by Pope Leo XIV today, transferring him from the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. "On behalf of the whole ... read more

"How can any society have credibility to tell young people or people with depression that suicide is never the answer, while telling elderly and sick people that it is a compassionate choice to be celebrated?" bishops write. ... read more

Khartoum – Drones belonging to the Rapid Support Forces have attacked the city of Atbara in northern Sudan, targeting power infrastructure and other sites, according to local media reports. The RSF drones struck a substation in Atbara, the capital of Nile State, causing multiple power outages across the state and in parts of neighboring Red ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, as the new archbishop of New York. Here are five things to know about Hicks. ... read more

Karachi - With Christmas approaching, the civil administrations of Pakistani provinces have implemented special measures to ensure maximum security near Christian churches. These measures were taken in the various districts after consultation and coordination with Christian communities and church leaders. The measures include the deployment of security forces, as well as traffic control, lighting, and ... read more

On his visit to Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Pope Leo XIV took up two themes dear to his predecessors, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope St. John Paul II. He offered a difference in emphasis from the former, and an echo of the latter in the context of Arianism, ... read more

Pope Leo XIV passes through the Holy Door carrying the jubilee cross as he leads the pilgrimage of the Holy See on June 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was ... read more

Pope Leo XIV passes through the Holy Door carrying the jubilee cross as he leads the pilgrimage of the Holy See on June 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated ... read more