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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 inaugurated ... 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

by Andrew Doan Thanh PhongHa Tinh - “A word of sympathy, a hand of supporting can save a life” was emphasized by Father Joseph Tran Van Bong in a training session on the way of listening, accompanying and supporting pregnant women in difficulty, especially to those who are mentally traumatized or stuck in the situation ... read more

Jerusalem – “Let us take the children from Gaza suffering from leukemia to the Hospital on the Mount of Olives.” This is the appeal launched by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem to the Israeli authorities, asking them “to allow children in Gaza who have been diagnosed with leukemia to travel to ... read more

The White House U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (at right) is shown here during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (at left) and then National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (at center). In what he described as an 'ongoing war on warriors' in recent years, Hegseth said the role of chaplains ... read more

Breaking News / CNA Vatican City, Dec 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, as the next archbishop of New York — the most consequential U.S. episcopal appointment of Leo’s pontificate thus far — the Vatican announced Thursday.The appointment ... read more

Catholic faithful gather on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin to celebrate two milestones: a decree from Pope Leo XIV formally designating St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Dublin and the cathedral’s bicentenary. / Credit: John McElroy/Dublin Archdiocese Dublin, Ireland, Dec 18, ... read more

Catholic faithful gather on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin to celebrate two milestones: a decree from Pope Leo XIV formally designating St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Dublin and the cathedral’s bicentenary. / Credit: John McElroy/Dublin Archdiocese Dublin, Ireland, Dec 18, 2025 ... read more

The Vatican closed 2024 with a budget surplus of 1.6 million euros ($1.85 million), it said on Wednesday, signalling a turnaround after years of deficits that had frustrated Church leaders, including the late Pope Francis.In its first budget report since 2022, the Vatican said it had seen a "significant recovery" in its accounts last year, ... read more

“What most attracts God’s graces is gratitude,” says the Little Flower, “because if we thank him for a gift, he is touched and hastens to give us ten more, and if we thank him again with the same enthusiasm, what an incalculable multiplication of graces! I have experienced this; try it yourself and you will ... read more

Addressing a UN meeting devoted to the 20th anniversary of the World Summit on the Information Society, a Vatican diplomat said that it is “important that the benefits of the Information Society are accessible to all, particularly in developing countries.” “Enhanced international cooperation, conditions and policies that foster economic growth and development by ... read more

Pope Leo XIV offered encouragement and expressed gratitude to the International Union of Superiors General as the organization of women religious marked its 60th anniversary. “In a time marked by rapid change and many urgent needs, your commitment to cooperation and your willingness to stand at the frontiers of mission remain a powerful testimony ... read more

In a pastoral letter released yesterday, the bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, called for the routine distribution of Holy Communion by extraordinary ministers and banned the use of “altar rails, kneelers, and prie-dieus” during the distribution of Holy Communion. ... read more