- 130 students and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria releasedBy 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
- 130 students and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria releasednull / 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
- UPDATED: Pope asked Illinois governor to veto assisted suicide billPope 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
- UPDATED: Pope asked Illinois governor to veto assisted suicide billPope 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
- Nigerians Must Stop ‘Trading Future for Crumbs’: Catholic Official On Security CrisisIjebu-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
- Vice President Vance presents a Christian vision of politicsU.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
- Vice President Vance presents a Christian vision of politicsU.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 ... read more
- Memo to the White House: God Became Man 9 Months Before He Was Born…The White House marked the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception — the first of two major Marian feasts this week with a direct connection to the sanctity of unborn human life — with a presidential message celebrating the occasion ... read more
- Amid Security Concerns, Vatican Sister Meets Bangladesh ReligiousFather Apu Rozario Sister Tiziana Merletti meets with nuns and aspirants at Mary House in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December 2025. ... read more
- Nigerians must stop ‘trading future for crumbs’: Catholic official on security crisisThe secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Father Michael Banjo. | Credit: Ijebu-Ode Catholic Diocese ACI Africa, Dec 23, 2025 / 11:37 am The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged Nigerians to safeguard their future by making informed choices especially during elections and amid the country’s security crisis. In ... read more
- In pastoral on Communion norms, Charlotte’s Bishop Martin emphasizes standing to receive EucharistBishop Michael Martin has established guidelines for the reception of holy Communion in the Diocese of Charlotte to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church's liturgical norms and encourage active participation by the faithful. ... read more
- In pastoral letter, Charlotte’s Bishop Martin ends altar rails for holy CommunionBishop Michael Martin wrote that his guidelines are to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church's liturgical norms and encourage active participation by the faithful. ... read more
- In pastoral on Communion norms, Bishop Martin emphasizes Eucharist is communal act of worshipBishop Michael Martin has established guidelines for the reception of holy Communion in the Diocese of Charlotte to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church's liturgical norms and encourage active participation by the faithful. ... read more
- The fullness of time as eschatological presence in Auden’s “For the Time Being”(Image: En Route Books / enroutebooksandmedia.com) When I was in college, I took a Church history class that used a textbook whose title I don’t remember by a Protestant author whose name I cannot recollect. What I do recall, however, is that the author attempted to account for what St. Paul meant ... read more
- Christ at the Center: How Tradition Anchors the Development of Doctrine…In a previous article, I wrote about the need for the Catholic Church to foster in the faithful a proper sense of ecclesial tradition. In that first essay, I argued against a false dialectic between a runaway progressivism that treats tradition like a Rorschach inkblot onto which one can project any interpretation one desires, and ... read more
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