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A caller on my radio show today asked whether angels are responsible for the “vibrations” heard throughout the universe. He had come across a speaker who suggested something along those lines and wanted to know if it was odd speculation or if the Church actually teaches anything that resembles it. His description mixed a few ... read more

Thanksgiving is a “beautiful feast” that reminds everyone to be grateful for the gifts they have been given, Pope Leo XIV said.“Say thank you to someone,” the pope suggested two days before the U.S. holiday when he met reporters outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo before returning to the Vatican after a day off.Pope Leo, ... read more

Pope Leo XIV is expected to appoint Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet as the next Archbishop of New York, The Pillar has confirmed, with an announcement expected as early as Dec. 18. ... read more

By ACI Africa ACI Africa, Dec 17, 2025 / 09:00 am Uganda’s defense authorities have confirmed that a priest serving the Catholic Diocese of Masaka, whose disappearance earlier this month sparked concern and prayers from the bishop, is in the custody of security forces over alleged criminal activities. In ... read more

Father Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda is in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities against state” following his abducted from his office in Katwe, Masaka city, by men wearing Uganda Army uniform on Dec. 3, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Masaka ACI Africa, ... read more

Simone Risoluti Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners on Dec. 14, 2025. EDITORIAL: Just how desperately we need hope in today’s troubled world was made apparent though the darkness of the events that occurred in the middle of this Advent season. ... read more

Carolers outside Planned Parenthood in Aurora, Illinois, on Dec. 13, 2025. / Credit: John Jansen/Courtesy of the Pro-Life Action League CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). When a pregnant woman at an abortion facility heard distant carolers singing “Silent Night,” she got up and left.The mother, back in 2003, ... read more

Carolers outside Planned Parenthood in Aurora, Illinois, on Dec. 13, 2025. / Credit: John Jansen/Courtesy of the Pro-Life Action League CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). When a pregnant woman at an abortion facility heard distant carolers singing “Silent Night,” she got up and left. The mother, back in 2003, ... read more

Gareth Cattermole Schoolchildren attend a ceremonial welcome and tree planting at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of the president of Ireland, during a state visit by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, on April 4, 2011, in Dublin. The landmark ruling follows a case brought ... read more

Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA German Bishops at Mass in the Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls during their visit in Rome, Nov. 17, 2022. COMMENTARY: This abandonment of theological sanity and pastoral responsibility coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, in which German bishops played significant roles. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on Dec. 17. 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Vatican City, Dec 17, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday true satisfaction is found not in the accumulation of ... read more

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 17. 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Dec 17, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday true satisfaction is found not in the accumulation of money ... read more

Kampala – The Uganda Catholic Lawyers Society has denounced the arrest of Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Masaka, who had been missing since December 3, as a violation of the constitution and a disregard for fundamental human rights. Nearly two weeks after his disappearance, on December 14, the Ugandan ... read more

Manila – The New People’s Army has announced a truce in its conflict with the Philippine Army for December 25 and 26, as well as from December 31 to January 1. The Communist Party of the Philippines, the political wing of the rebel movement, described this as a “unilateral ceasefire” of four days for Christmas, ... read more

by Jake Frost In our family, we have so many nicknames that our nicknames now have nicknames of their own — we call them “nick-nicknames.” Such as “umpkins” — it’s a word we use to refer to all the kids collectively, as in: “Hey! You umpkins settle down in there!” That particular nick-nickname began life ... read more