- 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, 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
- 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
- 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
- Nigerians must stop ‘trading future for crumbs’: Catholic official on security crisisBy Silas Isenjia 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 his message for Christmas delivered during the ... read more
- Amid security concerns, Vatican sister meets Bangladesh religiousSister Tiziana Merletti meets with nuns and aspirants at Mary House in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December 2025. | Credit: Father Apu Rozario, CSC EWTN News, Dec 23, 2025 / 10:52 am Sister Tiziana Merletti, SFP, secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, visited Bangladesh Dec. 16–21, meeting ... read more
- Federal judge strikes down rules allowing schools to hide gender ‘transitions’ from parentsCredit: sergign/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 10:07 am A federal judge in California this week issued a permanent block against the state’s “gender secrecy policies” that have allowed schools to hide children’s so-called “gender transitions” from their parents. U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez issued the ruling in the class action lawsuit on Dec. 22, ... read more
- Caritas says new UK asylum rules are ‘incompatible with Gospel values’A protester holds up a St. George’s cross flag with the slogan “Get Off My Land” outside the High Court in London on Aug. 29, 2025, as the government seeks to challenge a High Court ruling that will stop asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping beyond Sept. 12. | Credit: ... read more
- Why Tamales Belong on the Christmas TableAliaksandr Mazurenka ‘Tamales’ Long associated with family gatherings and shared labor, tamales continue to anchor Christmas celebrations across cultures. ... read more
- Amid security concerns, Vatican sister meets Bangladesh religiousSister Tiziana Merletti meets with nuns and aspirants at Mary House in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December 2025. / Credit: Father Apu Rozario, CSC EWTN News, Dec 23, 2025 / 10:52 am (CNA). Sister Tiziana Merletti, SFP, secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, visited ... read more
- Priest expert in new evangelization on today’s Catholic momentFather Manuel Chouciño. | Credit: ACI Prensa Madrid, Spain, Dec 23, 2025 / 07:00 am Father Manuel Chouciño, an expert in new evangelization who has surprised many by organizing an escape room in a Spanish monastery, is convinced that Catholics “are in vogue” because people “are tired of feeling so empty.” Having arrived just three ... read more
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