10 Inspiring Stories of the Most Impactful Christmas Gifts
Special gifts create special memories. Bishop Thomas Paprocki, Jeff Cavins, and other Register friends share their most memorable Christmas presents.
Pope Leo XIV Shares Lunch With More Than 1,300 People in Need at the Vatican
Daniel IbáñezPope Leo XIV shares lunch with people in need at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. Organizers said the aim was not only to offer a meal but to create an experience of welcome…
Sacred Music Is Good for the Brain As Well As the Soul, Neuroscientist Says
Terry O’NeillNeuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter the mental decline that accompanies aging. Music can also help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, which, in up to 95% of cases, can…
The Daring 1965 Bishops’ Letter That Enraged Communists — and Helped Heal a Wounded Europe
Zajezdnia Historic Center and National Digital Archives.The Polish bishops letter was authored by Archbishop Bolesław Kominek of Wroclaw (center), sitting in 1966 next to Archbishop Karol Wojtyła of Krakow on the left, who reviewed and…
Good Listening Begins With Good Silence
Book cover of ‘Simple Steps to a Stronger Marriage’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi An excerpt from ‘Simple Steps to a Stronger Marriage’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi
Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the…
Sacred music is good for the brain as well as the soul, neuroscientist says
Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter the mental decline that accompanies aging. / Credit: Terry O’Neill Toronto, Canada, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine…
Pope Leo XIV: Angelus appeals for persecuted Christians, peace in Ukraine, victims of road accidents, abuse survivors
Pope Leo XIV appealed for persecuted Christians around the globe on Sunday, making specific mention of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and including in his appeal “other countries from which…
Notre Dame drops ‘acceptance and support for Catholic mission’ from staff values
The University of Notre Dame. / Credit: Matt B. via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the…
Advocates call National Convention as India’s Christians face surge in persecution, harassment
MUMBAI, India – Several Christian advocacy organizations in India have called a national convention of Christians later this month to denounce a steep rise in anti-Christian violence and raise their concerns with the government. Earlier…