The ancient Aqaba Church witnesses to early Christianity in Jordan. / Credit: Sanad Sahliyeh/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Dec 21, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In Aqaba, a port city on the Red Sea in Jordan,… Church in Jordan reopens as a rare window into pre-Constantinian Christianity
ROME – Pope Leo XIV Sunday blessed statues of the infant Jesus that will be placed in nativity scenes on Christmas day, pointing to Saint Joseph as an example of charity and mercy for his… Pope blesses baby Jesus statues for Nativity scenes ahead of Christmas
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Catholic Church rejected a proposed $137.8-million budget to “reward” villages that have “cleared” themselves of communists, saying that the government should address the “structural roots of poverty” instead. Caritas Philippines, the… Philippine Church rejects $138-million budget for anti-communism task force
PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bid by Vice President JD Vance on the opening night of the conservative youth… Turning Point USA’s Erika Kirk, a Catholic, backs Vice President JD Vance’s potential 2028 presidential bid
Iskali, a ministry that serves young Hispanic Catholics in the United States, seeks to form active missionary disciples. / Credit: Iskali CNA Staff, Dec 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Fifteen years ago, Vicente Del… How Iskali is helping young Latino Catholics encounter God and find their purpose
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ROME — Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will… Pope Leo summons world’s cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern the church
Diocese of Palm BeachPalm Beach Bishop-elect Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez Bishop-elect Rodriguez is currently a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn, where he serves at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Queens.
Aaron LynettBishop Edward Scharfenberger speaks to members of the media following the resignation of Bishop Richard Malone, during a press conference at the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo on Dec. 4, 2019, in Buffalo, New York.… In Rare Move, Retired Albany Bishop Files for Personal Bankruptcy After Pension Verdict
ROME — Pope Leo XIV named a new archbishop of Westminster on Friday in another high-profile appointment that signals a generational shift in the English-speaking Catholic hierarchy. Leo tapped Bishop Richard Moth, 67, to replace the… Pope names new archbishop of Westminster in London