ACI PrensaFather Manuel Chouciño. Father Chouciño seems like a bottomless well of ideas for evangelization, and only his determination surpasses his enthusiasm.

Visitors preview artist Claire Tabouret’s future contemporary stained-glass windows for Notre Dame Cathedral at Galerie 10.2 of the Grand Palais in Paris on Dec. 8, 2025. Critics say the emphasis on diversity and emotional expression… Notre Dame Cathedral’s New Stained Glass Ignites a New Firestorm

Martin BarillasThe Christmas market underway on Dec. 14. The scene was festive and inviting …

ROME – Pope Leo XIV Monday offered what might well be an X-ray into his consistory of cardinals next month, telling members of the Roman Curia that their job must be to reach out to… In annual speech to curia, Leo challenges ad intra divisions

ROME – One could perhaps summarize Pope Leo XIV’s high profile meeting of cardinals next month with a line from Jerry Reed’s famed song “East Bound and Down”, featured in the 1977 film Smokey and… Pope Leo’s first consistory to be both a landmark and a challenge

Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Intentions include mental health issues, incurable diseases, and more.

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV addresses officials of the Roman Curia at the Vatican on December 22, 2025. The Pope warned that communion within the Church requires ongoing conversion, especially when tensions arise in workplaces… Pope Leo XIV Urges a ‘More Missionary’ Roman Curia and Warns Against Internal Divisions

DHAKA – A Catholic Church run charity organization in Bangladesh put together a special Advent Spiritual Seminar on Dec. 15 at the capital, Dhaka. Caritas Bangladesh organized the event under the Strengthen Care & Support… Catholic Church in Bangladesh participates in fight against HIV/AIDS

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

For the last two years, Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus Christ, has not been able to properly celebrate Christmas. Due to the war in Gaza, there has not been a tree in the village square,… Christmas celebrations return to Nazareth in Israel