Homeless Mother Given ‘Key’ to New Apartment by Pope Leo XIV
Nadia Howlader is given a key to a new apartment by Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 16 on the ninth World Day of the Poor. As part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Leo…
Vatican’s 2025 Christmas Tree Installed in St. Peter’s Square
Workers erect the Vatican’s 2025 Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 As an 88-foot spruce arrives in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican workers assemble a nativity honoring St. Alphonsus Liguori and…
Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 new archbishops for western Canada dioceses
Bishop Stephen Hero celebrates Mass to start the Jubilee Year in December 2024 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Prince Albert, Saskachewan. Hero has been appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the…
Pope Leo’s prayer intention for December: for Christians in areas of war or conflict
Pope Leo XIV speaks from the Vatican, Nov. 21, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 27, 2025 / 06:28 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for December is for Christians living…
In Remotest Zambia, Mary’s Meals Brings Blessings of Nutrition, Education — and Hope
Edward Pentin/National Catholic RegisterYoung students are ready to eat in Zambia. Catholics in particular equate the charity with graces obtained by Our Lady.
‘Infertile but Fruitful’: Leigh Snead Offers Hope to Women Facing Infertility
Courtesy photosLeigh Snead wrote about her struggle with infertility in a new book coming from Sophia Institute Press. ‘I hope they see that, as devastating as it feels, there is a way through. And the…
Pope lands in Turkey with call to build bridges in polarized, conflicted world
ROME – Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara Thursday, where he lauded the Turkey’s rich cultural and religious diversity, saying it has a key role in building bridges of harmony and coexistence, and calling for…
Caritas Ukraine leads efforts to reintegrate children taken by Russia in war
Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukrainian children who were welcomed by Caritas Italy during the summer on July 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 26, 2025 / 06:00 am…
‘Sacred Heart’: The Film France Tried to Silence — and Crowds Saw It Anyway
The ‘Sacred Heart’ movie is moving hearts all across France. A new docudrama by former boy band star Steven Gunnell, which explores the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the apparitions in Paray-le-Monial,…
How the man who became Pope John XXIII helped shape Vatican-Turkey relations
Statue of St. John XXIII in the courtyard of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Istanbul. / Credit: Souhail Lawand/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Nov 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey…