Pope Leo XIV meets with Bishop Rolando Álvarez on Nov. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Former Nicaraguan political prisoner Félix Maradiaga was recently elected…
ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman, responding to concerns raised by African bishops about the practice of polygamy in their flocks. The…
BERLIN — Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany on Monday, drawing revelers to their wooden stands with mulled wine, grilled sausages, potato pancakes or caramelized apples. Security has been stepped up, with memories of two deadly attacks on…
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenians on Sunday rejected in a referendum a law that allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives, according to preliminary results released by the election authorities. The near-complete count showed that…
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YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic leaders in Cameroon’s restive North-West region have issued a scathing condemnation of the recent kidnapping of priests, stating that the targeting of religious figures is a clear sign that the separatist…
BEIRUT — Lebanon is a country where crosses rise from mountaintops, rooftops and street corners, and Christian symbols are woven into everyday life. The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV highlights the depth of Christianity’s roots…
Diego Velázquez, “Chist Crucified,” ca. 1632 COMMENTARY: History shows that evil movements rise and fall, but God’s plan remains sovereign — and Christians need not fear the outcome.
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV holds an audience with the Roman Rota on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Vatican. The pontiff also emphasized the urgency of ensuring realism in annulment cases and appealed to the responsibility…
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for the release of Catholic school students and teachers – among them more than 300 girls and boys aged 12-18 – taken hostage this week in Nigeria, and for…