Benjamin West (1738-1820), “Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh,” BJU Museum and Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Aaron’s staff becomes a serpent, the magicians answer in kind, and the drama of the plagues… Pharaoh’s Hardened Heart Meets God’s First Sign
null / Credit: Guillaume Paumier via Flickr, filter added (CC BY 2.0) EWTN News, Dec 9, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Conservative factions across Europe have responded with concern to a recent ruling by the… Polish leaders decry EU court ruling as overreach into national family law
ROME – In one of his many and extensive trips abroad, who quickly gained a reputation as an avid globetrotter, a local news commentator once said of Pope Saint John Paul II, “that is a… Leo’s first foreign trip an exercise in learning ‘how to pope’
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: Shuttered and eerily empty. But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and… Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
ROME – Pope Leo XIV marked the traditional Marian feast of the Immaculate Conception urging faithful to imitate the Virgin Mary in embracing God’s plan for their lives, and to thus collaborate with him in… Pope marks Marian feast urging believers to embrace God’s plan
Daniel IbañezWhen Pope Pius IX declared the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary on Dec. 8, 1854, he had a golden crown added to the mosaic of Mary, Virgin Immaculate, in the… What Is ‘Papal Infallibility?’
MINNA, Nigeria — A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month have been released, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Monday, adding that more than 100 students remain… 100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
A still from “Trailblazers of Faith: The Legacy of African American Catholics,” which tells the inspiring story of how African Americans found a home in Catholicism without abandoning their identity or culture. Those pictured are… Hidden Catholic histories come alive in new Black and Native American films
SwardmanPope Leo XIV receives an electric lawn mower from Czech manufacturer Swardman during a general audience in mid-November 2025. Pope Leo XIV received the white Electra 2.0 mower during a general audience in mid-November, a… You Heard of the Popemobile, Now Meet the Papal Lawn Mower
Black and Indian Mission OfficeA still from “Trailblazers of Faith: The Legacy of African American Catholics,” which tells the inspiring story of how African Americans found a home in Catholicism without abandoning their identity or… Hidden Catholic Histories Come Alive in New Black and Native American Films