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Religious sisters offer abortion clinic workers Christmas cards with resources and prayers

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 24, 2025 / 08:00 am Abortion clinic workers across the country are once again receiving Christmas cards from religious sisters offering prayers, compassion, and an invitation to seek a career outside […]

Pope Leo XIV revives tradition during first Christmas of his pontificate

December 24, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Vatican City, Dec 24, 2025 / 06:00 am Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass on Dec. 25 in St. Peter’s Basilica, something […]

Where does the ‘Feast of the 7 Fishes’ Christmas Eve tradition come from?

December 24, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2025 / 04:00 am There are numerous Christmas Eve traditions families around the world take part in, whether it’s watching a certain movie together, baking cookies for Santa, opening one present […]

Pope Leo XIV revives tradition during first Christmas of his pontificate

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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Dec 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas … […]

Catholic federation denounces withdrawal of EU funds due to ideological bias

December 23, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 16:25 pm The European Commission has decided to withdraw funding from the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), an organization founded in 1997 to promote and defend the […]

Trafficking victims rise worldwide as experts, survivors call for stronger action

December 23, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Rome Newsroom, Dec 23, 2025 / 15:55 pm Fifty million people are currently being trafficked around the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index, driving over $236 billion into the hands of criminals, with […]

130 students and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released

December 23, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 15:25 pm (CNA).
Nigerian authorities have confirmed that 130 students and teachers kidnapped in November from a Catholic school in Nigeria have been released.According t… […]

UPDATED: Pope asked Illinois governor to veto assisted suicide bill

December 23, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Leo meets with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in November 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Office of Gov. JB Pritzker

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Dec 23, 2025 / 14:55 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV appealed to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzer to veto a bill legaliz… […]

Vice President Vance presents a Christian vision of politics

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance. / Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 14:27 pm (CNA).
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, America’s second Catholic vice president, laid out a distinctly Christian vision … […]

Nigerians must stop ‘trading future for crumbs’: Catholic official on security crisis

December 23, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

ACI Africa, Dec 23, 2025 / 11:37 am The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged Nigerians to safeguard their future by making informed choices especially during elections and amid the country’s security […]

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