Schoolchildren attend a ceremonial welcome and tree planting at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of the president of Ireland, during a state visit by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, on April 4, 2011, in Dublin. / Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Dublin, Ireland, Dec 17, 2025 /…

Pope Leo XIV looks out from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 17, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Although “papal fashion,” meticulously crafted down to the smallest detail, has evolved over time, the popes’ attire still holds profound symbolism…

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 17. 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Dec 17, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday true satisfaction is found not in the accumulation of money or things,…

Carolers outside Planned Parenthood in Aurora, Illinois, on Dec. 13, 2025. / Credit: John Jansen/Courtesy of the Pro-Life Action League CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). When a pregnant woman at an abortion facility heard distant carolers singing “Silent Night,” she got up and left. The mother, back in 2003, decided to…

Father Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda is in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities against state” following his abducted from his office in Katwe, Masaka city, by men wearing Uganda Army uniform on Dec. 3, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Masaka ACI Africa, Dec 17,…