Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 5, 2025 / 15:38 pm (CNA). The profile of Pope Leo XIV is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia, and his names — both the one he took upon beginning his pontificate on May 8 and his given name, Robert…

Grand prize-winning piece by Janielle Perez is on display at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., until Jan. 11, 2026. Perez is a student at Resurrection Catholic School in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 16:08 pm (CNA)….

Thousands of young pilgrims gather for the closing Mass of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Theresa Wimmer Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you…

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David with other bishops and clergy after celebrating Mass at the EDSA People Power Monument, Nov. 30, 2025, in Manila. / Credit: Santosh Digal Manila, Philippines, Dec 5, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Over 90,000 people held a second nationwide protest over a corruption scandal involving infrastructure projects worth an estimated $2…

Catholic actor David Henrie in the new docuseries “Seeking Beauty.” / Credit: EWTN Studios CNA Staff, Dec 5, 2025 / 11:37 am (CNA). EWTN Studios in partnership with Catholic actor and director David Henrie announced Dec. 3 the upcoming premiere of “Seeking Beauty,” a first-of-its-kind adventure documentary series that explores culture, architecture, food, art, and…

null / Credit: itakdalee/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 5, 2025 / 12:07 pm (CNA). A Catholic Virginia student will receive payments including attorney’s fees after a school district conceded a lawsuit she brought over the district’s transgender policies. The student, identified in the October lawsuit as “Jane Doe,” said the Fairfax County School Board violated her…