President-elect Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump and archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan (left) attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on Oct. 17, 2024. / Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 6, 2025 /…

Catholic Shigemi Fukahori stands in front of the former bell tower of the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. / Credit: Kyodo via AP Images CNA Staff, Jan 6, 2025 / 12:50 pm (CNA). Shigemi Fukahori, a Japanese Catholic who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 and who was…

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered for Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 6, 2025 / 12:05 pm (CNA). The star the Magi followed to find the Christ Child is a symbol of God’s love for all people and not…