Joseph Karam (far left) arrived with his parents, his aunt and uncle, and a group of about 90 Lebanese-Americans from across the United States — all drawn by the significance of witnessing Pope Leo’s first international visit and experiencing it on Lebanese soil — for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon from Nov. 30 to…

Chicago firefighters attend to a woman outside a doorway in video taken in November 2025 by Coalition Life. / Credit: Courtesy of Coalition Life’s YouTube channel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 17:54 pm (CNA). The pro-life nonprofit Coalition Life is planning to ramp up its sidewalk counseling initiative at a Planned Parenthood facility…

null / Credit: Paul Gueu/Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Dec 5, 2025 / 18:18 pm (CNA). After receiving a letter of excommunication from the Vatican, the leader of a schismatic group in Colorado Springs told congregants he would ignore it — furthering the divide between the small splinter group and the Catholic Church. Anthony Ward heads the…

Paula Fitzgerald, Roxana Rueda Moreno, moderator Christian Soenen, Rosa Reyes discuss the effects of mass deportation at a conversation sponsored by the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 12:44 pm (CNA). Life for members of the Latino community has “changed drastically,”…

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 14:08 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will offer his “vision for peace, unity, and reconciliation” in his first full-length book to be published in February…