Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Alex Studio/Shutterstock. Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A new Vatican document defends marriage as a monogamous relationship amid the growing popularity of polyamory, and addresses the pastoral challenges caused by conversion to Catholicism of people in polygamous situations. “One Flesh: In Praise of Monogamy” was published in Italian by…

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New World Liberty Congress president analyzes ‘silence’ of Church in Nicaragua — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV meets with Bishop Rolando Álvarez on Nov. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Former Nicaraguan political prisoner Félix Maradiaga was recently elected president of the World Liberty Congress (WLC). In an interview with “EWTN Noticias,” the Spanish-language broadcast edition of EWTN News,…

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3 German bishops oppose school guide on ‘diversity of sexual identities’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: itakdalee/Shutterstock EWTN News, Nov 24, 2025 / 16:08 pm (CNA). Three German bishops have publicly distanced themselves from the German Bishops’ Conference’s new document on “diversity of sexual identities” for schools, further escalating the dispute over how Catholic education should address gender identity. At the center of the controversy is the 48-page…

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Hundreds of Nigerian students remain captive; Cameroon archbishop warns of church closures — By: Catholic News Agency

Parishioners at a church in Akute Ogun State, Nigeria, in June 11, 2023. / Credit: Ariyo Olasunkanmi/ Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 24, 2025 / 17:41 pm (CNA). The Catholic Church is facing a new wave of violence in Africa: In Nigeria, 265 students from a Catholic school remain captive after being kidnapped last week…

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Newman Guide adds Catholic elementary, secondary, graduate school sections — By: Catholic News Agency

Franciscan University of Steubenville. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Franciscan University of Steubenville Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 24, 2025 / 15:08 pm (CNA). The 2025-2026 Newman Guide will be available in December to help parents and students find reliable Catholic elementary, secondary, college, international, and graduate education programs. The Cardinal Newman Society, which publishes a…

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16,000 teens attend Mass together to conclude NCYC — By: Catholic News Agency

Priests process into Lucas Oil Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025, for the concluding Mass in Lucas Oil Stadium at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov 24, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA). The 2025 National Catholic Youth Conferences (NCYC) concluded with a nighttime Mass drawing around 16,000 teenagers….

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As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey nears, anticipation grows among local communities — By: Catholic News Agency

The Church of the Holy Savior in Chora in Istanbul, Turkey. / Credit: G Da, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI MENA, Nov 24, 2025 / 11:05 am (CNA). With the countdown underway for Pope Leo XIV’s first official journey outside Italy, excitement is building across Turkey’s Christian and wider faith communities. Ahead of…

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