U.S. executions rise in 2025 amid shifting public opinion — By: Catholic News Agency

The lethal injection chamber at the Oklahoma State Penintentiary, May 7, 2010. Credit: Josh Rushing via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Dec 29, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A rise in executions in the United States in 2025 occurred alongside “shifting public opinion” against the death penalty, offering anti-death-penalty advocates a hopeful sign going into 2026…

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6 Catholic public figures who made major headlines in 2025 — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV, Pope Francis, Michael Iskander, Bishop Mark Seitz, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Andrea Bocelli. Credit: Vatican Media; ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images; Jason Davis/Getty Images; Hakim Shammo/EWTN News; Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem; Franco Origlia/Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The year 2025 will be etched in the…

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Northern Ireland’s only Catholic college celebrates 125 years of training teachers — By: Catholic News Agency

Graduates pose with their degrees at St. Mary’s University College in Belfast, Northern Ireland. / Credit: St. Mary’s University College EWTN News, Dec 29, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Four generations of teachers, a Nobel Prize winner, and a kicker with the New Orleans Saints are among those who have graduated from Northern Ireland’s only…

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Italian family preserves 300-year tradition of handmade Nativity scenes — By: Catholic News Agency

Bottega Ferrigno is located in the iconic “Christmas Alley,” part of the southern Italian city of Naples’ historic San Gregorio Armeno neighborhood. / Credit: Gianpiero Passalia/EWTN News Rome Newsroom, Dec 28, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). On a small street in the center of Naples, Italy, artisans like Giovanni Giudice work to preserve the custom…

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2025 saw expanded access to physician-assisted suicide  — By: Catholic News Agency

Empty wheelchairs used during the Nov. 4, 2025, anti-assisted suicide event in Rome. / Credit: Courtesy of ProVita & Famiglia Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Despite opposition from advocacy groups and Catholic leaders, multiple states and countries advanced legislation in 2025 to expand access to physician-assisted suicide. Delaware  Delaware Gov….

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Vatican expert: Co-Redemptrix title of Mary not absolutely prohibited — By: Catholic News Agency

Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi. Credit: EWTN Noticias Dec 28, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi, an expert consultant for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, clarified that the measure established last month regarding the use of the titles “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix” for the Virgin Mary is “not an absolute…

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Chile’s president-elect on the decision that changed his life forever — By: Catholic News Agency

José Antonio Kast | Credit: Photo courtesy of Goya Productions Dec 27, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). In an exclusive 2024 interview with Goya Producciones for the documentary “ Valientes” (Brave Ones), the now president-elect of Chile, José Antonio Kast, addressed topics such as defending life, his family history, and the problem of leftist ideological…

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