DR Congo’s bishops announce construction of national shrine honoring Blessed Anuarite — By: Catholic News Agency

The president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has announced the construction of a national shrine dedicated to Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta, a Congolese sister beatified in August 1985. / Credit: DiaCENCO ACI Africa, Dec 5, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has announced…

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Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms — By: Catholic News Agency

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 4, 2025 / 15:07 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has published a public comment that supports the removal of gender ideology within refugee resettlement forms for…

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Yury Dmitrienko/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 16:07 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced on Dec. 4 a new decision by Pope Leo XIV regarding fundraising for the Holy See. Through the new chirograph Vinculum Unitatis et Caritatis, the Holy Father is eliminating the current Commissio de Donationibus (Donations Commission) structure…

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Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns — By: Catholic News Agency

Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot St. Louis, Missouri, Dec 4, 2025 / 18:06 pm (CNA). Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest who gained a national profile as a commentator, fundraiser, and advocate for persecuted Christians is continuing to present himself as a priest despite having been dismissed…

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Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019. / Credit: Kate Veik/CNA CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 14:07 pm (CNA). Buffalo, New York, Bishop Michael Fisher is permitting Catholics to meet at diocesan parishes while they work to oppose diocesan-mandated parish closures, with the bishop reversing…

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Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools — By: Catholic News Agency

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol. / Credit: BLundin via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 4, 2025 / 14:37 pm (CNA). First Liberty Institute and Heather Gebelin Hacker of Hacker Stephens LLP have filed an amicus brief on behalf of 46 United States lawmakers urging the federal court to allow the…

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Catholics join coalition opposed to the death penalty amid execution surge — By: Catholic News Agency

Sister Helen Prejean is an anti-death-penalty advocate. / Credit: Don LaVange via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2025 / 16:42 pm (CNA). Catholics and pro-life conservatives joined a broad coalition of more than 50 organizations seeking to end the death penalty in the United States amid the 2025 surge in executions. Leaders of…

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Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. / Credit: “EWTN News In Depth”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 12:07 pm (CNA). U.S. Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio is urging the country’s leaders to refrain from killing noncombatants while neutralizing violent drug cartels across the world. The Trump administration throughout…

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