David Henrie and EWTN Studios to release ‘Seeking Beauty’ docuseries in the new year — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic actor David Henrie in the new docuseries “Seeking Beauty.” / Credit: EWTN Studios CNA Staff, Dec 5, 2025 / 11:37 am (CNA). EWTN Studios in partnership with Catholic actor and director David Henrie announced Dec. 3 the upcoming premiere of “Seeking Beauty,” a first-of-its-kind adventure documentary series that explores culture, architecture, food, art, and…

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Virginia school district concedes lawsuit by Catholic student over transgender policies — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: itakdalee/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 5, 2025 / 12:07 pm (CNA). A Catholic Virginia student will receive payments including attorney’s fees after a school district conceded a lawsuit she brought over the district’s transgender policies. The student, identified in the October lawsuit as “Jane Doe,” said the Fairfax County School Board violated her…

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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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