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A group set fire to the office of the country’s top Bangla newspaper, Prothom Alo, late on Dec. 19, 2025, to protest the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a front-line leader of a 2024 uprising in Bangladesh. / Credit: Dipu Malaker Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 19, 2025 / 13:24 pm (CNA). Catholic leaders in Bangladesh have…
null / Credit: Joe Belanger/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is an overview of some of the religious freedom developments and news in the United States and abroad in 2025: White House started the Religious Liberty Commission President Donald Trump established the White House Religious Liberty Commission in May…
The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, speaks to EWTN News on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Now that the Vatican has announced that Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks will succeed Cardinal Timothy…
Palm Beach Bishop-elect Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez / Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Palm Beach CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). The Holy See said on Dec. 19 that Pope Leo XIV had made two new episcopal appointments in the United States, with the Vatican announcing a new bishop for the…
Eight-year-old Yamen Abu Hilal lies on a bed as a woman sits beside him in a hospital room in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 24, 2025. His condition has sharply worsened amid the collapse of Gaza’s health care system, which has been unable to provide diagnostic tools, medication, or equipment since no medical supplies…
null / Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 16:48 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Advocates push for EPA to include chemicals from abortion drugs on list of drinking water contaminants Students for Life of America (SFLA) is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 18, 2025, that eases federal marijuana regulations amid support from the cannabis industry but opposition from some Catholic and conservative groups. / Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 17:18 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to ease…
Mass at Arizona State University’s Newman Center chapel. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Bill Clements, director of ASU Newman Center Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 17:48 pm (CNA). Encouraging participation in Mass and making the sacraments more accessible can deepen fulfillment among Catholics and therefore help to keep Catholics in the faith, experts…
Pope Leo XIV holds up a tennis racket given to him by children of the Pope Paul VI Pontifical School in Castel Gandolfo on Dec. 16, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2025 / 18:08 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV enjoyed a special Christmas concert this week dedicated to him by…
Pope Leo XIV speaks to patients and caregivers at the De La Croix Hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 18, 2025 / 18:28 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV warned against the destructive spiral fueled by the arms race and the development of autonomous weapons,…
