New report raises alarm over state inspections of Catholic schools in France — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: JulieStar/Shutterstock EWTN News, Dec 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A new report published by the General Secretariat for Catholic Education (SGEC) in France has sent shockwaves through the country’s educational landscape, reopening the debate over the methods used in state oversight, possible ideological abuses, and their impact on educational freedom.   Published…

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‘Our Lady of Guadalupe is the mother of all’: DC pilgrimage highlights value of migrants — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Evelio Menjivar speaks with “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, March 14, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth” Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2025 / 16:36 pm (CNA). The Virgin Mary’s role as comforter to all was specially highlighted during a pilgrimage through the streets of Washington, D.C., Saturday morning.  “Our Lady of Guadalupe…

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Pope thankful for pro-life Nativity scene that ‘represents a life preserved from abortion’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo admires the Nativity scene that was made in Costa Rica. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 15, 2025 / 17:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday thanked Costa Rican artist Paula Sáenz Soto for donating a pro-life Nativity scene to the Vatican, named “Gaudium” (“Joy”), which features a pregnant Virgin Mary….

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United Airlines settles suit over flight attendant’s expression of Catholic beliefs — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Shai Barzilay via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2025 / 17:36 pm (CNA). United Airlines reached a settlement with a flight attendant who alleged that the airline fired him for endorsing Catholic teachings on marriage and gender identity. The former employee, Ruben Sanchez, of Anchorage, Alaska, alleged that…

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Bishop of Providence issues statement after shooting at Brown University — By: Catholic News Agency

A residence hall at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. / Credit: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). After a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island over the weekend, Providence Bishop Bruce Lewandowski issued a statement asking for God’s guidance and expressing…

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College campus ministries register remarkable growth in baptisms, confirmations — By: Catholic News Agency

Mass at Arizona State University’s Newman Center chapel. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Bill Clements, director of ASU Newman Center Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dec 15, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Several college campuses across the country are witnessing a notable rise in baptisms and confirmations among students. Catholic evangelists tell CNA that this growth…

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