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Prayer for the New Year 2026. | Credit: ACI Prensa Dec 31, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The end of 2025 is at hand and the world is set to welcome the new year with parties and fireworks, but many forget to celebrate it with God, the Lord of life and time. We therefore share…
Downtown Indianapolis is seen on March 10, 2021. | Credit: John McDonnell/The Washington Post/Getty Images Dec 31, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Leaders overseeing an empty parish in downtown Indianapolis are demanding to be allowed to destroy the building, arguing that the parish is “unused and unusable” even after the local government declared it a…
A Planned Parenthood facility in Minneapolis. | Credit: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock Dec 31, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Appeals court will allow government cuts to Planned Parenthoods A federal appeals court will allow federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthoods that provide abortion, permitting a key Trump administration…
Pope Leo XIV presides over first vespers (evening prayer) in St. Peter’s Basilica in anticipation of the Jan. 1 solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on Dec. 31, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media. Dec 31, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV at a New Year’s Eve prayer service reflected on God’s divine plan of…
2025 was a complex and multifaceted year for Christians in the Middle East, oscillating between supportive initiatives and messages of hope alongside persistent challenges. | Credit: Ismail Adnan/ACI MENA Dec 31, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA). 2025 was a complex and multifaceted year for Christians in the Middle East. Across six pivotal countries, the contours…
Credit: Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Dec 31, 2025 / 16:00 pm (CNA). On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and the first day of 2026, the Catholic Church offers the opportunity to obtain plenary indulgences as a sign of God’s mercy and the desire for the sanctification of all her members. A plenary indulgence is remission before God…
Young people at the 2023 SEEK conference in St. Louis. | Credit: Photo courtesy of SEEK Dec 31, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). The annual SEEK conference is set to simultaneously get underway Jan. 1–5 in three U.S. cities: Columbus, Ohio; Denver; and Fort Worth, Texas. “To the Heights!” is the theme of this year’s…
“When I began hearing the confessions of the faithful, I understood that there can be no inner peace without forgiveness,” said Father Pero Miličević.| Credit: Vatican Media Dec 31, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA). Father Pero Miličević witnessed the cruelest face of war when he was just a child. On July 28, 1993, a group…
Afternoon prayers for the ecumenical youth gathering are taking place in the Accor Arena, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people. Credit: Taizé Community Dec 31, 2025 / 11:58 am (CNA). Thousands of young Catholics and other fellow Christians from various traditions are in Paris this week ushering out 2025 and ushering in 2026 as…
Credit: udra11/Shutterstock Dec 31, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The past year has seen several notable Catholics pass away — from public officials to the vicar of Christ himself. Here’s a rundown of some prominent Catholics around the world who left us in 2025: Pope Francis (Dec. 17, 1936 — April 21, 2025) The Holy…
