FBI leader who oversaw Catholic investigation tapped to lead Virginia public safety department — By: Catholic News Agency

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 / 11:45 am (CNA). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent who oversaw the Virginia office responsible for a highly controversial investigation into local Catholics will lead the state’s…

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Vatican reverses several parish closures in Diocese of Buffalo, advocates say — By: Catholic News Agency

The exterior of St. Casimir church in Buffalo, New York / Michael Shriver/buffalophotoblog.com CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for Clergy has declared that several parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York can remain open after Bishop Michael Fisher ordered their closure amid a diocesan-wide renewal plan.  Save…

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The pope urges ‘continued dialogue’ after receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo — By: Catholic News Agency

The Pope greets Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 9, 2025 / 14:32 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in audience today at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, the Holy See announced in a statement. The meeting, described as “cordial,” focused on the…

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Daughter of political prisoner Jimmy Lai speaks out for the first time — By: Catholic News Agency

Claire Lai, daughter of imprisoned Hong Kong activist and Catholic Jimmy Lai, speaks with EWTN News President Montse Alvarado on “EWTN News Nightly” on Dec. 8, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 9, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Daughter of imprisoned Catholic activist Jimmy Lai spoke out for the first time…

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Polish leaders decry EU court ruling as overreach into national family law — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Guillaume Paumier via Flickr, filter added (CC BY 2.0) EWTN News, Dec 9, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Conservative factions across Europe have responded with concern to a recent ruling by the European Union’s Court of Justice requiring Poland to recognize “same-sex marriages” performed in other EU member states, despite such unions…

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Benedict XVI’s former secretary hopes the pope’s beatification process will open soon — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. / Credit: Alan Holdren/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 8, 2025 / 16:28 pm (CNA). Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for the German pontiff, who died on Dec. 31, 2022. “Personally, I have…

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