Christmas 2025: Handmade gifts from 14 Catholic monasteries — By: Catholic News Agency

The contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, support themselves by offering their hand-painted chinaware and other unique gifts for sale. / Credit: Monastery of Bethlehem Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 6, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Many monasteries and communities of religious brothers and sisters depend on proceeds from the…

Read More

New Slovak Virgin Mary mosaic highlights spiritual bonds between Slovakia and Vatican — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, blesses the new mosaic of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Vatican Gardens at a ceremony attended by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and Vatican officials on Dec. 5, 2025 / Credit: Bohumil Petrík EWTN News, Dec 6, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Just before…

Read More

Sidewalk counselor finds woman crying in pain outside Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago — By: Catholic News Agency

Chicago firefighters attend to a woman outside a doorway in video taken in November 2025 by Coalition Life. / Credit: Courtesy of Coalition Life’s YouTube channel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 17:54 pm (CNA). The pro-life nonprofit Coalition Life is planning to ramp up its sidewalk counseling initiative at a Planned Parenthood facility…

Read More

Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Paul Gueu/Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Dec 5, 2025 / 18:18 pm (CNA). After receiving a letter of excommunication from the Vatican, the leader of a schismatic group in Colorado Springs told congregants he would ignore it — furthering the divide between the small splinter group and the Catholic Church. Anthony Ward heads the…

Read More

Leaders in Latino communities say mass deportation causes ‘fear and anxiety’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Paula Fitzgerald, Roxana Rueda Moreno, moderator Christian Soenen, Rosa Reyes discuss the effects of mass deportation at a conversation sponsored by the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 12:44 pm (CNA). Life for members of the Latino community has “changed drastically,”…

Read More

‘Peace Be With You!’ First full-length book by Pope Leo XIV set for February release — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2025 / 14:08 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will offer his “vision for peace, unity, and reconciliation” in his first full-length book to be published in February…

Read More

Michael Bublé calls meeting Pope Leo XIV ‘one of the greatest moments of my life’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Singer Michael Bublé called meeting Pope Leo XIV on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, “one of the greatest moments of my life,” adding that as he prepares to headline the Vatican’s annual Christmas concert for the poor, he hopes his example will encourage more people to speak openly about their faith. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican…

Read More