‘Everybody’s had it’: Backlash to Charlotte bishop’s ban of altar rails, kneelers — By: Catholic News Agency

After delaying restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass for three months, Bishop Michael Martin said in a Sept. 26, 2025, letter that the Chapel of the Little Flower in the St. Therese Parish in Mooresville, North Carolina, which was recently renovated by the diocese and can seat just over 350 people, will have two Masses…

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Nigerians must stop ‘trading future for crumbs’: Catholic official on security crisis — By: Catholic News Agency

The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Father Michael Banjo. / Credit: Ijebu-Ode Catholic Diocese ACI Africa, Dec 23, 2025 / 11:37 am (CNA). The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged Nigerians to safeguard their future by making informed choices especially during elections and amid the country’s…

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Federal judge strikes down rules allowing schools to hide gender ‘transitions’ from parents — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: sergign/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 10:07 am (CNA). A federal judge in California this week issued a permanent block against the state’s “gender secrecy policies” that have allowed schools to hide children’s so-called “gender transitions” from their parents. U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez issued the ruling in the class…

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Amid security concerns, Vatican sister meets Bangladesh religious — By: Catholic News Agency

Sister Tiziana Merletti meets with nuns and aspirants at Mary House in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December 2025. / Credit: Father Apu Rozario, CSC EWTN News, Dec 23, 2025 / 10:52 am (CNA). Sister Tiziana Merletti, SFP, secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, visited Bangladesh Dec. 16–21,…

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Florida bishops call for immigration enforcement moratorium over Christmas — By: Catholic News Agency

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski serves on the Committee on Migration of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. / Credit: “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”/EWTN News screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 22, 2025 / 16:52 pm (CNA). The bishops of the Catholic Church in Florida have asked President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis…

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Pope Leo in apostolic letter calls for renewed priestly formation, fraternity, and mission — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 22, 2025 / 12:07 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV calls for renewed priestly formation, stronger priestly fraternity, and a more missionary focus in pastoral ministry in an apostolic letter released by the Vatican on Monday. The…

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