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Flag of Nigeria on soldiers arm. / Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 26, 2025 / 18:22 pm (CNA). After launching an attack on ISIS militants in Nigeria, President Donald Trump vowed that the United States would wage more military strikes if the ongoing persecution of Christians persists in the country. The U.S. military…

Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku of Sudan’s El Obeid Diocese. Credit: CRN ACI Africa, Dec 26, 2025 / 15:37 pm (CNA). In a country battered by violence, displacement, and fear, the 2025 Christmas message of Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali of Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of El-Obeid addressed the people of God in the midst…

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Dec. 25, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media Dec 26, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). With the closing of the Holy Door of St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, the Vatican began on Dec. 25 the gradual conclusion of the 2025…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. / Credit: Rachel Malehorn/wikimedia CC BY SA 3.0 Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 26, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says her Catholic faith “grounds her” and gives her “perspective.” During an interview with Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Barrett tackled a…