Pope to give 2025 Ratzinger Prize to conductor Riccardo Muti at Christmas concert — By: Catholic News Agency

Conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded the 2025 Ratzinger Prize. / Credit: Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will present the 2025 Ratzinger Prize to the renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, one of the most influential and respected figures in international music, during a…

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Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Alex Studio/Shutterstock. Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A new Vatican document defends marriage as a monogamous relationship amid the growing popularity of polyamory, and addresses the pastoral challenges caused by conversion to Catholicism of people in polygamous situations. “One Flesh: In Praise of Monogamy” was published in Italian by…

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New World Liberty Congress president analyzes ‘silence’ of Church in Nicaragua — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV meets with Bishop Rolando Álvarez on Nov. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Former Nicaraguan political prisoner Félix Maradiaga was recently elected president of the World Liberty Congress (WLC). In an interview with “EWTN Noticias,” the Spanish-language broadcast edition of EWTN News,…

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