Meet the Franciscan friar who baptized St. Juan Diego
CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 / 04:00 am Many are familiar with the story of St. Juan Diego, whose feast is celebrated on Dec. 9 in the worldwide Church. However, the story of the Franciscan […]
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New York archdiocese announces $300 million settlement for victims of clergy abuse
A view of St. Patrick’s Cathedral near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Feb. 2, 2023, in New York City. The cathedral was completed in 1878 the Gothic Revival style by architect James Renwick Jr. / Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
CNA Staff, … […]
Polish leaders decry EU court ruling as overreach into national family law
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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… […]
Knock Shrine event highlights urgent call to revive First Saturdays practice
Bishop John Keenan speaks at the First Saturdays Conference in Knock, Ireland, on Dec. 6, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of First Saturdays Conference
Dublin, Ireland, Dec 9, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
At Knock Shrine on Saturday, Dec. 6, hundreds … […]
At a French shrine for the dead, a quiet revival among the living
Pilgrims gather for Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon in Normandy, France, on Nov. 16, 2025, during the annual “Heaven’s Pilgrimage,” dedicated to prayer for the souls in purgatory. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Shrine of Our Lady o… […]
Daughter of political prisoner Jimmy Lai speaks out for the first time
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, 202… […]
Remnants of chapel where image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was originally kept still exist
Traces of the first chapel where the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was first kept within the Old Parish of the Indians. / Credit: EWTN News
Puebla, Mexico, Dec 9, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).
The story of St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe beg… […]
Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again while conflict still echoes nearby
CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2025 / 17:39 pm For the past two years — while the war in Gaza has been taking place — all Christmas celebrations have been canceled in Bethlehem, the town where […]
Mariologists publish scathing critique of Vatican note on Mary’s titles
National Catholic Register, Dec 8, 2025 / 16:58 pm One of the Catholic Church’s foremost associations of Mariologists has issued a strongly critical response to Mater Populi Fidelis, a recently published Vatican doctrinal note that has been […]
Tennessee faith leaders call on Gov. Lee to stop executions
Republican Gov. William Lee, pictured in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., in September 2025, should stop all executions and support an end to the death penalty, faith leaders said at a Dec. 8, 2025, press conference hoste… […]