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Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed in Montreal ceremony

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Pope Leo XIV receives Bishop Pierre Goudreault of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (center), Archbishop Richard Smith of Vancouver (right), and Father Jean Vézina, secretary-general of the Can… […]

Baton Rouge Diocese announces Sunday Mass dispensation for migrants fearing deportation

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 8, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Bishop Michael Duca has granted a dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance for immigrants fearing deportation in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the fo… […]

Canadian bishops ask prime minister to keep religious-text protection in hate-speech law

December 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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Ottawa, Canada, Dec 8, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and Toront… […]

Fátima visionary Sister Lucia’s doctor shares moving conversion story

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ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 8, 2025 / 08:00 am “I was her doctor for her body, but she was my spiritual doctor,” said Dr. Branca Pereira Acevedo while describing her relationship with Sister Lucia dos Santos, one […]

What is ‘papal infallibility?’ CNA explains an often-misunderstood Church teaching

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CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2025 / 06:00 am On Dec. 8 the Catholic Church celebrates the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception — a paramount feast in the Church’s liturgical calendar and one that indirectly touches […]

Why is the Immaculate Conception patroness of the United States?

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CNA Newsroom, Dec 8, 2025 / 04:00 am Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, has been patroness of the United States since the mid-19th century. But her protection of the nation dates back […]

‘Peace is possible,’ Pope Leo XIV says after visits to Turkey and Lebanon

December 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Vatican City, Dec 7, 2025 / 09:00 am Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said his apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon showed that “peace is possible,” pointing to renewed steps toward Christian unity and powerful […]

New print journal for ‘intellectual Catholic women’ to be released in April

December 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 4

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 7, 2025 / 09:00 am While teaching an ethics and culture course, Heidi Bollich-Erne was looking for a journal featuring the work of Catholic women for her students to read. After […]

You heard of the popemobile, now meet the papal lawn mower

December 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Rome Newsroom, Dec 7, 2025 / 08:00 am The Vatican’s gardeners have a new tool for maintaining the papal grounds: a custom-designed electric lawn mower bearing the Holy See’s coat of arms. Pope Leo XIV […]

Hidden Catholic histories come alive in new Black and Native American films

December 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

CNA Staff, Dec 7, 2025 / 07:00 am The Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington, D.C., recently released two documentaries — one highlighting African American Catholics on the path to sainthood and the focusing […]

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