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Bishops call Illinois assisted suicide law signed by Gov. Pritzker ‘heartbreaking’

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 16:52 pm Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law an assisted suicide bill that Catholic leaders have ardently opposed. Pritzker, who met with Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 19, cited “freedom,” […]

Priests, laypeople, Poor Clare nun among 124 20th-century martyrs beatified in Spain

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 4

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 16:03 pm The Diocese of Jaén in Spain will celebrate on Dec. 13 the beatification of 109 priests, 14 laypeople, and one Poor Clare nun martyred during the […]

Syrian Christians face ‘insecurity’ 1 year after political change

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2025 / 15:18 pm Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Syrian Christians face ‘insecurity’ 1 year after political change […]

Proposed U.S. law would require fathers to financially support pregnant moms

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 14:33 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Proposed U.S. law would require fathers to financially support pregnant moms A Republican U.S. representative is sponsoring […]

Pope Leo praises Christian archaeology, capable of ‘bringing to light anonymous holiness’

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 11:42 am On the centenary of the founding of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Pope Leo XIV published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology […]

Prayer rally protests Vienna exhibition depicting ‘crucified frog and transgender Mary’

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Official appearance of the exhibition in Vienna from Vienna Künstlerhaus website. / Credit: Vienna Künstlerhaus website

CNA Deutsch, Dec 12, 2025 / 10:11 am (CNA).
On Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a prayer rally against an… […]

Fact or fiction? Nine popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico. / David Ramos/CNA

Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 10, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
In the 500 years since Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popu… […]

New Carmelite monastery to open in Fort Worth Diocese following scandal

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The skyline of Fort Worth, Texas. / Credit: 21 Aerials/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 09:41 am (CNA).
Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, has announced the opening of a new order of Discalced Carmelite nuns after a… […]

Pope warns about risks to Church when intelligence agencies ‘act for nefarious purposes’

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Leo XIV speaks to people who work in Italy’s intelligence sector in the Vatican’s Hall of Blessings on Dec. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 09:11 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV warned that intelligence agencies in so… […]

Border czar says Catholic leaders should ‘support’ safety

December 12, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Trump Administration Border Czar Tom Homan speaks to Raymond Arroyo on "The World Over," Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 / Credit: EWTN News

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
U.S. border czar Tom Homan said “the Cathol… […]

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