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Thousands of young Europeans are beginning the new year at ecumenical gathering

December 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Afternoon prayers for the ecumenical youth gathering are taking place in the Accor Arena, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people. Credit: Taizé Community

Dec 31, 2025 / 11:58 am (CNA).
Thousands of young Catholics and other fellow Christ… […]

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Bosnian Muslims murdered his family, but later as a priest he forgave them

December 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

“When I began hearing the confessions of the faithful, I understood that there can be no inner peace without forgiveness," said Father Pero Miličević.| Credit: Vatican Media

Dec 31, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA).
Father Pero Miličević witnessed th… […]

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Northern Ireland’s only Catholic college celebrates 125 years of training teachers

December 29, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Graduates pose with their degrees at St. Mary’s University College in Belfast, Northern Ireland. / Credit: St. Mary’s University College

EWTN News, Dec 29, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Four generations of teachers, a Nobel Prize winner, and a kicker … […]

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‘From despair to serenity’: The Italian nun saving women from human trafficking

December 27, 2025 Catholic News Agency 5

Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Giulio Gargiullo

CNA Staff, Dec 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Some women, forced into prostitution by violen… […]

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First Holy Door closed: ‘Special time for the Church is closed, but not God’s grace’

December 26, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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… […]

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The story behind Italy’s favorite Christmas carol

December 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The Shrine of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Deliceto, Italy, where St. Alphonsus Liguori was inspired to write and compose the famous Italian Christmas carol, “Tu Scendi dalle Stelle,” in 1744. / Credit: Gianpiero Passalia/EWTN News

Rome Ne… […]

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Christmas reversed in Slovakia: Why the homeless gave this archbishop a gift

December 24, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice celebrates Mass with homeless and people in need at the Archdiocesan Charity in Košice, Slovakia, during a traditional Christmas gathering in December 2025. / Credit: Archdiocesan Charity of Košice

EWTN News, … […]

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Catholic Church needs to share ‘beautiful truth’ of humanity amid AI concerns, experts say

December 21, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

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London, England, Dec 21, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The Catholic Church must be bolder in sharing its vision of human anthropology, expert voices in the Church have warned in response to reports about poor mental health … […]

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The ‘most valuable’ gift to give this Christmas, according to Pope Leo XIV

December 20, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

The pope with boys and girls from Italian Catholic Action on Dec. 18, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 20, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV told the young people of Italian Catholic Action that they can perform a simple ge… […]

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A new blessed for Argentina: Pope Leo XIV approves miracle attributed to Enrique Shaw

December 19, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Servant of God Enrique Shaw. / Credit: Acdeano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Enrique Shaw, an Argentine lay… […]

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