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Vatican bank reinstates couple fired for violating prohibition on married employees
The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank. / Credit: Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA Vatican City, Nov 13, 2025 / 11:00 am…
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Iconic Notre Dames des Champs church in Paris closed after 2 fires in 48 hours
Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris, which arsonists set fire to the day after an electrical fire damaged the church. / Credit: Julien Jean Zayatz/Shutterstock Washington,…
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Italian Basilica of St. Benedict reopens 9 years after it was destroyed by earthquake
The outside of the reconstructed Basilica of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy, is lit up with lights in celebration of its reopening on Oct. 30,…
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Pope Leo XIV, in meeting with award committee, calls for concrete acts of charity
Pope Leo XIV meets with the committee that chooses recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, at the Vatican on December 11, 2025. /…
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Pope Leo XIV marks Nicaea anniversary, urges Christians to overcome divisions
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople at an ecumenical event marking the 1,700th anniversary of Nicene Creed, in Iznik, Turkey, on…
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German bishops brace for budgetary blow amid financial crisis
The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. / Credit: Mylius via Wikimedia (GFDL 1.2) CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:50 am (CNA). The…
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‘Christ is King, not the oppressive state’: Mexico’s bishops recall Cristero legacy
Following the example of the 20th-century martyrs of the Cristero Resistance, the Mexican bishops called for an “examination of conscience and a renewed commitment”: “Are…
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Notre Dame returns ‘Catholic Mission’ to its core values after ‘confusion’
Notre Dame President Robert A. Dowd, CSC, said he is reinstating “Catholic Mission” among staff values on Nov. 21, 2025. / Credit: Matt Cashore/University of…
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Trump administration will partially fund SNAP as Catholic groups try to fill gap
President Donald Trump’s administration says Nov. 3, 2025, that it will partially fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after several states sued to force…
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Mexico City cathedral organizes ‘Guadalupe Night’ to celebrate Our Lady
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. / Credit: Salvador alc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Puebla, Mexico, Dec 5, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The…
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College campus ministries register remarkable growth in baptisms, confirmations
Mass at Arizona State University’s Newman Center chapel. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Bill Clements, director of ASU Newman Center Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dec…
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‘Hero of the confessional’ Father Carmelo De Palma beatified in Italy
Blessed Carmelo De Palma. / Credit: Dicastery for the Causes of Saints ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Father Carmelo De…
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Pope Leo XIV visits Augustinian nuns he has known for years
Pope Leo XIV meets with the Augustinian nuns of Montefalco on Nov. 20, 2025, in Italy. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 22,…
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Thai Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Extradite Bdap to Vietnam
The Court of Appeals in Thailand upheld a lower court’s verdict on Wednesday and ordered Y Quynh Bdap, a Christian activist and co-founder of Montagnards…
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Chile elects conservative for president, defeating Communist Party opponent
Chilean president-elect José Antonio Kast. / Credit: Equipo Kast vía Flickr (CC BY 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2025 / 18:31 pm (CNA). After…
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Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks
Army personnel stand guard in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 23, ahead of Christmas 2024. / Credit: Stephan Uttom…
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Under the Microscope: How Communist Nations Persecute Christians Through Intense Scrutiny, Red Tape
In an attempt to slow the growth of Christianity, each of the world’s five communist nations severely restricts the flow of funding into Christian churches and…
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Church in Mexico: Euthanasia can lead to ‘totalitarian and eugenic ideologies’
null / Credit: Ariya J/Shutterstock Puebla, Mexico, Nov 11, 2025 / 15:34 pm (CNA). The Catholic Church in Mexico expressed its opposition to the attempt…
