During his first international trip to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the international stage and into the global spotlight in a way he hadn't yet, learning throughout the 6-day voyage "how to pope" at a whole [...]

For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: Shuttered and eerily empty. --- BETHLEHEM, West Bank — For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as [...]

CNA Staff, Dec 7, 2025 / 06:00 am A little over a year ago, Father Matthew Gonzalez, a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, had the idea to create a group for boys [...] --- CNA Staff, Dec 7, [...]

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 [...] --- CNA Staff, Dec 7, [...]

Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, the chancery office of the Diocese of Orange, has welcomed a new interactive museum: “The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience”. Located on the second floor of the campus’ [...] --- Christ Cathedral in Garden [...]

Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’s more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under questionable circumstances while Francis was hospitalized. --- ROME — Pope Leo [...]

London, England, Dec 4, 2025 / 13:07 pm A policy change concerning restrictions on the old Mass is relevant to the whole of the universal Church, not just England and Wales, the head of the [...] --- London, England, Dec 4, [...]

Attackers broke into the residence of Father Emmanuel Ezema and captured the parish priest on Tuesday night, according to the Diocese of Zaria, which is asking the faithful for prayers. --- Attackers broke into the residence of Father Emmanuel Ezema and [...]

On the third day of his visit in Turkey, the Pope travelled to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, an iconic imperial mosque in the heart of Istanbul and an emblem of the The post Why Leo XIV did not pray in the [...]

CNA Staff, Dec 3, 2025 / 18:21 pm On the papal plane on the way home from his first international trip, Pope Leo XIV referenced a book that has greatly influenced his spirituality after being [...] --- CNA Staff, Dec 3, [...]