6 Catholic public figures who made major headlines in 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Pope Francis, Michael Iskander, Bishop Mark Seitz, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Andrea Bocelli. Credit: Vatican Media; ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images; Jason Davis/Getty Images; Hakim Shammo/EWTN News;…
U.S. executions rise in 2025 amid shifting public opinion
The lethal injection chamber at the Oklahoma State Penintentiary, May 7, 2010. Credit: Josh Rushing via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Dec 29, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A rise in…
Northern Ireland’s only Catholic college celebrates 125 years of training teachers
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 / 04:00 am (CNA). Four…
Pope Leo XIV sends 3 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 28,…
Pope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec…
Vatican expert: Co-Redemptrix title of Mary not absolutely prohibited
Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi. Credit: EWTN Noticias Dec 28, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi, an expert consultant for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith at the…
2025 saw expanded access to physician-assisted suicide
Empty wheelchairs were used during a Nov. 4, 2025, anti-assisted suicide event in Rome. | Credit: Photo courtesy of ProVita & Famiglia Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2025 / 07:00…
Italian family preserves 300-year tradition of handmade Nativity scenes
Bottega Ferrigno is located in the iconic “Christmas Alley,” part of the southern Italian city of Naples’ historic San Gregorio Armeno neighborhood. | Credit: Gianpiero Passalia/EWTN News Rome Newsroom, Dec…
Pope Leo XIV: Christians have no enemies, only brothers and sisters
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 26, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec…
Pope Leo XIV highlights Gaza, Yemen, migrants in first Christmas Urbi et Orbi message
Pope Leo XIV delivers his Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” message at the Vatican on December 25, 2025. / Daniel Ibañez/ EWTN News Vatican City, Dec 25, 2025 / 07:00 am…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo meets the tiniest members of the flock — babies
Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby on All Saints Day’ 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has welcomed and…
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas night homily
Pope Leo XIV venerates a statue of the Child Jesus during the celebration of Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025. / Credit: Daniel…