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Hong Kong Catholic leader Jimmy Lai found guilty
Hong Kong’s drawn-out show trial of Jimmy Lai has now resulted in a guilty verdict. Lai was convicted of colluding with foreign powers under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, deliberately written to imperil any critic of Beijing’s repression in…
Sacred Liturgy to feature prominently at Pope Leo XIV’s meeting with Cardinals
In a Christmas letter to the Sacred College, Pope Leo XIV has reportedly set out the agenda for his forthcoming January consistory with Cardinals, with Church governance, synodality, and the sacred liturgy taking center stage. According to…
Nobel Laureate released from jail thanks God and the Vatican
Jonathan Luxmore, OSV News Tuesday, December 16, 2025 A Catholic 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner who was unexpectedly freed from jail in Belarus has paid tribute to supporters who helped secure his release, while warning that over a thousand…
‘This must stop’: Sydney archbishop condemns hate after Aussie terror kills 16
AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Catholic leaders in Australia have issued strong condemnations of what they described as a “festering” atmosphere of antisemitism, following a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration…
Catholic Voters Still Back Trump
Matthew Bunson, National Catholic Register Monday, December 15, 2025 One year after the 2024 presidential election returned him to the White House, President Donald Trump remains popular among Catholic voters. That backing extends to the chief…
Illinois legalizes assisted suicide – The Catholic Thing
Gina Christian & Simone Orendain, OSV News Monday, December 15, 2025 Illinois has become the 12th state, along with the District of Columbia, to legalize assisted suicide, amid outcry among the state’s Catholic bishops and other pro-life and…
From Nigeria to Belarus, 2025 marks a grim year for religious freedom
Paulina Guzik, Catholic Review Friday, December 12, 2025 As 2025 draws to a close, the plight of persecuted Christians around the world remains dire — and in many places, deeply forgotten. The year has exposed how fragile religious freedom is,…
Pope Leo XIV: Memento mori
Isabella H. de Carvalho, Vatican News Friday, December 12, 2025 During his recent General Audience, Pope Leo XIV spoke about existential questions of how human beings view death and invited us to ponder on the end of life and discover the power…
White House rejects call from pro-life group to fire FDA Commissioner
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, which works to elect pro-life candidates to public office, was among the pro-life groups that criticized U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary and called for him to be fired over his…
Citing papal teaching, Poland bans Communist Party over totalitarian ideology
Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves, Catholic News Agency Thursday, December 11, 2025 Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has unanimously ruled that the Communist Party of Poland, founded in 2002, is incompatible with the nation’s 1997 constitution, citing…