Christmas creche, tree are signs of hope, pope says December 15, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope, Pope Leo XIV said.
Loyola’s second $10 million gift will enhance programs in sciences, risk management December 15, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland announced Dec. 15 it has received a $10 million commitment from Ellen and H. Edward Hanway.
God wants all people to be saved, pope says at Jubilee of Prisoners December 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Even in difficult situations and harsh places, like prisons, when people focus on caring for one another, respecting each other and offering forgiveness, “beautiful flowers spring forth from the ‘hard ground’ of sin and suffering,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai convicted in ‘farce’ national security trial December 15, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Hong Kong’s prominent Catholic, media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been convicted of national security offenses under the city’s controversial national security law.
Pope condemns ‘antisemitic violence,’ ‘terrorist massacre’ in Sydney December 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV said, “Enough with these forms of antisemitic violence! We must eradicate hatred from our hearts.”
Bishop Lewandowski offers prayers in wake of shooting at Brown University December 15, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski of Providence offered prayers for “all affected by this tragedy” in the wake of a Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine others injured.
Minnesota bishop leads prayer service after ICE detention of parent of Catholic school student December 15, 2025By Josh McGovern OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Across the street from the B.H. Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, people gathered with paintings of Our Lady of Guadalupe on her feast day, Dec. 12, for a special prayer service for those detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Radio Interview: Black and Native American heritage and mission December 15, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview George Matysek talks with Father Maurice Henry Sands, executive director of the U.S. Bishops’ Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington, D.C. A priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and a member of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi tribes, Father Sands brings a deeply personal perspective to the Church’s long history with Native and African American communities.
Trappist bishop in Norway says Advent calls Catholics to hope in the darkness December 14, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Advent, News, World News As Advent unfolds in the far north, Bishop Erik Varden says the season’s power lies not in cheerfulness but in hope—”light shining at the darkest point of the night.”
Sainthood effort begins for Mother Antonia, the nun who chose to bring Gospel behind bars December 14, 2025By Sandra Dibble OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Social Justice, World News The onetime Beverly Hills resident became a nun at age 50, and for more than three decades devoted her life to serving not only those behind bars, but also others on the outside who were poor, sick, and vulnerable.
Catholic leaders analyze the impact of stricter immigration policies on Hispanic communities December 13, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The impact of immigration enforcement — including the ongoing nationwide deportation efforts — is “making life unbearable” for many Catholic families and communities, said a group of panelists gathered at Georgetown University for a recent Latino Leader Gathering, hosted by Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life in Washington.
Historic church restored in Frederick County December 12, 2025By Katie V. Jones Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate When Father John Williamson arrived as pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick and St. Joseph on Carrollton Manor in Buckeystown five years ago, the roof of St. Joseph’s historic church was leaking and the steeple was “ready to fall off.”
