Analysis: Pope Leo spends 2025 steadily navigating church, global waters December 29, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News This year has been extraordinary not just because of the papal transition, but because of the election of Pope Leo XIV himself.
Upcoming symposium gives nod to St. John Paul II’s ‘Letter to Women’ December 28, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A new winter symposium promises to explore Catholic teaching on gender, sexuality and the role of women while marking the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s “Letter to Women.”
2025 spans life spectrum, from abortion and family programs to immigration and death penalty December 27, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Life issues are perennially critical to the robust public witness of the Catholic Church, but 2025 nonetheless proved a particularly eventful year across a wide spectrum of related concerns.
‘Hope does not disappoint:’ A Jubilee for the history books December 27, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News For Archbishop Rino Fisichella, organizer of the Jubilee 2025 events and pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, the pope’s death “created a silence that was felt in the streets of Rome and the world, as well as in every Christian community.”
Missionary on the move: Where Pope Leo XIV might travel next in 2026 December 26, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his first apostolic visit to Turkey and Lebanon, he gave a hint on his flight back to Rome as to which other countries he might visit in 2026.
2025 brought new pope, new president, and immigration as key issue December 26, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In a year that brought both a new U.S. president and a new pope, the issue of immigration emerged as a flashpoint between them and as a key issue for the U.S. church.
Open your hearts to baby Jesus and one another, pope says on Christmas December 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Jesus entering the world as a little baby in need of everything is a sign of God’s solidarity with every person in need, longing for love and a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said at Christmas morning Mass.
To turn away others is to turn away God, pope says on Christmas Eve December 25, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News If people refuse to make room for others — like the poor, children and the stranger — then they also refuse to make room for God, Pope Leo XIV said as he celebrated the birth of Jesus.
Catholic actor finds Christmas joy in helping U.S. charity December 25, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News With the Vatican’s Nativity scene and huge Christmas tree glittering in the Roman sun behind him, David Henrie reflected on the joy of giving during the Advent season.
Trending: A (young) revival in the faith? December 25, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News, Youth Ministry An interesting trend is bubbling up within the church: a revival of sorts that is leading to large numbers of people either entering the church or coming into full Catholic communion. Many of them are young people.
SEEK 2026 to draw inspiration from St. Pier Giorgio Frassati December 24, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry The upcoming SEEK 2026 conference is inviting young Catholics and attendees of all ages to embrace its theme inspired by St. Pier Giorgio Frassati: “To the Heights.”
Born in hardship, sung in hope: the quiet, powerful origins of ‘Silent Night’ December 24, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Feature, News, World News As Christmas approaches and “Silent Night” begins to fill churches and homes across the world, it is worth remembering how unlikely its beginning truly was.
