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- The Catholic Commentator :: The World & The Nation
- The United States of America
  
  Pentagon chief announces reforms to U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps
  
  10 hours ago
  
  U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (at right) is shown here during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (at left) and then National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (at center). ...
  
  Catholic bishops speak out as New York governor pledges to sign into law assisted suicide
  
  13 hours ago
  
  Disabilities advocates in Buffalo, New York, during a candlelight vigil in opposition to assisted suicide. / Credit: New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2025 / 17:00...
  
  Catholic leaders back pregnancy centers, doctors in federal suit over abortion referrals
  
  18 hours ago
  
  Illinois state capitol in Springfield. / Credit: Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2025 / 12:34 pm (CNA). Catholic leaders in Illinois are backing a coalition of pro-life...
  
  Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Ramón Bejarano to lead Monterey Diocese
  
  20 hours ago
  
  San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Ramón Bejarano celebrates Mass at St. Augustine’s School on Dec. 5, 2021, to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe. / Credit: John Gastaldo/Catholic Diocese of San...
- Europe
  
  First painting in Rome of Our Lady of Guadalupe preserved in fourth-century church
  
  This image is preserved in the Church of San Vital, built in 386, in Rome. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News Rome Newsroom, Dec 17, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The Church of St. Vitale, built in...
  
  Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond
  
  Schoolchildren attend a ceremonial welcome and tree planting at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of the president of Ireland, during a state visit by His Serene Highness Prince Albert...
- Asia & The PAcific
  
  Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks
  
  Army personnel stand guard in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 23, ahead of Christmas 2024. / Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 17, 2025 ...
  
  Filipino bishops oppose nuclear power plant plan
  
  Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan celebrates Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Dagupan City, on Dec. 13, 2025. / Credit: Archdiocese of...
- The Americas
  
  Colombian law recognizes historical importance of church dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus
  
  Church of the National Vow in Bogotá, Colombia. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 17, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). The Colombian Senate passed a law on Dec. 15 that recognizes the...
  
  Chile elects conservative for president, defeating Communist Party opponent
  
  Chilean president-elect José Antonio Kast. / Credit: Equipo Kast vía Flickr (CC BY 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2025 / 18:31 pm (CNA). After being edged out by 2.9% in the Nov. 16 general...
- Africa & The Middle East
  
  Uganda army confirms arrest of priest over alleged state security threats
  
  Father Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda is in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities against state” following his abducted from his office in...
  
  Rights group hails release of 100 children abducted from Nigerian Catholic school
  
  Empty beds in a student dormitory at St Mary's Catholic School in the Kontagora Diocese.on Nov. 21, 2025. / Credit: Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna ACI Africa, Dec 10, 2025 / 19:10 pm...