Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree installed in St. Peter's Square

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect medical residents from coercive abortion training

U.S. Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, Senator James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, and others introduced the Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act.

Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree installed in St. Peter's Square

The 88-foot tall spruce tree from Italy’s Bolzano province was erected next to the ancient Egyptian obelisk which stands in the middle of the 17th century Baroque square designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logic of littleness’

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of littleness,” urging them not to be discouraged by their tiny numbers but to recognize in them the strength of authentic Christian witness.

Pope Leo shares ‘secret of Christian charity’ with Little Sisters of the Poor Pope Leo XIV visited the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul on Friday, telling the community that Christian charity begins not with doing, but with being, i.e., living a real communion with those one serves.

Filipino archbishop asks Catholics to attend protests against government corruption Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.