More than 3 million people attended Vatican audiences and ceremonies in 2025

Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Catholic school alumna, dies at 80 Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and alumna of Catholic-run St. Joseph’s School, died at 80 after decades shaping the nation’s democracy and championing education for girls. More than 3 million people attended Vatican audiences and ceremonies in 2025 During 2025, more than 3 million people attended audiences and liturgical celebrations at the Vatican, a year that spanned the pontificates of both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV.

Courageous witnesses to the faith: 17 missionaries were murdered in 2025 Throughout the world in 2025, 17 missionaries were killed for the faith, 10 from Africa alone