Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York

Bishop James V. Johnston: “Make time to be quiet in the presence of the Lord. Go to Adoration…” By Jim Graves on Dec 19, 2025 04:00 am Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., 66, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the oldest of four children. He attended Catholic schools through high school, and then earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of [...] Read in browser » Christmas Commandos: A modern-day community of Saint Nicholases By Susan Ciancio on Dec 19, 2025 03:00 am They arrive in the dark of night to give Christmas joy to grieving families who have suffered unimaginable losses. Quietly, they leave gifts, decorate trees and walkways, and then depart, hopefully undetected. The Christmas Commandos, as [...] Read in browser » Sacramental encounters will help people stay in Church, fulfill spiritual needs, apologist says By Catholic News Agency on Dec 18, 2025 10:33 pm Washington, D.C. 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In [...] Read in browser » BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York By Catholic News Agency on Dec 17, 2025 08:58 am Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois. / Credit: Diocese of Joliet YouTube video Vatican City, Dec 17, 2025 / 09:58 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has chosen Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, to be the next archbishop of New ... [...] Read in browser » The German bishops’ conference, over the cliff By George Weigel on Dec 17, 2025 04:00 am When it was first published in 1993, Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical on the reform of Catholic moral theology, Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth), dealt a severe blow to the pride of many German [...] Read in browser » Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, December 17, 2025 By CWR Staff on Dec 17, 2025 03:00 am European Secularism vs. The Catholic Church – “European secularism is not at all devoid of religion. It is a soft — or at times violent — form of de-Christianisation.” Interview: Cardinal Müller on Europe, Islam, [...] Read in browser » The First Advent: Honoring Jesus in the Womb By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Dec 16, 2025 06:13 pm Advent draws us to contemplate Christ’s first coming, even as we expect his coming again in glory. The season contains an almost incomprehensible reality: God has become man, “infinity dwindled to infancy,” as Gerard Manley [...] Read in browser » Little Sisters of the Poor file another appeal over contraception mandate By Catholic News Agency on Dec 16, 2025 11:00 am Religious sisters show their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard on March 23, 2016, in the Zubik v. Burwell case against the HHS mandate. / Credit: CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom,... [...] Read in browser » Would a U.S. war against Venezuela be just? By Dr. Edward Feser on Dec 15, 2025 07:21 pm To all appearances, the United States is preparing for war with Venezuela. For months now, American military forces have been blowing up Venezuelan boats said to be carrying drugs. The U.S. has deployed a fleet [...] Read in browser » George Orwell’s enduring explanation of the neopagan temptation By Jerry Salyer on Dec 15, 2025 03:10 pm Thanks partly to the obvious insanity of the left, especially under the Biden administration, what I once called the “Antichrist Right” back in 2010 has become surprisingly mainstream. Young people—especially young men—are far more open to [...] Read in browser » Hazel’s Heart is a moving masterclass in minimalist filmmaking By Nick Olszyk on Dec 15, 2025 12:11 pm MPAA Rating: Not rated at the time of this review Reel Rating: 4 out of 5 reels In the age of smartphones and GPS, getting lost on your way home is at worst a minor [...] Read in browser » “Feminist manifesto” by Catholic author focuses on the dignity of dependence By Sean Salai on Dec 15, 2025 04:00 am Leah Libresco Sargeant is a Catholic author, speaker, wife, and mother based in Maryland. She is also a Yale University graduate, the author of several books, including Building the Benedict Option (Ignatius Press, 2018), and [...] Read in browser » The “True” Islam By James V. Schall, S.J. on Dec 14, 2025 09:00 pm I. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II, states that the Mohammedans “profess their faith as the faith of Abraham, and with us they worship the one, merciful God who will [...] Read in browser » Ancient Advent Mass gains new interest among younger Catholics By Catholic News Agency on Dec 14, 2025 02:31 pm CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2025 / 06:00 am Advent is a season filled with rich Catholic traditions, but a slightly lesser-known one is growing in popularity among younger Catholics. The ancient liturgy of the Rorate [...] Read in browser » Awake! Repent! Rejoice! By Carl E. Olson on Dec 14, 2025 07:00 am Readings: • Is 35:1-6a, 10 • Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 • Jas 5:7-10 • Mt 11:2-11 First, awaken. Then repent. Now rejoice. Those have been the central themes during these three Sundays of Advent. On [...] Read in browser » The paradoxical holiness of Saint John of the Cross By Dawn Beutner on Dec 13, 2025 08:00 pm John of the Cross, whose feast day is celebrated on December 14th, has been granted many titles since his death: reformer of the Carmelite order, master of Spanish classical poetry, canonized saint, and Doctor of [...] Read in browser » Curtis Martin steps down as CEO of FOCUS after nearly 3 decades leading ministry group By Catholic News Agency on Dec 13, 2025 03:25 pm FOCUS Founder Curtis Martin announces his retirement from the role of FOCUS CEO, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 / Credit: FOCUS CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2025 / 14:25 pm (CNA). Curtis Martin, who founded the Catholic student ministry group FOCUS nearly 30 year... [...] Read in browser » Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Eucharist By Dawn Beutner on Dec 13, 2025 12:00 am Do just one-third of American Catholics believe that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, as was reported in this 2019 study? Or do two-thirds believe Church teaching on the Eucharist, if you question them [...] Read in browser » Pope Leo XIV entrusts pontificate to the Virgin of Guadalupe By Catholic News Agency on Dec 12, 2025 06:48 pm Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 17:46 pm On Dec. 12, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Mass on the solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom he asked to come to his aid [...] Read in browser » “The Best Books I Read in 2025” By CWR Contributors on Dec 12, 2025 05:00 am Dear Readers, With this list, we enter a third decade of the “Best Books I Read…”, which is both difficult to comprehend and heart-warming to ponder. This yearly feature began with the simple belief that [...] Read in browser » Equality and the American Founding: A Catholic perspective By Dr. Christopher Shannon on Dec 11, 2025 04:00 pm “All men are created equal!” Perhaps more than any other principle, this phrase captures the transcendent ideal that inspired the Founders to declare their independence from Great Britain. The triumph of the principle of equality [...] Read in browser » Poll: Most Catholic voters support Trump, deportations despite bishops’ concern By Catholic News Agency on Dec 11, 2025 03:30 pm With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Washington, D.C.... [..]