December 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe
In 1531 a “Lady from Heaven” appeared to Saint Juan Diego, a poor Indian from Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City. She identified herself as the Mother of the True God and instructed him to have the bishop build a church on the site. As a sign for the …
100 years ago today Our Lady appeared to Fatima visionary Sister Lucia in Pontevedra, Spain
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 10, 2025 / 16:22 pm Today, Dec. 10, marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Sister Lucia of Fatima in Pontevedra province in Spain, where the devotion of the Five First Saturdays of the month was revealed. After …
Federal government cuts off aid to Texas Catholic Charities
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2025 / 16:00 pm The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley from receiving federal funding, according to the charity group. The Catholic Charities group is the charitable branch of the Diocese of Brownsville and is part of Catholic …
St. Gianna Molla award to go to Catholic father, farmer, potential saint
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2025 / 09:30 am When Virginia father Tom Vander Woude’s 19-year-old son, a boy with Down syndrome, fell into a toxic sewage tank, Tom jumped into the tank with him, pushing him to the surface even as the toxic fumes filled his own lungs. …
Did angels really carry the Holy House of Mary to Loreto, Italy?
By Courtney Mares Loreto, Italy, Dec 10, 2025 / 04:00 am What do Galileo, Mozart, Descartes, Cervantes, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux have in common? They all traveled hundreds of miles to step inside the Virgin Mary’s house, which is preserved inside a basilica in the small Italian town of Loreto. …
Pew study: Religion holds steady in America
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 9, 2025 / 15:30 pm The number of American adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained steady, a new Pew Research Center report finds. Surveys conducted since 2020 have generally found that about 70% of U.S. …
Pope says Trump Ukraine plan would weaken U.S. alliance with Europe
By CNA Staff Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Dec 9, 2025 / 15:15 pm Pope Leo XIV said President Donald Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens to break apart the alliance between Europe and the United States. Asked by reporters Dec. 9 to comment on the initiative’s fairness, the …
Archbishop performs rite of reparation at Annunciation Catholic Church after shooting
By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 / 15:10 pm Three months after a deadly shooting in Minneapolis that left two students dead and injured 18 others as well as three adults, Archbishop Bernard Hebda, along with Auxiliary Bishops Kevin Kenney and Michael Izen, said a special Mass at Annunciation …
Before the Tailgate
This Sunday, December 18, The Cincinnati Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium at 1:00 p.m.. Before the tailgate or enjoying downtown Cincinnati, head to Mass at our beautiful downtown catholic churches on this Gaudette Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent! Bundle up!!! Temps in the teens at gametime. …
What should I do with used religious items that I no longer need?
Catholics engage with their faith in bodily and material ways—not just genuflecting, kneeling, and making the sign of the cross but thumbing rosary beads, collecting holy cards, and praying before statues and artwork. Unlike members of some non-Catholic faith traditions, Catholics have long fostered a kind of tactile piety. But …
