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Today's Readings
- Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
  
  Reading 1 Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19
  Gospel Matthew 17:9a, 10-13
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- Curtis Martin steps down as CEO of FOCUS after nearly 3 decades leading ministry group
  
  5 hours ago
  
  FOCUS Co-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 with his...
- Cupid goes Catholic: New faith-based dating show brings faith and matchmaking together
  
  12 hours ago
  
  “The Catholic Dating Show” recently launched on CatholicMatch, a Catholic dating site, and has quickly become a fan favorite. / Credit: CatholicMatch/Tony Tibbetts CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2025 / 07:
- ‘Holiness of family life’: A look behind the icon depicting a mother of 8
  
  13 hours ago
  
  Father Richard Reiser, an iconographer based in Omaha, Nebraska, writes an icon of St. Bridget of Sweden with her family for FOCCUS Marriage Ministries’ 40th anniversary. / Credit: Photo...
National Catholic Register
- Discover the Spiritual Miracles of St. Thérèse
  
  St. Thérèse’s promised ‘A Shower of Roses.’ Read about the healings, conversions, material assistance and apparitions that were granted through the...
- Doug Keck Honored With 2025 Mother Angelica Award
  
  Former EWTN president Doug Keck was presented with the Mother Angelica Award on Dec. 12, 2025. Keck, longtime former president of EWTN, was presented with the...
- Council of Trent at 480: A Source of Perennial Hope
  
  Rudy Balasko The Cathedral of St. Vigilius rises over Duomo Square in Trento, Italy, site of most sessions of the Council of Trent (1545–1563). COMMENTARY: The...
News from the Vatican
- Pope meets with Italian secret agents and urges them to be ethical
  
  Pope Leo XIV met Friday with members of Italy’s intelligence services and warned them not to use confidential information for blackmailing or other nefarious purposes.
- On Guadalupe feast, pope prays for end to global, church division
  
  Pope Leo XIV marked the popular Marian feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe by asking that Mary to intercede in the effort to restore unity in a world marred by conflict, and in a church stained by...
- Pope criticizes US bid to ‘break apart’ US-Europe alliance, insists on Europe role in Ukraine peace
  
  Pope Leo XIV insisted Tuesday that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal and criticized what he said was the Trump administration’s effort to “break apart” the long-standing U.S.-European...
Rome Reports