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Pope Leo XIV presides at the jubilee Mass for prisoners on Dec. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

With Special Permission, Prisoners Travel to Rome for the Jubilee

Dec 16, 2025

The last major event of this year’s Jubilee of Hope was dedicated to prisoners around the world.

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Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: Sacred Photos-Sheldon Reddiar

South Africa's Cardinal Brislin Decries “scandal fatigue”, Says Corruption Obstructing True Experience of Christmas

Today, December 17, We Celebrate Saint Jose Manyanet y Vives

Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities against state” following his abducted from his office in Katwe, Masaka city, by men wearing Uganda Army uniform on December 3. Credit: Courtesy photo

Uganda Catholic Lawyers Condemn Detention of Abducted Priest, Demand Court Appearance and Due Process

Members of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC). Credit: Diacenco

Catholic Bishops in Central Africa Call for an End to War, Urge Lasting Peace in Great Lakes Region

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Catholic Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Catholic Archdiocese

“Our day of glory will come”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Calls for Patience, Hope amid Hardships

Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani of Bloemfontein Archdiocese in South Africa, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes-Upington Catholic Diocese following the death of Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi. Credit: SACBC

South Africa’s Keimoes-Upington Catholic Diocese Gets Apostolic Administrator Days After Bishop’s Death

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Family Day celebrations at St. Austin's Msongari Parish. Credit: St Austin's Msongari Communications

“Faith must be lived within a community”: Bishop to Parishioners of St. Austin, Kenya’s Oldest Inland Catholic Parish

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One killed, 13 Worshippers Abducted at Evangelical Church in Nigeria’s Kogi State

Christian Group Plans Campaign Outside Etihad Stadium in England Over UAE’s Alleged Role in Sudan War

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Pauline Sisters’ Groundbreaking Children’s Literary Event in Kenya Lauded for Addressing Reading Apathy

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto (left) of Caxito Diocese and Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (right) of Luanda Archdiocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishops in Angola Condemn Alcohol, Drug Promotion Targeting Young People

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Chad (CET). Credit: Cloche TV

In Christmas 2025 Message, Chad’s Catholic Bishops Call for National Reconciliation That “includes healing wounds”

Sr. Prof. Agnes Lucy Lando. Credit: Lwanga Communications

“Award affirms what I’ve been missioned to do”: Kenyan Catholic Sister Sees Recognition as Call to Serve More Deeply

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: Sacred Photos-Sheldon Reddiar

South Africa's Cardinal Brislin Decries “scandal fatigue”, Says Corruption Obstructing True Experience of Christmas

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Catholic Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Catholic Archdiocese

Let’s “pursue true mission of religion”: Catholic Archbishop Urges Religious Tolerance, Peaceful Coexistence in Nigeria

Pope Leo admires the Nativity scene that was made in Costa Rica. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Thankful for Pro-life Nativity Scene That "represents a life preserved from abortion

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