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Archbishop Coakley Anticipates Meeting With Trump, Vance

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaches during a Mass in the Oklahoma City cathedral in 2021.

In regard to immigration, Archbishop Coakley said there is a lot of 'anxiety' among migrants, but the situation 'varies from place to place.'

Pope Leo XIV Tells Vatican Employees Doing Work Well Gives Glory to God

Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV addresses employees of the Vatican on Dec. 22, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Reflecting on the Nativity scene, Pope Leo pointed to the many figures shown at work — each carrying out a task — as a reminder that everyday activities find their full meaning in God’s plan.

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Monsignor James Misko As Bishop of Tucson

Diocese of Austin
Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor James A. Misko, a priest of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, as the next bishop of Tucson, Arizona, on Dec. 22, 2025.

In 2019, Msgr. Misko was named vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Austin.

Lessons From the Christmas Gospels

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Adoration of the Shepherds by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1657.

COMMENTARY: The first witnesses to the messianic birth are not the great and the good but the lowly shepherds.