Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square in October 2025. Credit: Vatican Media Jan 1, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV is preparing for a very busy year at… 

ROME – Pope Leo XIV kicked off the new year saying Christmas is a reminder of the freedom God offers through his salvation, and of the ability to start again each day with his mercy… 

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Ireland needs to “resist dragging the language of faith into political battles or justifying violence in the name of our beliefs,” according to Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin. Celebrating the World… 

ROME – With a historic year full of major shifts and seismic developments coming to an end, Pope Leo has urged believes to reflect on the ways God has loved them and to be grateful… 

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – After 10 months, some of the Asian and African nationals looking for refuge in the United States who were deported to Panama in February still live there. The Catholic Church is… 

Cross. Here’s a rundown of some prominent Catholics around the world who left us in 2025.

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 31, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media Dec 31, 2025 / 08:08 am (CNA). Pope Leo… 

Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV greets a girl in a wheelchair during an audience with members of Italian Catholic Action on Dec. 19, 2025 at the Vatican. Here are some of the top Catholic moments of… 

Salesian Sister Mary Rinaldi Friends and fellow Salesians recall the work of Sister Mary Rinaldi, who died in November at age 81.

Juan BarretoVenezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro attends a ceremony at Fort Tiuna military base during his presidential inauguration in Caracas on Jan. 10, 2025. Maduro, in power since 2013, took the oath of office for a…