(ZENIT News / Rome, 01.18.2026).- In the days preceding the dramatic arrest of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces, Vatican diplomacy was quietly engaged in an effort that now appears emblematic of both its ambition and… Vatican confirms: Holy See sought to mediate to remove Maduro before US intervention
Church of the Gesù, RomeDepiction of the execution of Blessed Leonardo Kimura and four fellow Christians in Nagasaki on Nov. 18, 1619: Andreas Murayama Tokuan (Japan), Cosmas Takeya Sozaburo (Korea), Ioannes Yoshida Shoun (Japan) and… Thanksgiving by Fire: The Martyrdom of Blessed Leonardo Kimura
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We March with Selma event. | Credit: Via Flickr CC BY NC 2.0 Jan 19, 2026 / 04:00 am (CNA). Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only Black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights… The nuns who witnessed the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.
The four documents Pope Leo XIV ordered drawn up to inform a recent gathering of cardinals at the Vatican each took a somewhat different approach, a Crux review has determined, with each document showing a… Consistory documents show cardinals cautious at start of Leo XIV’s reign
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond. | Credit: Katie Yoder/EWTN News; photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Washington Jan 18, 2026 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Virginia Catholic bishops on… Virginia bishops condemn proposed abortion amendment: ‘We will fight’
Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday and called for humanitarian aid to stave off an urgent humanitarian crisis among more than 200,000 refugees in neighboring Burundi. Leo… Pope Leo XIV: Angelus appeals for peace in DRC, relief for victims of flooding in southern Africa
A woman receives a baby shower at her local church through Embrace Grace. | Credit: Embrace Grace Jan 18, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). Amy Ford was 19 years old when she found herself with… How one woman’s unexpected pregnancy launched a pro-life group helping women in need
Archbishop Dabula Mpako of the Archdiocese of Pretoria. | Credit: Photos courtesy of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Jan 18, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). Archbishop Dabula Mpako of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of… Over 40 parishioners in South Africa archdiocese face excommunication after disruptive protests
Daniel IbáñezOn Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, 27 new Swiss Guards take their oath of allegiance in the presence of Pope Leo XIV — the first papal participation in the ceremony… 10 Reasons It’s a Great Time to Be Catholic