The Lions Come
Jean-Léon Gérôme, “The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer,” ca. 1863-1883, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland COMMENTARY: From Rome’s arenas to today’s streets, every attempt to silence the faith only strengthens it.
What Paul VI Said — and Didn’t Say — About the ‘Smoke of Satan’
Fotografia FeliciPope Paul VI in 1969 COMMENTARY: The famous phrase from Pope St. Paul VI is widely invoked in discussions about the Catholic Church. But what did he actually have in mind?
President Trump Meets With Archbishop Coakley
Archdiocese of Oklahoma CityArchbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the United States Conference of Catholic bishops, meets with President Donald Trump on Jan. 12, 2026. The meeting was closed to the press, but…
Catholic Church in Panama Calls for New Constitution
Panamanian Bishops’ ConferenceBishops of Panama at a Mass during their 224th ordinary assembly. The bishops also emphasized the importance of caring for the environment.
Jimmy Lai’s Daughter Provides Latest Update On Her Father: ‘It Is Very Much About Saving His Life’
EWTN News Nightly Jimmy Lai’s daughter Claire Lai joins ‘EWTN News Nightly’ on Jan. 12, 2025. Claire highlighted her father’s Catholic faith and said it is what ‘protects his mind and his soul.’
Pope Leo XIV meets Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
Pope Leo XIV meets Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the Vatican on Jan. 12, 2026. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Jan 12, 2026 / 06:50 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV met with…
Archbishop Gänswein Says He Prays to Benedict XVI, Confirms Hope for Beatification Cause
L. Macevicienes/Zurnalaskelione.ltArchbishop Georg Gänswein speaks at an event hosted by the Catholic magazine Kelionė at the Lithuanian National Library in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 7, 2026. Speaking of Benedict XVI after the late pope’s death,…
Catholic Doctors and Ethicists React to CDC’s Revised Childhood Vaccine Schedule
CDC/Debora CartagenaVaccines. Invoking the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, Millea said ‘let those closest to the children who are getting the vaccinations make the decisions.’
Pope Leo XIV Meets Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV meets Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the Vatican on Jan. 12, 2026. Machado, one of the leading figures of the Venezuelan opposition, has been a prominent voice in denouncing…
Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in a surprise audience
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday. The meeting, which hadn’t been previously included in the…