Speaking to diplomats in the Vatican on Friday, Pope Leo XIV said the persecution of Christians remains “one of the most widespread human rights crises today.” During the annual address to those accredited to the…
ROME — In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely undermining”…
ROME — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis’s wish of visiting a key migration entry point to…
National Eucharistic CongressMap of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route. The 2026 pilgrimage is set to kick off on May 24 in St. Augustine, Florida, and conclude on July 5 in Philadelphia.
Unknown, “Pauline-Marie Jaricot,” bef. 1862. Background: Carl Bloch, “The Sermon on the Mount,” 1877. COMMENTARY: From small acts of prayer and sacrifice grew a renewed understanding of how lay Catholics share in the Church’s mission.
Vienna Skyline with St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, Austria. | Credit: mrgb/shutterstock Jan 8, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to promote late vocations, aimed at…
Ignatius PressRussell Shaw. The prolific Catholic writer and journalist died Jan. 6 at 90.
Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals during the extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7, 2026 in Vatican City. Cardinals choose evangelization and synodality as key topics, disappointing those who expected the liturgy to be a…
Victoria ArrudaAnand Bheemarasetti, founder of ‘Finding Calcutta,’ holds an image of Mother Teresa at the SEEK 2026 conference in Fort Worth, Texas. As Saint Teresa of Calcutta said, ‘Stay where you are. Find your own…
ROME – In arguably one of the most important meetings of his papacy so far, Pope Leo Thursday stressed the importance of striving for unity and told cardinals there was no room for private agendas.…