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Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am (CNA). 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, tensions and consolations, and more questions than certainties. The work of the Catholic Church goes on within the country’s turbulent reality, a task that…
Pope Leo XIV speaks to teenagers during a digital encounter at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis during the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) on Nov. 21, 2025. | Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Jan 1, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). On Nov. 21, 2025, Pope Leo XIV spoke to young Catholics during the National Catholic Youth…
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 the Vatican in 2026, with important events such as the conclusion of the Jubilee of Hope and his first consistory…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Jan. 1, 2026. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 1, 2026 / 07:05 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV called Catholics to a steadfast openness to other people, warning that peace will not be built through force or exclusion, as he celebrated…
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on Jan. 1, 2026. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 1, 2026 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Catholics to pray for peace, “first, among nations bloodied by conflict and suffering,” and…
Prayer for the New Year 2026. | Credit: ACI Prensa Dec 31, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The end of 2025 is at hand and the world is set to welcome the new year with parties and fireworks, but many forget to celebrate it with God, the Lord of life and time. We therefore share…
Downtown Indianapolis is seen on March 10, 2021. | Credit: John McDonnell/The Washington Post/Getty Images Dec 31, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Leaders overseeing an empty parish in downtown Indianapolis are demanding to be allowed to destroy the building, arguing that the parish is “unused and unusable” even after the local government declared it a…
A Planned Parenthood facility in Minneapolis. | Credit: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock Dec 31, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Appeals court will allow government cuts to Planned Parenthoods A federal appeals court will allow federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthoods that provide abortion, permitting a key Trump administration…
Pope Leo XIV presides over first vespers (evening prayer) in St. Peter’s Basilica in anticipation of the Jan. 1 solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on Dec. 31, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media. Dec 31, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV at a New Year’s Eve prayer service reflected on God’s divine plan of…
2025 was a complex and multifaceted year for Christians in the Middle East, oscillating between supportive initiatives and messages of hope alongside persistent challenges. | Credit: Ismail Adnan/ACI MENA Dec 31, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA). 2025 was a complex and multifaceted year for Christians in the Middle East. Across six pivotal countries, the contours…
