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The Vatican has published the schedule of liturgies that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate in February, March, and the beginning of April, a period that includes the start of Lent and the preparation for Holy Week and Easter. According to the calendar published by the Office of Liturgical Celebrations, the pontiff will begin his pastoral…
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, the Holy See Press Office announced in a Feb. 3 statement. She is the first woman to serve on the commission, created in 2020 by Pope Francis, which is responsible for awarding financial contracts in confidential areas of…
2026 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit co-chairs Sam Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett offered a fresh assessment of the current state of global religious liberty and the movement’s growth. The IRF Summit, which concluded in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, is a broad coalition of religious and human rights groups that advocate for religious freedom for…
A Christian woman has pleaded not guilty to allegedly breaching a “buffer zone” law after silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 48, from Malvern in Worcestershire, was charged in December 2025 under the Public Order Act 2023 by West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service for…
The Colombian bishops demanded respect for the person of Christ, the true God, after President Gustavo Petro said there may have been a romantic relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. In a Jan. 28 statement, the Colombian Bishops’ Conference said that “no official nor other person is called upon to issue theological opinions on the…
Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, spoke positively about a recent initiative launched by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that seeks to restore the focus of the military chaplain corps toward spiritual ministry. “[Hegseth] definitely wants to return the chaplaincy to responsibility for religious services, religious instruction, and advising the commanders,”…
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI, by its Italian acronym), reaffirmed this week the Italian bishops’ opposition to any legislation that would legitimize assisted suicide or euthanasia while also calling for greater investment in palliative care and support for the sick. “The answer to suffering is not to offer death but…
Bishop Abdallah Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon and Bishop Joseph Kopacz of Jackson, Mississippi, joined an international delegation of bishops to the West Bank earlier this month, after which the delegation released a communiqué calling for peace, security, and a two-state solution. The group included bishops from England and Wales,…
Two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are urging President Donald Trump’s administration to extend legal protections for Haitian migrants living in the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in November 2025 that the United States would terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants on Feb. 3. It…
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling on the Trump administration to place Egypt on a watch list after a Christian man was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labor for allegedly violating the country’s blasphemy laws “for his online content critical of Islam.” “Egypt is systematically enforcing laws, policies,…
