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Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference | Credit: Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference Jan 9, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). The president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, experienced hours of anxious concern Jan. 3 when the United States launched a military operation in Venezuela that included bombing…
Map of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route. | Credit: Courtesy of the National Eucharistic Congress Jan 9, 2026 / 08:00 am (CNA). In celebration of the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s theme is “One Nation Under God.” Pilgrims will journey on the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Route to…
Pope Leo XIV addresses ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See in the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 9, 2026 / 10:17 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV condemned the weakening of international multilateralism and the increased use of force in a speech to diplomats at the Vatican…
Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock Jan 9, 2026 / 10:47 am (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to block the state of California from allowing schools to hide student “gender transitions” from parents amid an ongoing federal lawsuit. The Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based legal group, asked the high court to intervene in the case…
Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 8, 2026 / 19:18 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will be hosting a second consistory of cardinals at the end of June and wants to hold such meetings annually. The…
Attendees listen to a panel discussion at the New York Encounter in 2024. | Credit: New York Encounter Jan 8, 2026 / 13:47 pm (CNA). Next month Catholics from across the globe will gather for the 18th annual New York Encounter dedicated to education, dialogue, and friendship. The cultural conference is organized annually by members…
Pope Leo XIV in the “Pray with the Pope” video released on Jan. 7, 2026. | Credit: Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network Jan 8, 2026 / 14:17 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of January is for the faithful to pray with the word of God. In a video released Jan. 7…
Participants gather for worship at the MEHR conference in Augsburg, Germany, Jan. 3–6, 2026. | Credit: Andreas Thonhauser/EWTN Jan 8, 2026 / 15:06 pm (CNA). More than 11,000 Christians gathered in the Bavarian city of Augsburg this week for one of Europe’s largest ecumenical faith events — the MEHR conference — which its founder says…
Pope Leo XIV arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica for a Mass with cardinals on Jan. 8, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 8, 2026 / 17:04 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on cardinals to experience the extraordinary consistory as a time of spiritual discernment in unity and warned against the temptation to…
Official image of the “Pray with the Pope” campaign for January 2026. | Credit: World Prayer Network Jan 8, 2026 / 17:40 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication has launched a new prayer campaign in which Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to pray with him for the great challenges facing the world. The “Pray…
