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Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December 2025, which spread to universities and other cities, and included economic, political, and anti-government slogans. | Credit: MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images…
Blessed Father Miguel Agustín Pro, a martyr during the Cristero War in Mexico, with his arms outstretched in the form of a cross before being executed by firing squad on Nov. 23, 1927. | Credit: Unknown, public domain, via Wikipedia Jan 20, 2026 / 15:37 pm (CNA). The Cristero War in Mexico, also known as…
Leah Sargeant delivers the final keynote at the conference titled “The Beauty of Truth: Navigating Society Today as a Catholic Woman” at the University of St. Thomas in Houston on Jan. 10, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of St. Thomas Jan 20, 2026 / 16:07 pm (CNA). “We have the good news…
Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Superior General Father John Berg (right) is accompanied to a Jan. 19, 2026, audience with Pope Leo XIV by Father Josef Bisig (center), a co-founder of the FSSP and its first superior general. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 20, 2026 / 16:37 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV and leaders of…
The Catholic Church in the Córdoba province of Spain is helping victims and their families after a high-speed train accident on Jan. 18, 2026, left at least 42 people dead and dozens injured. | Credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Jan 20, 2026 / 17:07 pm (CNA). Following a tragic train accident that occurred on Sunday…
Czech President Petr Pavel and his wife, Eva Pavlová, pose for a photo at the Vatican on Monday, Jan. 20, 2026. | Credit: Tomáš Fongus/The Czech Presidential Office Jan 20, 2026 / 08:44 am (CNA). Amid international tensions, Pope Leo XIV received Czech President Petr Pavel in an audience on Monday, with both leaders agreeing…
An image of Santo Niño is carried in procession in Cebu, central Philippines, on Jan. 18, 2026. | Credit: Archdiocese of Cebu Jan 20, 2026 / 09:25 am (CNA). More than 5.2 million devotees joined the feast of Santo Niño (Infant Jesus) in Cebu, central Philippines, on Jan. 18 in what religious leaders emphasize is…
Pope Leo XIV blesses a child at the De La Croix Hospital for the mentally disabled in Jal el Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 20, 2026 / 10:22 am (CNA). In his message for the 34th World Day of the Sick, to be celebrated Feb. 11,…
A statue of Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, Peru, is surrounded by some of the people who attended its inauguration and blessing. The World Day of the Sick will be held in Chiclayo from Feb. 9–11, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Provincial Municipality of Chiclayo Jan 20, 2026 / 10:52 am (CNA). Cardinal…
Pope Leo XIV sits in the cathedral of Rome, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, a symbol of his authority as bishop of Rome, May 25, 2025. I Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool Jan 20, 2026 / 11:34 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the…
