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Franciscan Father Augusto Ramírez Monasterio is shown after his initial interrogation and torture; he is hiding the wounds on his hands and wrists. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Ana Morales Ramirez Jan 23, 2026 / 12:34 pm (CNA). On Jan. 22, Pope Leo XIV approved the decree recognizing the martyrdom of Servant of God Augusto … Read more
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter’s Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. |Credit: Vatican Media Jan 22, 2026 / 04:45 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV urged Catholic journalists to double down on truth, human connection, and the voices of the vulnerable as artificial intelligence reshapes the communications landscape. In … Read more
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 21, 2026 / 13:03 pm (CNA). The Vatican has received an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to participate in a proposed “Board of Peace” focused on Gaza and is currently evaluating how to respond, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said … Read more
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on January 21, 2026. Jan 21, 2026 / 08:05 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday that the grandeur of the Incarnation cannot be reduced to viewing Jesus as a mere messenger of “intellectual truths,” but must be received as God’s full … Read more
Pope Leo XIV greets Kiko Argüello on Jan. 19, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 21, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received the leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way — including Kiko Argüello, who along with the late Carmen Hernández founded the apostolate — and members of the international team, … Read more
Three U.S. cardinals have issued a joint statement urging the creation of a “genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation,” as the U.S. faces “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War.”
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 … Read more
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 … Read more