Pope Leo XIV receives lambs on feast of St. Agnes
Pope Leo XIV meets a pair of lambs blessed for the feast of the Roman virgin and martyr St. Agnes in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace […]
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Jan. 23 Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon & Martyr (USA); Opt Mem of St. Marianne Cope, Virgin (USA), Opt. Mem.
In the United States the Optional Memorial of St. Vincent of Saragossa (d. 304) is transferred from January 22 in the Universal Calendar to January 23. He was one of […]
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Pope Leo to beatify Guatemalan martyr and Italian religious who founded a new congregation
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 […]
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Jan. 22 Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time; Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children (USA); , Opt. Mem.
January 22 is also the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the day established by the Church of penance for abortion, has been formally named as the “Day of Prayer […]
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Pope Leo XIV to French Catholic media: Keep the heart of communication in an age of AI
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 […]
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Vatican weighing Trump invitation to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
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 […]
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Jan. 21 Memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, Memorial
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Agnes (c. 304). St. Agnes, like St. Cecilia, is to be numbered among the most famous martyrs of Rome. When the Diocletian persecution […]
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Pope Leo XIV: In Christ, God shows us our true identity
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 […]
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Pope Leo XIV highlights ‘valuable contribution’ of Neocatechumenal Way
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 […]