Pope Leo XIV to hold next consistory in June, hopes for annual meetings with cardinals
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…
‘Pray with the Pope’: Leo XIV proposes monthly prayer for the challenges of the world
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…
Liturgy sidestepped at Pope Leo XIV’s first consistory
Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals during the extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7, 2026, in Vatican City. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 8, 2026 / 10:52 am (CNA). ROME — Some…
Indian Church takes up mental health ministry as ‘major concern’
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, mother church of the Archdiocese of Bangalore in India. | Credit: Saad Faruque via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0) Jan 8, 2026 / 11:22 am (CNA). The…
Late vocations program in Austria allows priest to keep his current job
Vienna Skyline with St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, Austria. | Credit: mrgb/shutterstock Jan 8, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to…
Czech town may build world’s largest 3D-printed church in historic reversal
An architectural rendering shows the planned Church of the Holy Trinity in Neratovice, Czech Republic. The Noah’s Ark-inspired design by architect Zdeněk Fránek features a green roof and may become…
As consistory opens, Pope Leo XIV tells cardinals ‘I am here to listen’
The extraordinary consistory of cardinals is taking place from Jan 7-8, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media Jan 7, 2026 / 19:12 pm (CNA). In his opening address at the extraordinary consistory…
After ICE shooting of U.S. citizen, Minneapolis archbishop pleads for prayers, calm
People take part in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York on Jan. 7, 2026, after an ICE officer shot dead a woman in Minneapolis. |…
Federal appeals court affirms religious organizations can choose to hire only fellow believers
Credit: Digital Storm/Shutterstock Jan 7, 2026 / 15:04 pm (CNA). A federal appeals court this week upheld a years-old principle of U.S. law that allows religious organizations to hire only…
Arizona bill would hit priests with felony if they fail to break confessional seal to report abuse
Confessional. | Credit: Paul Lowry (CC BY 2.0) Jan 7, 2026 / 14:34 pm (CNA). A proposed law in Arizona could see priests facing felony charges if they fail to…
Scottish bishops denounce ‘buffer zone’ law
St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. | Credit: Gastao at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) Jan 7, 2026 / 13:40 pm (CNA). Scottish bishops have denounced a law establishing…
Ahead of consistory, priest urges new canonical structure to resolve Latin Mass standoff
The concluding high Mass for the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage, an annual three-day pilgrimage for devotees of the Traditional Latin Mass, on Oct. 29, 2023, celebrated by Bishop Guido Pozzo at…