Pope Leo XIV emphasizes relevance of Second Vatican Council before meeting with cardinals
Pope Leo XIV gives the first general audience of 2026 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 7, 2026 / 09:37 am…
Michael Reagan, Catholic son of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
Republican strategist Michael Reagan speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally for U.S. Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle featuring U.S. Sen. John McCain at the Orleans, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Las…
Pope Leo names New York auxiliary bishop to lead Diocese of Rochester
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York. | Credit: DanielPenfield via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) Jan 7, 2026 / 09:07 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named New…
Pope Leo XIV says God is found in humble places, not in prestige
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Jan. 6, 2026. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Jan 6, 2026 / 08:45 am (CNA).…
Pope Leo XIV closes St. Peter’s Holy Door, concluding Jubilee of Hope
Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, concluding the Jubilee of Hope, on January 6, 2026. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 6, 2026 / 07:00…
Arthur Brooks at SEEK26: ‘Your job isn’t to win arguments, it’s to win a soul’
Arthur Brooks gives a keynote address at SEEK 2026 on Jan. 4, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. | Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Jan 6, 2026 / 12:29 pm (CNA). New York Times…
‘As men, you’re called to act!’ speaker says to a packed room of young men at SEEK 2026
John Bishop, founder of Forge, speaks to hundreds of young men at the SEEK 2026 conference in the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 2, 2026. | Credit: Amira…
Holy Door closes as faithful prepare for special 2033 jubilee marking Jesus’ death and resurrection
The Edicule of the Holy Sepulcher, which contains the venerated tomb, inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. | Credit: Marinella Bandini Jan 6, 2026 / 06:00 am…
Catholic mom spreads ‘IC2KG’ message to youth, attends first SEEK conference
Lauri Hauser stands in front of her IC2KG booth at the SEEK 2026 conference in Denver on Jan. 2, 2026. | Credit: Francesca Fenton/EWTN News Jan 5, 2026 / 18:52…
St. John Neumann, promoter of Catholic education in the U.S., is celebrated today
The National Shrine of St. John Neumann at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Philadelphia. | Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 5, 2026…
St. Carlo Acutis’ parents helped develop new Vatican City State app
The news app for Vatican City State, developed with support from the family of St. Carlo Acutis. / Credit: Vatican City State/Screenshot Vatican City, Jan 5, 2026 / 10:20 am…
Vatican says more than 33 million pilgrims took part in jubilee
Seminarians approach the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican City, Jan 5, 2026 / 09:00 am (CNA). More than 33.4…