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…
Vatican employees report distrust of managers, mistreatment in the workplace
Aerial view of St. Peter’s Square, filled with thousands of mourners including clergy and dignitaries gathered for Pope Francis’ funeral Mass under a clear blue sky, in Vatican City, April…
Health spending bill would keep ban on tax-funded abortion
An unborn baby at 20 weeks. | Credit: Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Jan 21, 2026 / 15:49 pm (CNA). A federal health spending bill would impose a long-enforced…
10,000 pro-lifers march in Paris for annual March for Life
Thousands gather in Paris on Jan. 18, 2026, for the annual March for Life in France. | Credit: Zofia Czubak Jan 21, 2026 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Approximately 10,000 people…
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…
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…
Pope Leo XIV meets FSSP leaders amid visitation, ‘Traditionis Custodes’ fallout
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…
Pope Leo to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at St. John Lateran after hiatus under Pope Francis
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…
Why will Chiclayo, Peru, host the World Day of the Sick?
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…
Catholics express mixed views on first year of Trump’s second term
With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025,…
Pope Leo XIV urges faithful to rediscover the beauty of charity
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:…
Devotion, not tourism: 5 million mark Santo Niño feast in Philippines
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…