Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

Jan 08, 2026 19:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV has already set the date for the next encounter Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church

Is kneeling before the Eucharist prohibited? One in four priests respond to their bishop (of Charlotte) with a letter to the Vatican

The Vatican’s response will be closely watched, not only in Charlotte but across dioceses in the United States

Jan 07, 2026 17:40

Tim Daniels

Vatican Diplomacy

Marco Rubio talks to Cardinal Parolin about Venezuela: this is what was said

While the Vatican has not released its own readout of the 6 January conversation, Cardinal Parolin’s long familiarity with Venezuela adds weight to the exchange

Jan 07, 2026 17:38

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Jubilee 2025•Rome

The Ten Countries That Contributed the Most Pilgrims to the Jubilee and Other Surprising Interesting Data

The 25 countries from which most pilgrims flocked to Rome account for 90.3% of the total number of pilgrims.

Jan 06, 2026 09:59

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Gender Ideology•Young People

A Shrinking Stage: Why Transgender Characters Rise in Number as Their Shows Disappear

Streaming platforms, particularly Netflix, insist that inclusive storytelling mirrors the realities of contemporary society

Jan 06, 2026 09:57

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Persecuted Christians

Calculating the cost: 2026 begins with massacres of Christians in Nigeria. The figures behind a growing global crisis of persecution

In the first 220 days of 2025 alone, more than 7,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria. Hundreds more were kidnapped, tortured or forced from their homes. The charity says that throughout 2025, persecution intensified particularly in northern Nigeria

Jan 06, 2026 09:54

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

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Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

“It is not the Church that attracts, but Christ”: Pope Leo XIV’s first speech (translated into English) to a consistory of cardinals

León XIV to cardinals: “We gather not to promote personal or group “agendas”

“Peter (The Pope) must not be unaccompanied”: Cardinal Radcliffe’s complete meditation in English to the cardinals in the Consistory

Liturgy and the Roman Curia are left out as topics for Leo XIV’s first consistory: this was discussed

Austria Opens a New Path to the Priesthood for Midlife Professionals

U.S. Congressional Report Maps a Broadening Repression in China

Is kneeling before the Eucharist prohibited? One in four priests respond to their bishop (of Charlotte) with a letter to the Vatican

Marco Rubio talks to Cardinal Parolin about Venezuela: this is what was said

The Ten Countries That Contributed the Most Pilgrims to the Jubilee and Other Surprising Interesting Data

A Shrinking Stage: Why Transgender Characters Rise in Number as Their Shows Disappear

Calculating the cost: 2026 begins with massacres of Christians in Nigeria. The figures behind a growing global crisis of persecution