Pilgrimage to the Christ the King Monument in Mexico’s Center Breaks Participation Record with at Least 60,000 Young People.

Feb 03, 2026 17:37

The arrival of 45,000 was expected, but this number was exceeded, with between 60,000 and 70,000 attending Photo: Capturando Momentos (Facebook)

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Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

Jan 15, 2026 16:34

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‘Are you dead?’ The most downloaded app among Chinese people living alone

An app that suddenly shot to the top of the download charts has lifted the veil on the anxiety of many Chinese people, not just the elderly, who find themselves living alone in large cities. If no one responds within 48 hours, their smartphone sends a notification to a contact. By 2030, China will have 200 million single-person households

Jan 13, 2026 19:07

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The Shroud of Turin goes digital: Turin officially opens an ancient relic to the world in the AI era

The digital platform now available online is an adaptation of that same experience. What visitors encountered physically on the five-meter table has been translated into a format suitable for personal screens, without losing the sense of progression and discovery

Jan 11, 2026 19:26

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Nearly a Billion Listens Later, a Priest, a Microphone, and a Bible That Keeps Speaking

Bible in a Year remains available across all major podcast platforms, maintaining the accessibility that helped drive its early growth

Jan 08, 2026 19:28

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Puerto Rico Redraws the Legal Map of Prenatal Life: every human being is considered a natural person

At the center of the legislative shift is Senate Bill 504, introduced by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz. The measure revises key provisions of the Civil Code to state explicitly that every human being is considered a natural person, a definition that now includes the human being conceived in the mother’s womb at any stage of pregnancy

Dec 30, 2025 17:21

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Superior of the Schoenstatt Fathers in audience with the Pope: a beatification pending

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Father Alexandre (Alexander) Awi Mello, Superior General of the Schoenstatt Fathers and president of the International Schoenstatt Movement

Pope Leo XIV brings spiritual exercises back to the Apostolic Palace: they will be preached by a Norwegian monk (and bishop)

Pope Leo XIV Entrusts His First Lenten Retreat to Erik Varden

Pilgrimage to the Christ the King Monument in Mexico’s Center Breaks Participation Record with at Least 60,000 Young People.

UK Bible Sales Are Up 134% Since 2019

100,000 euros in two weeks: How Spain came together to heat its monasteries

Restoration of Bethlehem Basilica announced: the birthplace of Christ

Brazil: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro sees increase in number of sacraments celebrated

The Better Part: The First Intellectual Jounal Written by Catholic Women

Carmelite friar who prays the Rosary online at 4 a.m. becomes Brazil’s most-watched streamer in 2025

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

‘Are you dead?’ The most downloaded app among Chinese people living alone

The Shroud of Turin goes digital: Turin officially opens an ancient relic to the world in the AI era

Nearly a Billion Listens Later, a Priest, a Microphone, and a Bible That Keeps Speaking

Puerto Rico Redraws the Legal Map of Prenatal Life: every human being is considered a natural person