Vatican agency says 17 churchworkers murdered in 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Seventeen Catholic priests, sisters, seminarians and lay workers were murdered in 2025, according to…
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Vatican says close to 3 million people saw Pope Leo at the Vatican in 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Close to 3 million pilgrims and visitors attended audiences, liturgies or meetings…
As Holy Doors close, cardinals emphasize God’s arms are always open
ROME (CNS) — The path to conversion, the door to God’s mercy and the call to…
Vatican’s 2025: Year brings new pope, renewed focus on unity, peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people…
Open your hearts to baby Jesus and one another, pope says on Christmas
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus entering the world as a little baby in need of everything…
Pope thanks priests, encourages them to share responsibilities with laity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when so much pressure and so many demands are…
Pray for peace in front of the Nativity scene, Pope Leo asks children
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV asked children to pray in front of their Nativity…
Pope Leo encourages priests to share responsibilities with laity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when so much pressure and so many demands are…
Pope urges people to protect, cultivate even smallest signs of peace, hope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “confrontational” tone dominating both global and national politics is “deepening instability…
Pope Leo, Israeli president speak by phone about Sydney attack, peace in Gaza
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke by telephone Dec.…
Pope condemns ‘antisemitic violence,’ ‘terrorist massacre’ in Sydney
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV…