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The story behind Pope Leo XIV’s new papal staff
Pope Leo XIV introduced a new papal staff on Jan. 6, 2026, during the closing of the Holy Door | Credit: Vatican Media / null , Jan 12, 2026 / …
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In Minneapolis, George Floyd-era faith networks reignite after Renee Good’s killing by ICE
The faith-based networks, which developed organizing infrastructure and relationships during the Floyd era, are joined by newcomers as resistance efforts have intensified since Good’s shooting.
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Venezuelan opposition leader meets with pope, asks for help in freeing prisoners
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado asked Pope Leo XIV Jan. 12 to intervene in freeing political prisoners and advance a democratic transition in the country after the ousting of …
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When Money Is Tight, Am I Morally Obligated to Give to the Church?
Gustave Doré, “The Widow’s Mite,” 1870 DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Catholic teaching holds that the duty to support the Church is real — but always measured according to one’s ability and …
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Pope Leo XIV Meets Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV meets Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the Vatican on Jan. 12, 2026. Machado, one of the leading figures of the Venezuelan opposition, has been …
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Catholic Doctors and Ethicists React to CDC’s Revised Childhood Vaccine Schedule
CDC/Debora CartagenaVaccines. Invoking the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, Millea said ‘let those closest to the children who are getting the vaccinations make the decisions.’
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ASIA/CHINA – Word of God, family, pastoral care: Chinese Catholic dioceses launch their “theme years”
Shijiazhuang – In the Catholic Diocese of Beijing, the new year is dedicated to the Word of God; in Ningbo, the Year of the Family has been launched; and in …
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“Delicta Graviora”: Course on the “grave delicts” reserved to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Pontifical Urbaniana University
Vatican City – There are delicts against the Sacrament of the Eucharist and against the Sacrament of Penance; delicts committed by priests who acquire and disseminate pornographic material of minors; …
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ASIA/MYANMAR – Amid the tragedy of education denied due to the conflict, a Catholic institute continues its educational work
Yangon – In the context of a civil war that has been raging across the country for five years, nearly five million students have been unable to complete their studies, …
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Archbishop Gänswein Says He Prays to Benedict XVI, Confirms Hope for Beatification Cause
L. Macevicienes/Zurnalaskelione.ltArchbishop Georg Gänswein speaks at an event hosted by the Catholic magazine Kelionė at the Lithuanian National Library in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 7, 2026. Speaking of Benedict XVI …