Month: January 2026

L’Osservatore Romano devoted the most prominent article in its January 14 edition to government repression in Iran.

Echoing comments made by Pope Leo in his address to the diplomatic corps (CWN analysis), the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations denounced surrogacy as a …

A record crowd of over 9.6 million people took part in the annual procession in Manila for the Philippine Feast of the Black Nazarene.

An organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians reported that over 388 million Christians suffer “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.” In its newly released World Watch List …

Bernard GotfrydArchbishop John J. O’Connor in January 1985 COMMENTARY: Cardinal O’Connor was a role model for Catholics who witness in the public square.

The Vatican’s Secretariat of State announced that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, has begun a journey to Kuwait.

The Vatican Mosaic Studio completed a mosaic roundel of Pope Leo XIV for display at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Staff of the studio presented the mosaic …