Year: 2026

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Jan 12, 2026 / 17:21 pm Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. During …

By Walter Sánchez Silva Jan 12, 2026 / 16:21 pm The Nicaraguan dictatorship announced on Jan. 10 the release of “dozens of people” who were imprisoned following pressure from the …

Father Peter Galadza blesses the waters during the Great Blessing of Waters on Jan. 6 along the Ottawa River, following the Divine Liturgy for Theophany at the Canadian Museum of …

Marco Iacobucci EppPope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025. On the docket was Leo’s ‘pastoral presence, administrative savvy and global vision.’

Milon MundaA garden now occupies the site of Bangladesh’s first Catholic church at Iswaripur in Satkhira district. Portuguese Jesuits dedicated the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus here on …

L to R: Pope Leo and Christopher Maffuccio on Aug. 20, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica. Christopher Maffuccio of Lenox, Massachusetts, was twice blessed when he went to Rome on …

L to R: Pope Leo and Christopher Maffuccio on Aug. 20, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica. Christopher Maffuccio of Lenox, Massachusetts, was twice blessed when he went to Rome on …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Jan 8, 2026 / 07:00 am The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to promote late vocations, aimed at men between 45 and …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Jan 8, 2026 / 07:00 am The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to promote late vocations, aimed at men between 45 and …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Jan 8, 2026 / 07:00 am The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to promote late vocations, aimed at men between 45 and …