Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence
Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence.
Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence.
Pope Leo XIV speaks to teenagers during a digital encounter at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis during the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) on Nov. 21, 2025. The Holy …
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on Jan. 1, 2026. Greeting pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for …
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Jan. 1, 2026. Leo celebrated his first liturgy of 2026 on Thursday, reminding the faithful: ‘For each …
Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, …
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on Jan. 1, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 1, …
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Jan. 1, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 1, 2026 / 07:05 am Pope Leo …
Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square in October 2025. Credit: Vatican Media Jan 1, 2026 / 07:00 am Pope Leo XIV is preparing for a …
By Andrés Henríquez Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, tensions and consolations, and more questions than certainties. The …
By Andrés Henríquez Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, tensions and consolations, and more questions than certainties. The …
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