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Jan. 9 Friday after Epiphany , Weekday
We continue our celebration of the Christmas season, with the Church focusing on aspects of the Epiphany.
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Pope decries abuse of political power in ‘State of the World’ address [News Analysis] (CWN)
“War is back in vogue and the zeal for war is spreading,” Pope Leo XIV said in a January 9 speech to the Vatican diplomatic corps. Basing his address on …
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Pope Leo XIV to hold next consistory in June, hopes for annual meetings with cardinals
Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 8, 2026 / 19:18 pm …
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On Pope Leo and media attempts to misrepesent papal remarks about Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro at Fuerte Tiuna military base in Caracas, Venezuela, January 2019, after his swearing-in for a second presidential term. The Venezuelan bishops’ conference labeled his new government “illegitimate” and …
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Pierre Manent’s challenge to the West is sophisticated, unbound by mere nostalgia
(Image: Mattia Golinucci / Unsplash.com) In the middle of the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal was not alone in worrying that his nation and continent were no longer Christian enough. Today, …
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Pierre Manent’s challenge to the West is sophisticated, unbound by mere nostalgia
(Image: Mattia Golinucci / Unsplash.com) In the middle of the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal was not alone in worrying that his nation and continent were no longer Christian enough. Today, …
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Pope Leo XIV to Hold Next Consistory in June, Hopes for Annual Meetings With Cardinals
Edward PentinPost-consistory press briefing underway Jan. 8, 2026. The Vatican made the announcement Thursday evening at the conclusion of the Holy Father’s first extraordinary consistory of cardinals that lasted two …
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Pope Leo XIV to hold next consistory in June, hopes for annual meetings with cardinals
By Edward Pentin Jan 8, 2026 / 19:18 pm Pope Leo XIV will be hosting a second consistory of cardinals at the end of June and wants to hold such …
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Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: ‘We Gather Not to Promote Personal or Group Agendas’
Mario TomassettiPope Leo XIV gives his homily at St. Peter’s Basilica for a Mass with cardinals on Jan. 8, 2026. At Mass on Jan. 8, Leo XIV urged the cardinals …
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Pope Leo charts collaborative course, calls for regular meetings of cardinals
During his first extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7-8, a rare meeting that summons cardinals from around the world to Rome, Pope Leo XIV made a direct appeal for collaboration on …