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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 21, 2026 / 13:03 pm (CNA). The Vatican secretary of state responded to President Donald Trump’s proposal for a body to oversee reconstruction of the enclave. ... read more

Aerial view of St. Peter’s Square, filled with thousands of mourners including clergy and dignitaries gathered for Pope Francis’ funeral Mass under a clear blue sky, in Vatican City, April 26, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News , Jan 21, 2026 / 11:30 am (CNA). A survey finds widespread dissatisfaction among lay ... read more

Pope Leo XIV meets a pair of lambs blessed for the feast of the Roman virgin and martyr St. Agnes in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Jan. 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 21, 2026 / 10:30 am (CNA). The wool of the blessed lambs ... read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on January 21, 2026. , Jan 21, 2026 / 08:05 am (CNA). The pope continued his catechesis series on the documents of the Second Vatican Council at Wednesday’s general audience. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV greets Kiko Argüello on Jan. 19, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 21, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo recognized how members of the Neocatechumenal Way have “rekindled the fire of the Gospel” and accompany many people in “rediscovering the beauty of knowing Jesus.” ... read more

Pope Leo XIV sits in the cathedral of Rome, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, a symbol of his authority as bishop of Rome, May 25, 2025. I Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool , Jan 20, 2026 / 11:34 am (CNA). The pope’s move restores a long-standing Roman tradition that his predecessor ... read more

A statue of Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, Peru, is surrounded by some of the people who attended its inauguration and blessing. The World Day of the Sick will be held in Chiclayo from Feb. 9–11, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Provincial Municipality of Chiclayo , Jan 20, 2026 / ... read more

Pope Leo XIV blesses a child at the De La Croix Hospital for the mentally disabled in Jal el Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 20, 2026 / 10:22 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV issued his message for the annual World Day of ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 19, 2026 / 13:02 pm (CNA). The pope's "prime minister" says the Holy See tried to negotiate with the Venezuelan leader before his capture. ... read more

Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, May 12, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Jan 17, 2026 / 10:00 am (CNA). Francis Rooney, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, said Pope Leo XIV’s papacy marks a period ... read more

Cardinal Aguiar and his auxiliary bishop, Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, OAR, met with Pope Leo on Jan. 14, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 16, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). In a meeting with the primatial archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar, Pope Leo XIV expressed his desire to visit Mexico ... read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations with states and international organizations of the Holy See. | Credit: Santosh Digal , Jan 15, 2026 / 13:37 pm (CNA). Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher spoke at the event “A Common Front for Human Dignity: Preventing the Commodification of Women and Children in Surrogacy.” ... read more

Pope Leo XIV next to the new mosaic of him that will be added to St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome. | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 15, 2026 / 12:54 pm (CNA). A mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for installation in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica was ... read more

Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap addresses the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta at the Magistral Villa on Rome’s Aventine Hill on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. | Credit: Order of Malta , Jan 13, 2026 / 11:11 am (CNA). Fra’ John Dunlap of the Order of Malta said ... read more

St. Francis of Assisi. | Credit: Paolo Gallo/Shutterstock , Jan 12, 2026 / 17:21 pm (CNA). On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special jubilee year along with plenary indulgences. ... read more