World News

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV addresses the prelates of the Roman Rota during an audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Jan. 26, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV received the prelates of the highest appellate tribunal in the Catholic Church at the Vatican on Monday, emphasizing that true justice ... read more

Archdiocese of San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio blesses matachine dancers during a celebration on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He said he believes that Hispanics, immigrants especially, will help bring new life into the Church. | Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller spoke candidly about his childhood under a repressive regime and ... read more

Father Jean-Richard Ilunga, a priest of the Diocese of Mbuji-Mayi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is in critical condition after armed bandits attacked him on January 24. “The assailants robbed Father Ilunga of his motorcycle, personal bag, mobile phone, and money before tying him up and abandoning him,” ACI Africa reported. ... read more

For decades, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops played an unmistakably political role in national immigration debates, issuing forceful policy statements, lobbying Congress, running public relations trips to the U.S.-Mexican border for bishops, and positioning its Migration and Refugee Services office as a progressive, often strident voice on immigration in Washington. Those days are over. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV received the officers of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) on January 26. ... read more

Msgr. Crispino Valenziano, an influential Italian liturgist, died on January 24 at the age of 93. ... read more

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on January 22 released “Digital Rerum Novarum: Artificial Intelligence for Peace, Social Justice, and Integral Human Development,” the 14-page final report of the academy’s October seminar on the topic. “Ultimately, the forces driving historical change are the same ones that transform the human heart,” the report concluded. “This ... read more

Do I have some good news for you, Crisis readers! It’s a story of miraculously answered prayers, of which many of you played a direct part. And I’m beyond excited to tell you about it. Almost exactly five years ago, Sophia Institute, the parent organization of Crisis Magazine, graciously agreed to publish The Persecuted, my ... read more

Sandro Botticelli, “Thomas Aquinas;” Paulo Bruschi, “Artificial Neural Network” COMMENTARY: Amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the Vatican’s 2025 note ‘Antiqua et Nova’ draws a clear distinction between technological power and human intelligence. ... read more

Praising Pope Leo’s “moral and spiritual leadership,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees thanked Pope Leo XIV for his “steadfast support” for refugees. ... read more

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, one of the two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization, encouraged Catholics in Hong Kong “to bring hope to society” and become “courageous witnesses of the Lord.” “May the face of Jesus, always shine upon Hong Kong, and may Hong Kong rejoice in the face of Jesus,” he said. ... read more

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land announced that an Italian firm will conduct imminent restoration work on the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Custody of the Holy Land is the Franciscan province there. In the 14th century, the Holy See entrusted the care of the ... read more

The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity has announced its three 2026 honorees: the Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Agreement, brokered by President Donald Trump; Zarqa Yaftali, an Afghan girls’ education advocate; and Taawon, a Palestinian development association. Each of the honorees will receive a $1-million prize on February 4, the anniversary of the signing of the Document on ... read more

The Leo Chronicles: The world is in a mess. What can we do? ... read more

The church insists that a person's dignity is established by the Creator. The choices Catholics make now, in our parishes, our communities and our public life, will reveal whether we truly believe what we proclaim. ... read more