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A video of Fr. Nonso Ohanaka, chaplain of Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School in Hendersonville, Tennessee, dancing at a recent basketball game has gone viral on social media, amassing more than two million views over the weekend. “Father O brought out the moves at halftime of the JPII vs Father Ryan Men’s Basketball Read More…

Watch: Priest brings down the house with dance at basketball game

The three U.S. Catholic cardinals currently leading a diocese have issued a rare joint statement sharply questioning the moral foundations of American foreign policy, urging national leaders to measure political decisions against principles of human dignity, solidarity, and peace articulated recently by Pope Leo XIV. Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of Washington, and Read More…

Rare joint statement: 3 US cardinals challenge morality of foreign policy

Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday programme on January 18 (tune into the program at timestamp 37:20), Archbishop Read More…

U.S. Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland

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Pope Leo XIV expressed his prayers for the victims of a train accident that occurred Sunday evening in southern Spain, responding to the “painful news” with a note to the president of the Spanish bishops’ conference. In a note published on January 19, 2026, and signed by the Pope’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Read More…

Pope Leo offers prayers for victims of Spain train accident

As global diplomacy grows more polarized, Pope Leo XIV is offering a countercultural vision: Diplomacy as a pastoral vocation rooted in the Gospel. In a letter dated November 21, 2025, but just released on January 17, 2026, the Pope marked the 325th anniversary of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the institution responsible for forming the Holy Read More…

Leo XIV: “Diplomacy is the evangelical art of encounter”

The Walk for Life West Coast in its 22nd year and previously has drawn crowds as large as 50,000. | Credit: Francisco Valdez Jan 19, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). Thousands are expected at this year’s Walk for Life West Coast, which will be held in th... [...]

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The air in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome seemed to carry the weight of an entire country. It was not only incense that rose to the heavens that October 2025; it was the prayers, tears, and sighs of relief of a nation that, for a moment, forgot its many challenges to recognize itself in its Read More…

Cardinal Parolin’s words for his “beloved Venezuela”