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“Having learned of the tragic fire that occurred in Crans-Montana on the night of January 1, which left more than forty people dead and many injured,” Pope Leo XIV “joins in the mourning of the families and the entire Swiss Confederation,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin in a telegram addressed to the Bishop of Sion, Jean-Marie Read More…

Pope praying for victims of Swiss fire on New Year’s Eve

Pope Leo XIV has sent a video message to the young people gathered in three US cities for the annual SEEK conferences. The conferences are an outreach of the FOCUS ministry for college students. This year, the conferences are being held in three cities and are underway in these first days of January. The Holy Read More…

Pope Leo sends video message to SEEK conferences

Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, recently signed into law a legal recognition of personhood from the moment of conception. Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón announced the signing of the law in a December 21 post on X. The law, Senate Bill 504, amends the Civil Code of Puerto Rico. The code now states “Every Read More…

Puerto Rico signs law recognizing personhood of the unborn

Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Jan 2, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). Many people who receive assistance through anti-poverty programs faced disruptions in 2025, and Catholic Charities’ wish list for 2026 includes government support for food assist... [...]

Let’s be honest, sometimes life can really bring us down. It can seem like the world is out to get us as we struggle to keep our head above water and survive one more day. What’s interesting is how the month of January can provide a welcome jolt to our lives, providing for us a Read More…

January is the perfect month to reform your spiritual life

What is it about monks? Even people who aren’t religious find them fascinating.  Monks live with purpose. They live for something greater than themselves.  They seem to have the peace and order we all crave, but which are so difficult to find in our busy modern lives.  But what if we took the lessons and Read More…

Take the 30-day “monk mindset” challenge in 2026

As of January 2, 2026, a quiet but consequential shift is taking place in the Catholic Church’s highest governing body. Two senior African cardinals — Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso and Cardinal John Njue of Kenya — pass the age of 80 and therefore exit the ranks of cardinal electors. Cardinals who are older Read More…

Never before: Cardinal balance tips toward non-electors

The possible title of the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV is no longer a mystery. Widely expected to be called Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), the text has not yet been published, but its (supposed) name alone offers a window into the priorities of this young pontificate. Since the summer of 2025, Vatican officials have Read More…

“Magnifica Humanitas”: Leo XIV’s Rerum Novarum moment

Credit: Ivan Galashchuk/Shutterstock Jan 2, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). The rate of married couples filing for divorce has begun to trend downward in recent years, but the rate of “gray divorce” — divorces of couples in their 60s or older — has cont... [...]

The blatant idolization of unfettered global "free" trade aggressively clung to by the Wall Street Journal has them lashing out at anyone who would dare support Trump's tariffs.