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Angola is one of the African countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent as Pontiff. | Credit: Vatican Media/Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda Jan 13, 2026 / 12:41 pm (CNA). Angola is one of the c... [...]

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Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice celebrates Mass with Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz, Germany, and other clergy at the Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in Filipov, Czech Republic, on Jan. 13, 2025, during the annual pilgrimage commemo... [...]

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). ... [...]

The National Catholic Partnership on Disability’s Charleen Katra (right) speaks at a panel accompanied by former American Catholic Historical Association President Mary Dunn (left). | Credit: Ken Oliver-Méndez/CNA Jan 13, 2026 / 10:41 am (CNA).... [...]

Jan 13, 2026 / 08:48 am Catholic human rights advocate Jimmy Lai is still dealing with deteriorating health as presentencing mitigation hearings began on Jan. 12 in Hong Kong. Lai was found guilty on Dec. 15, 2025, [...]

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When you enter the chapel at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kansas, you can’t help but pause in awe at the gorgeous original oil paintings adorning its walls. The images are lifelike and beautiful, but what really strikes the attention is the unusual groupings of saints depicted, gathered together like friends. The Read More…

He painted the saints; they changed his life

In the silence of the cloisters of Caracas, where incense mixes with the air of a resilient Venezuela, a story of conquering difficulties recently reached the altars. This is not a narrative about great armies, but about a woman who was born with a physical disability to fill a spiritual void. Saint Carmen Rendiles Martínez Read More…

Who is the Venezuelan saint the Pope keeps mentioning?

The two Captains Regent of San Marino, Matteo Rossi and Lorenzo Bugli, were received by Pope Leo XIV and officials from the Secretariat of State of the Holy See on January 12, 2026. This small landlocked country in northeastern Italy enjoys privileged relations with the Vatican. The Holy See’s brief statement indicates that during the Read More…

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