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Jan 7, 2026 / 19:32 pm Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda on Jan. 7 pleaded for prayers and calm after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a U.S. [...]

As consistory opens, Pope Leo XIV tells cardinals ‘I am here to listen’

Posted on 01/7/2026 20:43 PM (Catholic World Report)

Jan 7, 2026 / 19:12 pm In his opening address at the extraordinary consistory convened for Jan. 7–8, Pope Leo XIV assured the cardinals from around the world gathered at the Vatican that “I am here to [...]

Making sense of the Leonine pontificate: An interview with Christopher R. Altieri

Posted on 01/7/2026 19:33 PM (Catholic World Report)

“To understand the depth of the issues and why Leo might be the perfect man for the job,” said Ken Craycraft in his CWR review of Christopher R. Altieri’s new book, Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic [...]

Pope Leo outlines hopes for gathering of cardinals

Posted on 01/7/2026 15:38 PM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)

While the “extraordinary consistory” — gathering some 170 cardinals of the 245 living cardinals of the whole world — is being held behind closed doors, the Vatican released this afternoon an opening address the Pope gave and offered some details about how the event is taking place. In his address, Leo explains that four possible Read More…

Pope Leo outlines hopes for gathering of cardinals

Federal appeals court affirms religious organizations can choose to hire only fellow believers

Posted on 01/7/2026 15:04 PM (Catholic World Report)

Credit: Digital Storm/Shutterstock Jan 7, 2026 / 15:04 pm (CNA). A federal appeals court this week upheld a years-old principle of U.S. law that allows religious organizations to hire only like-minded believers as staff members.Union Gospel Mis... [...]