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Belarus has released 31 Ukrainian civilians along with two Roman Catholic priests, a development that marks one of the most significant prisoner releases in the country in more than a year. The announcement, made by Belarus’ state news agency Belta, came after negotiations involving Minsk, Kyiv, Washington, and — quietly but decisively — the Vatican. Read More…

Lebanon is a country that has received special attention from the Holy See. It will welcome the fourth papal visit to its territory from November 30 to December 2. Leo XIV, who was keen to make this trip at the beginning of his pontificate, will follow in the footsteps of Paul VI, John Paul II, Read More…

When he sets foot in Turkey on November 27, Pope Leo XIV will be the fifth pope to visit the country, after Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. The main objective of these trips has always been to demonstrate the fraternal dialogue between Rome and Constantinople, and therefore with the Orthodox world. Read More…

On this feast of Christ the King, Pope Leo XVI has released an apostolic letter called “In the Unity of Faith” (In Unitate Fidei). The Holy Father recounts briefly the history of the Creed and the context of the Council of Nicaea that was held in the year 325, so now 1,700 years ago. This Read More…

‘Tis the season to send Christmas cards!  But when we’ve picked out ours in years past, we’ve faced a dilemma.  Should our card include an image of the Holy Family, or of our own families?  Everyone loves to see photos of the kids, of course. But an image of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is a Read More…

There’s a particular feeling that comes when you clock into work just as everyone else is settling down with pumpkin pie or slipping into their Christmas pajamas. It’s that mix of “I’m doing something important” and … “really?” The rest of the world seems to be clinking glasses while you’re tapping on keyboards, flipping the Read More…

Pope Leo urged the faithful to pray for victims of kidnapping this week in Africa, and called on authorities to do what is possible to ensure their release. The Holy Father mentioned the tragedy this Feast of Christ the King before praying the midday Angelus. In Ndop, Cameroon, six Catholic priests from the Archdiocese of Read More…

In 1938, two art historians began cataloging the icons at the St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai. When they published the results of their study, one of the icons they were intrigued by was of Christ the Pantocrator, or Christ the Ruler of All. They dated the icon to the 13th century, quite old. The historians Read More…

Celebrating Mass on November 23, 2025, before more than 40,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of Choirs and Choral Groups held in Rome, Pope Leo called on St. Augustine and St. Ignatius of Antioch to emphasize the importance and beauty of the vocation to sing at Mass. This liturgy for the Read More…

While many Christians recognize Jesus as King over their own personal lives, they might not think or realize that his kingship extends far beyond that. The reality is that it’s certainly good to accept Jesus as King in a personal way, but at the same time, he is King over us whether we want him Read More…