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Pope Leo XIV’s calendar of celebrations through Easter
Posted on 02/3/2026 06:29 AM ()
The Vatican releases the calendar for Pope Leo XIV’s liturgical celebrations through Easter, which includes his five scheduled visits to parishes in Rome.
Nearly 1,000 feared missing in latest migrant tragedy
Posted on 02/3/2026 06:06 AM ()
An Italian aid group says that scores of people are unaccounted for after many boats left during a fierce storm.
St. John Henry Newman inscribed in General Roman Calendar
Posted on 02/3/2026 05:30 AM ()
The Dicastery of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments releases a decree in which Pope Leo XIV inscribes the Doctor of the Church, St. John Henry Newman, in the General Roman Calendar with his memorial held on October 9.
Cardinal Roche: St. John Henry Newman, an example of the search for truth
Posted on 02/3/2026 05:05 AM ()
The Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments comments on St. John Henry Newman's inscription in the General Roman Calendar with the rank of optional memorial.
Ukraine: Joint aid efforts by Knights of Columbus and Order of Malta
Posted on 02/3/2026 02:49 AM ()
Two major Christian charitable communities - the Knights of Columbus and the Order of Malta - have pooled their resources to improve and reinforce humanitarian aid to those in need in war-struck Ukraine.
Irish abuse victim encounters Pope Leo: ‘He felt my pain’
Posted on 02/2/2026 13:17 PM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with David Ryan, a former student at Blackrock College in Ireland, and listens to his story of the abuse he and his late brother, Mark, endured at the Catholic secondary school.
Pope to religious: Even where weapons roar, you are witnesses to Jesus
Posted on 02/2/2026 11:13 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the 30th World Day for Consecrated Life, praising consecrated men and women for living out their steadfast faith even in the most difficult of circumstances, and inviting them to be 'leavens of peace' and 'signs of hope.'
Russia confirms new peace talks with Ukraine despite deadly drone attacks
Posted on 02/2/2026 10:14 AM ()
Russia confirms that a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks will be held with Ukraine this week in Abu Dhabi after a brief pause amid concerns over the human cost of a war in which combined military casualties on both sides are estimated to be approaching two million.
Gaza: Rafah Crossing opens two years on
Posted on 02/2/2026 08:50 AM ()
Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah Crossing to Egypt, but restrictions remain. The full reopening of the Rafah crossing was part of the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that went into effect in mid-October on condition that all living and deceased Hamas-held hostages were returned to Israel.
Pope Leo receives the President of the Republic of Portugal
Posted on 02/2/2026 07:44 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in the Vatican on Monday morning.