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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

In a moment of Vatican sweetness, Pope Leo receives lambs in ancient St. Agnes tradition

by OSV News

Adding some sweetness to the usual general audience-focused Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV was presented with two lambs Jan. 21 as part of an ancient Roman Catholic tradition marking …

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given Jan. 21, 2026
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U.S. Church

Vice President JD Vance and wife expecting their 4th child

by Lauretta Brown

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Minnesota archbishop: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform now’ amid ‘battleground’ on the streets

Notre Dame expert: On Greenland, Catholic social teaching has something to say

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‘Evil wounds us,’ but healing can come from Jesus during daily prayer, bishop says

Bishop Burbidge outlines Christian approach to mental health amid ‘staggering’ crisis

Ahead of March for Life, pro-life movement faces key political challenges

World

Conflicting reports of recent kidnappings in Nigeria raise alarm for Christian advocates

by Ngala Killian Chimtom

“Christians are being kidnapped every day, killed every day in this country,” said Emeka Umeagbalasi, director of the nongovernmental agency Intersociety.

‘We do not care for life by giving death,’ French bishops say ahead of ‘assisted dying’ bill move
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly high-speed train collision in Spain
‘Truly historic’: Kuwait’s first church elevated to minor basilica
Kyiv’s iconic St. Nicholas Church returns to Catholic hands for 50 years
At annual Marian celebration in Venezuela, bishops call for release of political prisoners

Mexican Catholics push ahead with peace efforts as violence plagues country

For Pope Leo XIV, Christian unity is not just an ideal, but an imperative

God speaks to the faithful; take time to listen every day, pope says

Vatican

Cardinal warns a ‘crisis of values’ amid global uncertainty may lead to international war

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Reviving monasticism

by Jaymie Stuart Wolfe

‘It must be you’: A call to mission with young Latinos

by Vicente Del Real

Kyrie eleison: Lord, anoint the festering wounds we show

by Elizabeth Scalia

Reviews

‘Offer It Up’ explores finding grace in the pain of chronic illness

by Sheryl Tirol
‘Knives Out’ discovers the strange, attractive light of the Christian story
Scripture series by popular Catholic speaker offers deep dive into the person of Jesus
Brooklyn-based book a cry from the heart about roads not taken
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