In addition to its religious significance as the octave of Christmas and Solemnity of the Mother of God, New Year’s Day has become a time for self-reflection and self-improvement. It’s a time to begin again, […]
I do not intend in these remarks to look at Chesterton in his retirement, for the simple fact that he never seems to have retired. He finished writing his autobiography a few weeks before his […]
Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, tensions and consolations, and more questions than certainties. The work of the Catholic Church goes on within […]
Vatican City, Jan 1, 2026 / 07:30 am Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Catholics to pray for peace, “first, among nations bloodied by conflict and suffering,” and also “within our homes, in families wounded […]
Vatican City, Jan 1, 2026 / 07:05 am Pope Leo XIV called Catholics to a steadfast openness to other people, warning that peace will not be built through force or exclusion, as he celebrated his […]
Jan 1, 2026 / 07:00 am Pope Leo XIV is preparing for a very busy year at the Vatican in 2026, with important events such as the conclusion of the Jubilee of Hope and his […]
Jan 1, 2026 / 06:00 am On Nov. 21, 2025, Pope Leo XIV spoke to young Catholics during the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, marking his first digital encounter with American teens. During […]
Readings: Nm 6:22-27 Psa 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Gal 4:4-7 Lk 2:16-21 “If anyone believes that holy Mary is not the mother of God (Theotokos), he has no share in the divine inheritance”, wrote the […]
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