In keeping with tradition, the Vatican Mosaic Studio completes the mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV destined for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, and reveals the work to the Pope before his Wednesday General Audience in the Vatican. By Deborah Castellano Lubov The Vatican Mosaic Studio of …

By Amira Abuzeid Jan 13, 2026 / 13:11 pm Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis described a pervasive “heaviness” in the community over federal agents’ deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen. In his pastoral reflection on Jan. 12, the archbishop said he was on retreat with regional bishops last week when the …

By CNA Staff Jan 12, 2026 / 18:07 pm Archbishop Paul Coakley and President Donald Trump met on Jan. 12 to discuss areas of “mutual concern,” which likely included topics related to immigration enforcement and Venezuela’s sovereignty. The archbishop of Oklahoma City, Coakley, who was elected president of the United States Conference of …

By Daniel Payne Jan 10, 2026 / 06:00 am Catholics in the U.S. were witness to a rare Church decision in 2023 when Pope Francis elevated the Diocese of Las Vegas to a metropolitan archdiocese. Las Vegas had previously been a suffragan diocese of San Francisco, having been created by Pope John …

SEEK 2026, held across three cities and attended by over 26,000 young American Catholics, confirms their dynamic and resilient character in the United States, with the largest gathering held in Columbus, Ohio, to which Pope Leo XIV sent a message. Vatican News SEEK 2026 was held from January 1 to …

By Kathleen Murphy Jan 9, 2026 / 15:01 pm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents surveilled St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Epiphany after deporting the parish’s beloved maintenance worker to Mexico five weeks earlier. The Trump administration last year eliminated a federal policy that generally …

By Tessa Gervasini Jan 6, 2026 / 06:00 am As Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany, and the 2025 Jubilee Year comes to an end, the Catholic Church begins to anticipate another jubilee — one that will mark …

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Jan 6, 2026 / 07:00 am Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, bringing the ordinary holy year to an end — a time of grace that invited Catholics to conversion, reconciliation, and hope. The pontiff processed toward the Holy …

At the Angelus prayer, Pope Leo XIV calls for the good of the Venezuelan people to prevail, for the rule of law to be upheld, and for the human and civil rights of all to be respected. Vatican News Pope Leo XIV expressed his concern on Sunday over recent developments …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Jan 2, 2026 / 20:17 pm The existence of hell as an option for human beings at the end of life is proof of God’s goodness, according to Father Mike Schmitz. “At the end of our lives, he simply gives us what we’ve actually chosen,” Schmitz said during …