On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special jubilee year along with plenary indulgences. by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú January 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM ET Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. …

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 …

By ACI Prensa Dec 31, 2025 / 13:30 pm The end of 2025 is at hand and the world is set to welcome the new year with parties and fireworks, but many forget to celebrate it with God, the Lord of life and time. We therefore share this prayer for you …

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Dec 24, 2025 / 06:00 am Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass on Dec. 25 in St. Peter’s Basilica, something no pope has done since 1994. The Christmas celebrations — which will be …

By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2025 / 04:00 am Almost 500 years after the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe — whose feast the Church celebrates Dec. 12 — the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popular myths and legends, especially in Mexico, where …

By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 10, 2025 / 16:22 pm Today, Dec. 10, marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Sister Lucia of Fatima in Pontevedra province in Spain, where the devotion of the Five First Saturdays of the month was revealed. After …

By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 24, 2025 / 17:41 pm The Catholic Church is facing a new wave of violence in Africa: In Nigeria, 265 students from a Catholic school remain captive after being kidnapped last week while an archbishop in Cameroon is threatening to close parishes if …

By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 19, 2025 / 15:23 pm In reply to journalists’ questions last night as he left Castel Gandolfo, which he now regularly visits, Pope Leo XIV described what his typical Tuesday day off is like. The pontiff shared that he does “a little reading, a …

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Nov 10, 2025 / 07:00 am His voice reveals, above all, the gratitude he feels toward his friend, Pope Leo XIV. From this friendship, forged over more than three decades, comes the Spanish-language book “From Robert to Leo,” published by Mensajero, in which Armando Lovera, originally from …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 16:11 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use. The Holy Father issued his warning in a video message addressed to participants in …