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Key dates on the agenda of the pope and Vatican for 2026
Jan 1, 2026Pope Leo XIV is preparing for a busy 2026.
10 New Year’s resolution ideas inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s advice to youth in 2025
Jan 1, 2026Here are 10 ideas from Pope Leo XIV’s advice to youth at NCYC 2025 in Indianapolis to help you deepen your relationship with God in 2026.
How to obtain a plenary indulgence for the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026
Dec 31, 2025The Catholic Church offers special graces at both the close of a year and the beginning of a new year.
Christians in the Middle East in 2025: Signs of hope and the struggle to remain
Dec 31, 20252025 was a complex and multifaceted year in the Middle East for Christians, a mixture of supportive initiatives and messages of hope alongside persistent insecurity, economic crises, and emigration.
Pope Leo XIV on New Year’s Eve: The future is in God’s hands
Dec 31, 2025Pope Leo XIV presided over first vespers (evening prayer) at the Vatican on Wednesday in anticipation of the Jan. 1 solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
Appeals court allows White House cuts to Planned Parenthood in multiple states
Dec 31, 2025A federal appeals court will allow federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthoods that provide abortion, permitting a key Trump policy to go forward after a lower court blocked it.
Indianapolis church files federal lawsuit to knock down parish after historic designation
Dec 31, 2025Overseers of an unused parish in Indianapolis have filed a federal lawsuit demanding the government allow the building to be demolished after it was declared a local landmark.
A special prayer to conclude 2025 and begin 2026
Dec 31, 2025As we close out 2025 and welcome 2026, now is the perfect time to thank God for the past year, ask forgiveness for our failings, and dedicate the new year to him.
Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in bloodied nations and wounded families
Leo XIV: The world is saved by welcoming all without fear
Key dates on the agenda of the pope and Vatican for 2026
How to obtain a plenary indulgence for the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026
Pope Leo XIV on New Year’s Eve: The future is in God’s hands
Church in Venezuela could undergo more persecution in 2026, experts say
A special prayer to conclude 2025 and begin 2026
Chile’s president-elect on the decision that changed his life forever
Colombian law recognizes historical importance of church dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus
Chile elects conservative for president, defeating Communist Party opponent
Thousands of young Europeans are beginning the new year at ecumenical gathering
Bosnian Muslims murdered his family, but later as a priest he forgave them
Northern Ireland’s only Catholic college celebrates 125 years of training teachers
Vatican expert: Co-Redemptrix title of Mary not absolutely prohibited
Italian family preserves 300-year tradition of handmade Nativity scenes
Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Catholic school alumna, dies at 80
Catholic Church responds to deadly Indonesia floods as leaders warn of environmental crisis
Amid security concerns, Vatican sister meets Bangladesh religious
Church leaders condemn arson attack on top Bangladesh newspaper offices
Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks
Courageous witnesses to the faith: 17 missionaries were murdered in 2025
‘Faith must be lived within a community,’ bishop tells historic parish in Kenya
Christmas recital in Lebanon aims for Guinness World Record
Syria celebrates Christmas with hope amid lingering security fears
130 students and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released
10 New Year’s resolution ideas inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s advice to youth in 2025
Appeals court allows White House cuts to Planned Parenthood in multiple states
Indianapolis church files federal lawsuit to knock down parish after historic designation
SEEK 2026 set to kick off in 3 cities
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Thousands of young Europeans are beginning the new year at ecumenical gathering
Dec 31, 2025Thousands of European youth are in Paris for an ecumenical event organized by the Taizé Community.
Bosnian Muslims murdered his family, but later as a priest he forgave them
Dec 31, 2025Twenty years after his father and other relatives were murdered by Muslim militiamen in Bosnia, Father Pero Miličević was finally able to forgive the perpetrators.
SEEK 2026 set to kick off in 3 cities
Dec 31, 2025The annual Catholic SEEK conference will take place Jan. 1–5 in three U.S. cities: Columbus, Ohio; Denver; and Fort Worth, Texas.
Pope Leo XIV ends 2025 urging Catholics to examine conscience and entrust new year to God
Dec 31, 2025In St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 31, the pope said 2025 brought both joy and sorrow, citing the jubilee pilgrimage of the faithful as well as “the passing of the late Pope Francis.”
