Stories for week of January 25, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Saturday, Jan. 31

 Ethiopian parish attacked, looted during tribal battle
 Arkansas bishop sees ‘similar patterns’ between 1930s Nazi Germany, US today
 Pope Leo offered to hear Schwarzenegger’s Confession, actor reveals
 French bishops welcome Senate’s rejection of assisted suicide, approval of palliative-care legislation
 Vatican foreign minister meets with Slovak president
 Ukrainian Catholic leader meets with Muslim leaders, deplores Russian religious justification of war
 Vatican newspaper highlights ‘year of pain and violence’ in eastern DR Congo
 2027 papal prayer intentions released
 Extend protections for Haitians in the US, USCCB committee chairmen urge Trump administration
 Pope encourages parishes to bear Christian witness to Olympic athletes
 Follow St. Toribio’s example and live in the manner of the Apostles, Pope tells Peru’s bishops
 Pontiff praises Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, encourages it to invite youth to participate
 Pope encourages Regnum Christi to define its charism more clearly

Released Friday, Jan. 30

 Warning democracy’s foundations are at risk, Cardinal McElroy condemns killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti
 Vatican diplomat calls on religions to resist ‘weaponization’ of words, thoughts
 Pope Leo pays tribute to Mozaribic Rite
 Pope prays that Olympics will build bridges
 Surprise papal lunch with Peruvian bishops
 USCCB president laments ‘climate of fear and polarization,’ calls for holy hour for peace
 Leading African cardinal hails John Paul’s vision for Church in Africa, outlines priorities
 Cardinal Parolin rues Minneapolis violence, hints Holy See will reject President Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace invitation
 European Parliament’s president meets with Pope, praises his ‘clarity of purpose’
 Papal message: Inculturation does not mean adapting the Gospel to the world
 Pope Leo praises DDF’s work over past 2 years
 Typical newly-professed US religious: 35-year-old cradle Catholic devoted to Rosary, Eucharistic adoration

Released Thursday, Jan. 29

 Archdiocese of Paris convenes council in response to historic rise in catechumens
 European Christian body voices concern over Greenland, affirms self-determination and international law
 Vatican letter to consecrated persons highlights ‘prophecy of presence’ in difficult situations
 Members of Ukrainian women’s organization meet with Pope
 Ukrainian Catholic leader reflects on resilience and Christian perfection in wartime
 Vatican officials pay tribute to St. Rose of Lima
 Vote for leaders of integrity, Thai bishops’ conference urges faithful
 Papal prayer for Mozambique flood victims
 Pope Leo: St. Thomas Aquinas commented on Scripture with great wisdom
 Pope appeals for end of anti-Semitism, vigilance against genocide
 Tanzania’s foreign minister holds irenic meeting with Pope, 2 months after bishops denounced government repession

Released Wednesday, Jan. 28

 Pope, in audience on Vatican II, reflects on relationship between Sacred Scripture, Tradition
 English bishops’ conference issues message on racial justice
 Record number of converts at Arizona State University
 Vatican cardinal: Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine
 Minnesota bishop, in Vatican newspaper interview, condemns actions of ICE agents
 Cardinal Zuppi highlights ‘indispensable path of dialogue’
 New president appointed for Ratzinger Foundation
 Pope, in brief statement to media, urges prayers for peace
 South Sudan cardinal calls on troops to disobey orders to kill civilians
 Recalling Nostra Aetate, Pope condemns anti-Semitism
 Sri Lankan archdiocese organizes demonstration following police assault of priest
 Cardinal Fernández, DDF prefect, warns against lack of intellectual humility
 Cardinal Parolin recalls 1200th anniversary of St. Ansgar’s evangelizing mission

Released Tuesday, Jan. 27

 Cardinal Tobin calls for defunding of ‘lawless’ ICE
 Archbishop Gomez: ‘The country cannot go on like this’
 Reports: Pope to visit Angola, Equatorial Guinea
 University of Notre Dame sees record number of converts
 Priest attacked in DR Congo
 Msgr. Crispino Valenziano, liturgist, dies at 93
 Pontifical academy weighs in on response to AI
 Leading Brazilian bishops meet with Pontiff
 UN official hails Pope’s moral authority on refugees
 Cardinal Tagle encourages Hong Kong’s Catholics to be ‘courageous witnesses to the Lord’
 Restoration of Grotto of the Nativity announced
 Zayed Award announces $1M prize recipients; Vatican cardinal sits on judging committee
 Athletica Vaticana to bring Olympic Cross to Milan for Winter Games
 Pope Leo warns of dangers of AI, emphasizes dignity of human faces, voices

Released Monday, Jan. 26

 Render true judgments with charity, Pope tells Roman Rota
 Man arrested for setting fire to Tennessee parish
 Archbishop Gänswein: With Pope Leo, ‘normality’ is returning to the Vatican
 Mexico’s Primate defends Queen Isabella’s beatification cause
 USCCB president, Minnesota archbishop call for prayer, calm in Minneapolis
 Sri Lanka: 6 police officers arrested for alleged assault on priest
 Cardinal Parolin begins visit to Denmark
 New Philippine bishop said he wished the Church would ‘come up with a reasonable teaching’ on contraception
 Latin American energy sector leaders meet with Pontiff
 Pope encourages Italian Catholic Action to bear witness to the Gospel in daily life

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The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. John Bosco (1815-1888). He was born in Italy, and was the founder of the Salesian Society, named in honor of St. Francis de Sales, and of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians. His lifework was the welfare of young boys and girls, hence his title, "Apostle of…

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