Pope encourages Neocatechumenal Way to continue mission ‘without closing yourselves off’ January 20, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News The zeal to evangelize and announce the Gospel must be tempered with charity and respect for an individual’s conscience, Pope Leo XIV told members of the Neocatechumenal Way.
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly high-speed train collision in Spain January 19, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV expressed his condolences to the families of victims of a devastating accident in which two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain’s Andalucia region.
Pope Leo warns against chasing approval, calls for deeper spiritual focus January 19, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Approval, public consensus and visibility are often given undue importance in modern society, shaping how people think, behave and even understand themselves, Pope Leo XIV warned in his Jan. 18 Angelus address. That focus, he warned, can lead to personal suffering, social division and relationships that are fragile and ultimately disappointing.
Radio Interview: Lent and Pope Leo January 19, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vatican Deacon Greg Kandra is a writer, retreat leader, blogger and author. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty chatted with Deacon Kandra about his most recent book, “Peace Be with All of You: The Mission and Message of Pope Leo XIV,” from Word Among Us.
Pope Leo’s extraordinary consistory January 19, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican By all appearances, January’s consistory was a first step to returning to a more collegial sense of governance that has largely marked the exercise of papal ministry since the Second Vatican Council.
Papal puzzle lovers: Popes Leo XIV and XIII noted for liking word games January 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, who plays the daily online puzzle Wordle, is not the only papal puzzle lover.
Surrogacy reduces children to products for sale, Vatican foreign minister says January 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Surrogacy violates the dignity of both unborn children and pregnant women, reducing them to mere commodities and victims of exploitation, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister.
Pope Leo comforts families of victims of Swiss Crans-Montana tragic bar fire January 15, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met Jan. 15 with the families of victims of the Crans-Montana bar fire on New Year’s night, which took the lives of 40 people and injured 116 in a Swiss resort tragedy.
Vatican completes official mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for papal basilica January 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican has completed the official mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV, continuing a centuries-old tradition that marks the election of each new pontiff. The circular mosaic, known as a tondo, was created by the Vatican Mosaic Studio of the Fabric of St. Peter’s and will be installed in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
For Pope Leo XIV, Christian unity is not just an ideal, but an imperative January 14, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the Catholic Church prepares to join Christians around the world in commemorating the 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the theme chosen also reflects Pope Leo XIV’s hope of unified humanity in an increasingly individualistic world.
God speaks to the faithful; take time to listen every day, pope says January 14, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News If Christians are to speak about God, then they must dedicate time each day and week to listening to God’s word in prayer and the liturgy, Pope Leo XIV said.
At start of new pontificate, Weigel tells Maryland audience to ‘take a deep breath’ January 13, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vatican Speaking to a crowd of about 300 Jan. 9 at St. Louis in Clarksville, part of a pastorate with St. Francis of Assisi in Fulton, George Weigel urged Catholics to resist snap judgments about the new pope and instead understand the complex moment he has inherited.
