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Poland: Papal blessing as thousands join Three Kings Parade
Posted on 01/7/2026 04:34 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV has extended his Apostolic Blessing to participants in the Three Kings Parade, the world’s largest street Nativity scene held annually on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, which this year saw thousands march along Warsaw’s Royal Route, with similar events taking place at nearly 1,000 sites in Poland and worldwide.
Pope’s January prayer intention: For prayer with the Word of God
Posted on 01/7/2026 04:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for January, and invites everyone to join his monthly prayer intentions under the new “Pray with the Pope” initiative.
Pope at Audience: Second Vatican Council still guiding star of Church’s journey
Posted on 01/7/2026 01:52 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV begins a new catechesis series on the Second Vatican Council and its documents, emphasizing that the Council's teaching still serves as the guiding star of the Church’s journey.
Pope Leo's first Extraordinary Consistory set for January 7-8
Posted on 01/6/2026 10:58 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV's first consistory will have three sessions from tomorrow afternoon through Thursday. In the morning of January 8 at 7:30 a.m., he will concelebrate Mass with the cardinals present at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill two in first deadly attack on the capital
Posted on 01/6/2026 06:47 AM ()
A Russian air attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed two people on Monday, marking what appeared to be the first reported fatalities from strikes on the Ukrainian capital this year.
CELAM expresses solidarity with the Church in Venezuela
Posted on 01/6/2026 06:35 AM ()
The Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM) expresses its closeness to the Church and the Venezuelan people in their struggle for peace, justice, and reconciliation. In a message of hope, it reaffirms its commitment to the most vulnerable and to building a future of dignity for all.
Jubilee: Volunteers make final pilgrimage through Holy Door
Posted on 01/6/2026 03:31 AM ()
Over 5,000 Jubilee volunteers, who have accompanied over 33 million pilgrims during the Jubilee of Hope, cross the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, symbolically bringing the Holy Year to a close.
Pope's Epiphany Angelus: 'May industry of war be replaced by craft of peace'
Posted on 01/6/2026 03:06 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, reflecting on the Magi adoring the Christ Child, and invites us to be 'weavers of hope' where 'in the place of inequality, there may be fairness,' and where 'the industry of war be replaced by the craft of peace.'
Pope Leo XIV closes Holy Door, concluding Jubilee Year of Hope on Lord's Epiphany
Posted on 01/6/2026 02:29 AM ()
On the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV presides over Holy Mass in St Peter’s Basilica for some 5,800 faithful and closes the last Holy Door - marking the official end of the Jubilee Year of Hope.
Jubilee: Rite for the closing of Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica
Posted on 01/5/2026 12:24 PM ()
The practice of closing the Holy Doors at the conclusion of the Jubilee, established in 1975 and simplified by Pope Saint John Paul II during the Holy Year of 2000, is followed by the walling-up, which takes place privately around ten days later.