Updates: Final Jubilee Events and Pro
Updates: Final Jubilee Events and Pro-Life Christmas Welcome to this week’s Vaticano Updates, bringing you the most important news from Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican as the Jubilee Year of Hope draws to a close. Jubilee of Prisoners: Justice as Reconciliation Pope Leo XIV celebrated a special Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the […]
End of the Jubilee: When will the Holy Doors in Rome close?
End of the Jubilee: When will the Holy Doors in Rome close? Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024. On Jan. 6, 2026, Pope Leo XIV will be the one to close the enormous bronze door of St. Peter’s Basilica […]
The Jubilee of Hope Continues Into the New Year
Here’s Some Good News: The Jubilee of Hope Isn’t Over Yet EDITORIAL: Just how desperately we need hope in today’s troubled world was made apparent though the darkness of the events that occurred in the middle of this Advent season. From a Catholic perspective, clearly the biggest news story of the year was the death […]
Three Anniversaries Renew the Church’s Missionary Mission
Three Anniversaries to Relaunch the Catholic Church’s Missionary Zeal COMMENTARY: ‘Ad Gentes,’ ‘Evangelli Nuntiandi’ and ‘Redemptoris Missio’ offer a potent reminder that the faithful are a key component of the Church’s mission to evangelize the world. Advent, the beginning of the Catholic Church’s year, is not just a time for personal resolutions, but also ecclesial […]
Pope Leo XIV Names Bishop Hicks New York Archbishop
Pope Leo Picks Fellow Chicagoan with ‘Missionary Spirit’ as New York’s Next Archbishop Bishop Hicks has a diverse and impressive skillset. But how will his Midwestern sensibilities fare in the Big Apple? In his most significant U.S. episcopal appointment to date, Pope Leo XIV is going back to his Chicago roots, tapping a young prelate […]
Vogue Names Pope Leo XIV Among Best Dressed of 2025
Vogue magazine includes Pope Leo XIV on its list of best dressed of 2025 Although “papal fashion,” meticulously crafted down to the smallest detail, has evolved over time, the popes’ attire still holds profound symbolism that continues to capture the attention of many. Proof of this is the recent naming of Pope Leo XIV as […]
Pope Leo XIV: True Treasure Is Found in the Heart
Pope Leo XIV: True treasure is found in the heart, not ‘too much doing’ Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday true satisfaction is found not in the accumulation of money or things, or by “too much doing,” but by returning to Jesus Christ, the source of hope, love, and joy. “We are absorbed by many activities […]
UPDATE: New York’s new archbishop
UPDATE: New York’s new archbishop-designate vows to ‘serve faithfully’ while remaining a Cubs fan The newly announced leader of the Catholic Church in New York expressed “heartfelt gratitude” on Dec. 18 for having been appointed to the post by Pope Leo XIV. Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks, who will head the Archdiocese of New York after leading […]
“Tu Scendi dalle Stelle”: Story of a Christmas Carol
“Tu Scendi dalle Stelle”: Story of a Christmas Carol In the rolling hills of southern Italy, tucked away in the region of Puglia, stands a sanctuary steeped in centuries of prayer, silence, and sanctity. The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Deliceto has quietly welcomed remarkable saints whose spiritual legacy continues to resonate far […]
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York Pope Leo XIV has chosen Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, to be the next archbishop of New York — the most consequential U.S. episcopal appointment of Leo’s pontificate thus far. The appointment was confirmed by EWTN News with two independent […]
