Pope Leo XIV expressed deep concern over the situation in Venezuela and called for the country’s national sovereignty to be fully respected, one day after a U.S. operation ended with the capture and arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
“Destroy weapons, heal the heart,” Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala in Cameroon told the faithful who were gathered for Mass on News Year’s Day.
The letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance.
Pope Leo XIV has not yet commented on Saturday's operation, though observers expect him to address the situation at his midday Angelus prayer on Sunday.
College students at SEEK 2026 packed a hall to hear Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, examine scientific research into Eucharistic miracles and the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
In a ballroom at maximum capacity at the SEEK 2026 conference in Columbus, Ohio, Director of Discipleship for SPIRITUS Ministries Mike Iverson shared 10 ways to feel less anxious about the future.
Andrew Laubacher told young Catholics at SEEK 2026 how social media can become addictive and have negative effects on the human person and offered tips on good technology usage.
Lay evangelist Gabriel Castillo physically battled demonic forces as he struggled against a pornography addiction, which he eventually won with the help of Our Lady’s intercession in the rosary.
Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Petare, Venezuela appealed for calm and prayer in the wake of Maduro's removal from power.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 3 said the United States would "run" Venezuela until a replacement for President Nicolás Maduro can be found.
Xavier Polisetty, a seminarian from the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, encouraged men considering the priesthood to trust God’s call.
The Vatican’s daily newspaper opened its Saturday edition with news of U.S. airstrikes against Venezuela in the capital, Caracas, as well as on several military bases around the country.