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Pope: Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage
Speaking to members of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota, Pope Leo XIV warned against “a dangerous relativization of truth” regarding the Church’s teaching on the indissolubility of the sacrament of marriage, especially in annulment…
Restoration of Bethlehem’s Grotto of the Nativity: ‘a sign of hope and unity’
Cecilia Seppia, Vatican News Wednesday, January 28, 2026 The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land have announced that works are set to begin restoring the “cradle” of Christianity – the place where Jesus was…
New massacres committed by jihadists in Congo
At least 25 people have been killed in North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a series of attacks attributed to rebels of the ISIS-aligned Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The ADF also continues to attack in the neighboring…
Notre Dame U. sees record number of Catholic converts
Abby Strelow, National Catholic Register Tuesday, January 27, 2026 This year, Notre Dame’s Order of Christian Initiation of Adults program boasts a record number of participants. In total, 76 students are enrolled, including 42 catechumens, 12…
Russia is attempting to ‘freeze’ Ukraine
Katarzyna Szalajko, OSV News Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Russia’s latest missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are aimed at civilians and civilian infrastructure and bear clear signs of crimes against humanity, said Major Archbishop…
Despite Trump, WEF-Davos STILL Pushing “World Order”
Comments from top globalists at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week show that the agenda to build a “New World Order” is still marching onwards, even if tactics are shifting, explains The New American magazine Alex Newman in this episode…
Vance, lawmakers defend Trump’s abortion policies at March for Life
Vice President JD Vance and Republican lawmakers defended President Donald Trump’s abortion-related policies at the 2026 March for Life on January 23. In his speech, Vance said: “One of the things I most wanted in the United States of America is…
Pope Leo’s message to America’s March for Life
“I send warm greetings to those of you participating in the 2026 March for Life. I likewise express heartfelt appreciation, and assure you of my spiritual closeness as you gather for this eloquent public witness to affirm that the protection of…
Pope Leo: War is back in fashion
Pope Leo XIV has invited the faithful to pray for Christian unity and for peace, especially in our time, which is marked by a lack of respect for human dignity and heightened international tensions. “Let us pray for peace at a moment in history…
Catholicism is the largest religion in Latin America, but it’s declining
The Catholic share of the population in several Latin American countries has shrunk over the last 10 years, while a growing percentage of Latin American adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing…