After an intense day of roundtable discussions, the “low-batteried” but “very pleased” cardinals wrapped the first historic extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV in a spirit of fraternity, with a sense of knowing each other better and saying they “discovered” the pope, while he did “more listening than talking.” They left the consistory with a clear vision of the new pontiff for “a Church that cares.”
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The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is back for 2026 with a special route that will travel the East Coast from St. Augustine, Florida, to Portland, Maine, ending in Philadelphia, organizers announced Jan. 8.
Pope Leo XIV gathered cardinals present for the extraordinary consistory this week for an early morning Mass Jan. 8 in St. Peter’s Basilica, telling them they are together not to promote “agendas” but to take part in a “discernment” that “comes from the Lord.”
In a revolutionary year, the spirited celebration of America’s 250th anniversary throughout 2026, the national shrine dedicated to the first U.S.-born saint is aiming to help patriotic revelers discover the place of “Mother Seton” among the pantheon of iconic nation-builders.
The teachings of the Second Vatican Council are still “the guiding star” the Catholic Church is meant to follow, Pope Leo XIV said.
With Bibles in tow, the St. Jude Collin County Juvenile Detention Center Ministry teams trek through a maze of hallways and past a series of heavy metal doors to bring the light of Christ into the confines of Collin County’s juvenile detention center, illuminating the young hearts and minds within.
On Jan. 4, Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Parish in Irving joyfully celebrated its annual Multi-Cultural Epiphany Mass, a beautiful witness to the universality of our Catholic faith. Parishioners gathered as one family to honor the feast of the Epiphany, when Christ revealed Himself to the whole world and proclaimed that salvation is for everyone.
As the new year begins and the Jubilee Year comes to a close, Pope Leo XIV will hit the ground running with an extraordinary consistory taking place in Rome this week.
DALLAS-Con la ternura del Niño Dios a flor de piel, decenas de ‘pequeños actores’ convocaron a la Comunidad Católica de Santa Rita en el norte de Dallas, el 4 de enero, al término de la Misa de Vigilia, para la representación de la historia de la Epifanía: Manifestación de Dios hombre al mundo.
Los hermanos Gabrie, de padres hondureños, hicieron parte de unos 50 niños que tras semanas de ensayos, representaron la historia del nacimiento de nuestro salvador Jesucristo.
An estimated 33 million visitors and pilgrims came to the Vatican to celebrate the Jubilee Year, exceeding early forecasts, officials said at a news conference at the Vatican Jan. 5.