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Pope Leo XIV delivers catechesis during his General Audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo starts new series of speeches on documents of Vatican II

Jan 7
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV meets Cardinals and Bishops at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years

Jan 8
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope says consistory must be free of personal, group ‘agendas’

Jan 8
Elise Ann Allen

President Donald Trump points to the crowd after speaking to House Republicans in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2026. (Credit: Evan Vucci/AP.)

Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal

Jan 7
Bill Barrow,
Associated Press

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Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings

From left, Cardinals Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Stefen Brislin and Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio arrive at a press conference at the end of Pope Leo XIV's first Extraordinary Consistory, a special formal assembly convening the College of Cardinals from around the world, at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings

Jan 9
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra speaks to the media in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Jan. 5, 2026. (Credit: Jean-Fernand Koena/AP.)

Cardinal Nzapalainga says Central African Republic will not be built with weapons

Jan 9
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The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Luis Arguello, centre and Jesus Diaz Sariego, President of Spain’s Conference of Religious Orders, left, take part in a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Credit: Paul White/AP.)

Bishops and government of Spain reach new agreement to compensate sex abuse victims

Jan 9
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Pope says consistory must be free of personal, group ‘agendas’

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Police tape blocks the door of the rectory of St. John the Baptist Church in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. (Credit: Josh Funk/AP.)

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