The Church of St. Luke

The tabernacle of Holy Thorn Monastery church in Valladolid, Spain, was forced open and the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. | Credit: Creative Commons/Nicolás Pérez

, Jan 2, 2026 / 17:00 pm (CNA).

The tabernacle in a Spanish monastery has been forced open and the Blessed Sacrament stolen.

In his New Year's Day homily at Newtownpark Avenue Church in Dublin, Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership in promoting peace and in how they communicate and articulate it. Credit: John McElroy

, Jan 2, 2026 / 12:58 pm (CNA).

At a Mass for the World Day of Peace, Dublin Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership in promoting peace and in how they communicate and articulate it.

A fire tears through the Vondelkerk church tower in Amsterdam on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2026. | Credit: Remko DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images/Netherlands OUT

, Jan 2, 2026 / 12:10 pm (CNA).

A fire reduced the famed 150-year-old building mostly to ash in a matter of hours.

Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

, Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am (CNA).

As the Maduro regime in Venezuela faces pressure from the U.S. and economic conditions deteriorate, various experts say there is increased likelihood of more persecution against the Catholic Church.

Prayer for the New Year 2026. | Credit: ACI Prensa

, Dec 31, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA).

As we close out 2025 and welcome 2026, now is the perfect time to thank God for the past year, ask forgiveness for our failings, and dedicate the new year to him.

Afternoon prayers for the ecumenical youth gathering are taking place in the Accor Arena, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people. Credit: Taizé Community

, Dec 31, 2025 / 11:58 am (CNA).

Thousands of European youth are in Paris for an ecumenical event organized by the Taizé Community.

“When I began hearing the confessions of the faithful, I understood that there can be no inner peace without forgiveness," said Father Pero Miličević.| Credit: Vatican Media

, Dec 31, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA).

Twenty years after his father and other relatives were murdered by Muslim militiamen in Bosnia, Father Pero Miličević was finally able to forgive the perpetrators.

Pope Leo XIV meets with a group of pilgrims from St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, on Dec. 29, 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

, Dec 29, 2025 / 14:48 pm (CNA).

Speaking to pilgrims from St. Thomas Villanova Parish in Spain, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the saint’s virtues and interior life of prayer that produced many fruits.

Graduates pose with their degrees at St. Mary’s University College in Belfast, Northern Ireland. | Credit: St. Mary’s University College

EWTN News, Dec 29, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

St. Mary’s University College in Belfast is marking the 125th year of a remarkable journey that began in 1900.

Monsignor Maurizio Gronchi. Credit: EWTN Noticias

, Dec 28, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Vatican expert explains that the titles “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix” will no longer be used in the liturgy or official documents but can be used in popular piety if properly understood.