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National
By Daniel Payne
Russell Shaw, a Catholic writer and journalist whose column often appeared in the Catholic Herald and whose prolific career spanned decades including years of work for the U.S. bishops, died Jan. 6 at the age of 90.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The powerful and violent cannot control, suppress or commodify God's grace, friendship and will to usher in a new dawn, Pope Leo XIV said.
Global
By Josephine Peterson
VATICAN CITY — 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.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Some 376 days after Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating the Holy Year 2025, parishioners of the Arlington diocese gathered with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge to usher out the Jubilee Year.
Pope Leo XIV
By Victoria Cardiel
Pope Leo XIV said Christian hope “is not based on optimistic forecasts or human calculations,” but on God’s decision to share humanity’s path so that no one is alone on life’s journey.
National
By Gigi Duncan
Catholic college athletes attending the SEEK 2026 conference in Columbus, Ohio, considered how holiness is built: Not through spotlight moments but through quiet sacrifice, daily fidelity and offering what little they have to God.
Columns
By Fr. Jack Peterson
Jan. 4 — Mt 2:1-12
The Solemnity of the Epiphany affords Christians the opportunity to continue our celebration of the Christmas season.
National
By Tina Dennelly
Micah Kim, the 5-year-old son of popular Catholic speaker Paul Kim, has passed away, Kim announced in a tearful social media post Jan. 1.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The world is not saved by threatening violence or by judging, oppressing or getting rid of others, Pope Leo XIV said.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — The path to conversion, the door to God's mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the Holy Doors at three major basilicas in Rome.
