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The Shroud of Turin goes digital: Turin officially opens an ancient relic to the world in the AI era

On January 9, Pope Leo XIV stepped into an encounter with the Shroud of Turin unlike any experienced by his predecessors. Inside the Apostolic Palace, the Pontiff became the first person to explore a new digital reading of the Shroud, an initiative known as Avvolti, presented to him by Cardinal Roberto Repole, Archbishop of Turin […]

Cardinal encourages Mexicans to demand authorities bring criminals to justice

Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, said that authorities have a “mandate to protect us” from violence and therefore encouraged the population to “demand” that they fulfill their duty. “Bringing to justice those who commit violence, those who commit homicides or injustices, that is the responsibility of the authorities,” he said at […]

Czech bishop declares Year of Reconciliation 80 years after World War II expulsions

Eighty years after the expulsion of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia, a Czech bishop has declared a local Year of Reconciliation to address wounds that remain from World War II and its aftermath. Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice announced the initiative in a pastoral letter dated Dec. 31, 2025, following the end of the Jubilee of Hope on […]

Venezuelan bishop calls for ‘maintaining serenity, peace, and above all, a climate of prayer’

“It is necessary, although difficult, to maintain serenity, peace, and above all, a climate of prayer” is the appeal of Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Petare, Venezuela, following the U.S. law enforcement and military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in the early hours of Saturday, Jan. 3. In […]

Pope: Sense of belonging more important than numbers of people in Church

The January edition of the Italian magazine, Piazza San Pietro, is dedicated to the theme of peace and in it, Pope Leo XIV responds to Nunzia, a 50-year-old Swiss catechist who wrote him a letter detailing her struggle to get families involved in the parish.  In her letter Nunzia – who lives in Laufenburg, a […]

First Catholic school in Finland: The dream of Helsinki’s only Catholic bishop

A “dream” that could soon become a reality is how the bishop of Helsinki, Raimo Goyarrola, described the founding of the first Catholic school in Finland, where the Catholic Church practically disappeared after the state adopted Lutheranism in the 16th century as a consequence of the Protestant Reformation. Placing his trust in God’s hands and […]

Central African Republic Bishops: Peace is a right, not a luxury

The Central African Bishops’ Conference made a forceful appeal for peace founded on justice, for political responsibility, and for the rejection of every form of violence, in a message released on January 11, at the end of their Plenary Assembly. This message follows the December 28 elections, which brought President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to power for […]

Venezuelan Bishops: May schools be places of peace and justice

The President of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference Commission for Education, Bishop Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, urges all children, adolescents, young people, and other members of educational communities to use the tools of study and learning to build harmony for the country. “As we return to our schools in this new calendar year, our Commission wishes […]