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01/17/2026

Understanding Pope Leo’s foreign policy: the U.S., Venezuela and beyond

Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado this week, only the latest in a monthslong series of statements and meetings that have shown the Vatican repeatedly pushing for…

01/17/2026

How much bad news is too much? Sister Helen Prejean and Father James Martin discuss working for justice and doing what you can in an overwhelming modern world.

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01/17/2026

A Catholic convert’s ecumenical journey—and prayer for Christian unity

I couldn’t have explained it while it was happening, but there have been moments in my life when I quickly and intimately connected with an absolute

01/17/2026

Martin Luther King, a Baptist, lived Catholic social justice in ‘extraordinary fashion,’ Cardinal Gregory says

Ordained as a Baptist minister, the Civil Rights leader was well-versed in the church fathers, quoting St. Augustine in his famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” asserting that “an unjust law is no…

01/17/2026

I accompany migrants in court. Their stories haunt me.

I walk with people at a terrifying moment in their lives. I am there to bear witness to some of the worst actions of our government, undertaken in the name of “We the People.”

01/17/2026

A tale of innocence and courage at a Catholic school in Nazi-occupied France

“Au Revoir les Enfants” has been highlighted by the Vatican for its depiction of Christian values.

01/17/2026

A viral church ranking series is sending young Catholics to Mass in New York

NEW YORK (RNS) — The social media account exposes a desire among some young Catholics, particularly Gen Z and younger, to find a church that functions somewhere between a place of worship and a…

01/16/2026

Vatican expert Thomas Reese, S.J., sits down with the Jesuitical podcast team to share everything you need to know about Pope Leo’s first consistory.

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01/16/2026

Papal puzzle lovers: Popes Leo XIV and XIII noted for liking word games

Pope Leo XIV, who plays the daily online puzzle Wordle, is not the only papal puzzle lover.

01/16/2026

Pope Leo and Pope Francis: the similarities—and differences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql4N-4baBkk This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian speak with Vatican expert Thomas Reese, S.J., a

01/16/2026

The ‘Stranger Things’ finale puts evil in its place

The final episode of ‘Stranger Things’ reminded me that evil is never one and the same with any human being.

01/16/2026

What faith looks like for parents whose adult children have left the church

A Reflection for Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle