Our Church in the World

According to the decree, Pope Leo has established that from Jan. 10, following the closing of the church’s Jubilee Year, until Jan. 10, 2027, a special Year of St. Francis.

Following the liberation of all the children and staff abducted from St. Mary’s School in the Nigerian town of Papiri, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, who manage the school, have expressed deep gratitude for the support received during the trying period.

The 5-year-old son of Catholic influencer Paul J. Kim succumbed to influenza and sepsis after tens of thousands of people rallied in prayer at the end of December, praying for Micah’s healing.

Thousands of youth and young adults across the nation were assured of God’s love — and encouraged to respond to his call in their lives — during an annual gathering spanning three cities, with Pope Leo XIV delivering a special recorded message to participants.

A bishop’s golden crosier, or hooked staff symbolizing his office, found in a Minnesota scrapyard has drawn the man who discovered it into a journey back to the Catholic Church of his youth.

Catholic bishops across the United States marked the Dec. 28 close of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in dioceses with Masses emphasizing mercy, conversion and the family’s key role in faith formation.

Jesus entering the world as a little baby in need of everything is a sign of God’s solidarity with every person in need, longing for love and a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said at Christmas morning Mass.

Third-grader Hattie Halter is the inspiration behind the classroom project that has brought Christmas joy not only to the St. Joseph community but also to people throughout East Tennessee.