Pope Leo’s first Extraordinary Consistory: What should we expect?
As of now, there are only speculations and rumors, particularly in the Italian media, about what’s on the agenda.
Another kind of epiphany
January 11, 2026, The Baptism of the Lord: Because the word epiphany means “manifestation or openly appearing,” both feasts—the visit of the Magi and the baptism of Jesus—qualify as epiphanies. Both manifest Jesus’ status as the Christ, King of the Jews, and God’s Son.
Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another.
Read: Pope Leo’s Epiphany homily for the close of the Jubilee of Hope
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV presided over the rite of the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, officially ending the Jubilee of Hope, which began Christmas Eve 2024. He also presided over Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord in the basilica. Below is the text of his homily. Dear brothers and sisters, The gospel (cf. Mt 2:1-12) described for us the great joy the Magi experienced when they saw the star once again (cf. v. 10), and at the same time how Herod and all in Jerusalem were troubled…
Our Epiphany
Because they left, they could arrive. Because they searched, they could find. Because they wandered, they discovered.
False prophets in the wake of Christmas
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John Neumann, Bishop, by Valerie Schultz
We need Catholic just war theory now more than ever
The U.S. attack on Venezuela presents a moment to examine the continuing relevance of just war theory—especially since it is withering away with the Trump administration’s “Rambo” militarism.
The mystery of Epiphany—and the miracle of human consciousness
What does it mean for God not only to take on flesh but to take on a very specific and highly individualized human consciousness? This is a mystery I never expect to elucidate.
Vatican claims a Holy Year success with 33 million pilgrims
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday will officially close out the Holy Year and shut the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, capping a rare Jubilee that was opened by one pope and closed by another.
The Epiphany story reminds us: Keep our eyes on Palestine in 2026
The violent oppression of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continues, and looking away will not change that.
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