Henry Wigan is the co-founder of Mustard Seed + Partners, a private equity firm that supports companies in creating solutions for the most significant social and environmental challenges.

However, a project that is perhaps closer to his heart, which he has led alongside his wife Candida, is the founding of Kairos Montessori in 2017—an all-through school located in the picturesque fishing town of Cascais, just outside Lisbon.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – In Argentina, the Catholic Church is one of the most active institutions resisting President Javier Milei’s policy of dismantling efforts to memorialise the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983), according to a leading sociologist.

Over the past few months, the libertarian Milei has implemented several measures to reduce the social relevance of state institutions created since the 1980s to safeguard documents and historical items connected to the regime, which claimed at least 30,000 lives.

Over recent months, I have been visiting many wonderful schools to share the remarkable story of Mary’s Meals. I tell the children about Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, a fish farmer who took a week off work to drive aid from Scotland to Bosnia-Herzegovina when war engulfed that country during the 1990s.

Pope Francis spent the morning in an audience with a group of seminarians from Cordoba, Spain. He gave them advice regarding the journey of life they are embarking on, noting that setting out on such a journey without the hope that Jesus brings “would be madness”.

The Cuban government has announced that it will release 553 prisoners in honour of the 2025 Jubilee year and Pope Francis’s accompanying message about governments “restoring hope”.

In a statement dated 14 January, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs said:

Pope Francis has decided to place Vatican money alongside his constant appeals for couples to procreate, offering both a financial support and incentive to permanent Vatican employees to have more children.

In a 15 January communique from the Governorate of Vatican City State, it was announced that as of 1 January 2025, families who have three or more children will receive a bonus of 300 euros ($308) a month.

The Christian podcast scene is having a moment.

In 2024, it became increasingly clear that more mainstream podcasts either had openly Christian hosts, or were inviting Christian guests, who in turn were sharing their faith and demonstrating the validity of Christianity.

The Catholic ordinaries in the Holy Land have said that while the ceasefire agreement Israel and Hamas are closing in on is a necessary step, more has to happen to “credibly address the deep-rooted issues” at the core of the conflict.

The official start of Sister Clare Crockett’s candidacy for sainthood was marked by a ceremony held on 12 January in the Catedral Magistral de los Santos Niños Justo y Pastor near Madrid, Spain.

It follows the Londonderry nun being declared a Servant of God by the Catholic Church, which is the first step towards becoming a saint, in November 2024.

The Labour government seems to be taking a very ideological approach to education policy, apparently reversing many of the policies of the previous Conservative administration on principle.

The champion of traditional discipline and rigour, headmistress Katherine Birbalsingh, recently laid out the strands of the new approach in the Spectator. One that should be of particular concern for Catholics is the attack on the teaching of Latin.

The Labour government seems to be taking a very ideological approach to education policy, apparently reversing many of the policies of the previous Conservative administration on principle.

The champion of traditional discipline and rigour, headmistress Katherine Birbalsingh, recently laid out the strands of the new approach in the Spectator. One that should be of particular concern for Catholics is the attack on the teaching of Latin.

The Labour government seems to be taking a very ideological approach to education policy, apparently reversing many of the policies of the previous Conservative administration on principle.

The champion of traditional discipline and rigour, headmistress Katherine Birbalsingh, recently laid out the strands of the new approach in the Spectator. One that should be of particular concern for Catholics is the attack on the teaching of Latin.

The Pope has taken conservative bishops and cardinals to task for the way they dress, suggesting their adherence to ostentatious styles reveals a “rigidity” of mind that in some cases may even reach a level of “mental instability” and “emotional deviation”.

The Pope made his criticism of the sartorial preferences of traditional-leaning prelates – some of whom have opposed his more liberal efforts at reform in the Church – in his autobiography titled Hope, which was published on 14 January, reports The Times.

A Los Angeles firefighter has spoken about his successful efforts to recover the tabernacle from the ruins of Corpus Christi Church that was incinerated during the wildfires last week.

Four days after the Catholic church was destroyed by the wildfire that swept through the LA suburb of Pacific Palisades, Captain Bryan Nassour of the Los Angeles Fire Department “picked his way over a six-foot layer of rubble in the ashen bones of the sanctuary and recovered the tabernacle”, reports Angelus News.  

Pam Bondi declared at her Senate confirmation hearing that she would stop governmental “weaponisation” against Catholics, as well as against pro-life activists and parents concerned about school policies.

During her hearing on 15 January in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as attorney general described a former memo of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that targeted Catholics as the “ultimate weaponisation” of government, reports the Catholic News Agency (CNA).

A new report into abuse allegations against Catholic clergy in the US sheds light on when the vast majority of abuses occurred, indicating that there is good reason to hope that the number of incidents of abuse are dropping drastically to the point of becoming increasingly rare.

Pope Francis injured his right arm after falling at his Vatican residence this morning, and is wearing a sling as a precautionary measure.

In a statement, the Vatican said the fall happened inside the Vatican’s Santa Marta guesthouse, where the 88-year-old pope lives. The fall resulted in a contusion (significant bruising) on the Pope’s right arm, without any fractures, though the arm has been immobilised “as a preventative measure”.

After the re-election of Donald Trump, pundits speculated on how Pope Francis would react this time round to a US president known to oppose the pontiff’s views on immigration and various conflicts happening in the world.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead the opening prayer at the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th US President on 20 January.

The cardinal, who is Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, made the announcement during an interview with New York’s WPIX broadcasting station at the close of December.

Various Catholic public servants along with those from other religious denominations in the UK, both lay and religious, were honoured in the New Year’s Honours list for 2025.

The list of honours, which recognised over 1,200 people from all across British society, ranging from the likes of sport to business to entertainment and politics, was bestowed by King Charles III.