Xavier Ruiz Arregui

Editor-in-Chief, Church Gazette

Xavier Ruiz Arregui is a young journalist committed to truth, faith, and service to the community. He reports for Church Gazette.

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A white van converted into a mobile chapel for the Archdiocese of Monterrey, with its rear doors open showing an altar inside

Monterrey archdiocese to send a mobile chapel into areas hit by drug violence

September 22, 2026

Sisters of Mercy standing outside the new SOM Hub shopping center in Mansa, Zambia

Sisters of Mercy open shopping center in Zambia to fund charity work

September 21, 2026

A mother holding her baby, in an image used by Fundación Red Madre

Red Madre says it prevented more than 50,000 abortions in Spain in 2025

September 21, 2026

Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim in liturgical vestments during Mass

Bishop Varden asks whether Christians rejoice in God's goodness to others

September 21, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking to members of the Pope Leo XIV International Center for Studies in the Consistory Hall at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives Augustinian study center that bears his name

September 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV greeting a crowd of the faithful

All 80,000 places for Pope Leo XIV's youth vigil at the Stade de France taken in under an hour

September 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV greeting visitors during his general audience

Pope Leo XIV greets Polish midwives and young people from Nazareth at general audience

September 17, 2026

Graphic on attacks against religious freedom in Spain

Spanish observatory counts 306 attacks on religious freedom in 2025, its highest total

September 17, 2026

Members of the Spanish Catholic band Hakuna Group Music

Spanish Catholic band Hakuna earns Latin Grammy nomination for album 'Tú'

September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in a white cassock, raising his hand in greeting

Pope Leo XIV to meet Paris charities that work with vulnerable people

September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking during his general audience in St. Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV warns against leaving moral decisions to artificial intelligence

September 16, 2026

A crucifix and candles displayed at the Vatican during a commemoration of Christian martyrs

Vatican commission documents more than 1,700 Christian martyrs in the 21st century

September 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white cassock greeting officials, with the French national flag in the background

Vatican rejects French protocol requests ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit

September 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV walking through the nave of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

Vatican turns down Macron's request for private Notre-Dame tour with Pope Leo XIV

September 15, 2026

A bound volume containing reflections from 93 ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, presented to Pope Leo XIV

93 ambassadors to the Holy See present Pope Leo XIV with book of reflections

September 15, 2026

The first volume of the facsimile of the Aquileia Bible, presented at the Vatican

Vatican receives first volume of replica of 800-year-old Aquileia Bible

September 15, 2026

Pope Leo XIV smiling in white papal vestments as he greets people

Pope Leo XIV turns 71: ten lesser-known facts about his life

September 14, 2026

A Catholic bishop in Nigeria wearing a pectoral cross

More than 3,000 Christians killed in Nigeria in eight months, report says

September 14, 2026

Pope John Paul II speaking during a general audience

Pope John Paul II condemned 9/11 and warned against a spiral of hatred

September 11, 2026

Poster for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Spanish bishops call for migrant children to be protected from exclusion

September 11, 2026