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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French police officers on patrol during security preparations ahead of the pope's visit

France to deploy 850 extra officers for Pope Leo XIV's visit amid jihadist threat

September 2, 2026

Bishops and lay delegates seated at an assembly of the German Synodal Way

German Synodal Conference postpones first meeting without Vatican approval of statutes

September 2, 2026

Priests resting during a break at the Vatican

Vatican official tells priests rest is necessary as clergy mental health program launches in Nigeria

September 1, 2026

Hands holding a small wooden cross, illustrating religious freedom around the world

One in seven Christians worldwide is persecuted for their faith, experts say

September 1, 2026

Pope John Paul II dressed in white, head lowered

John Paul II held that suffering can carry meaning while remaining a mystery

September 1, 2026

Hands cupped under running water, illustrating the pope's prayer intention on water management

Pope Leo XIV asks for prayers for just and sustainable access to water

September 1, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white cassock during a public appearance

Pope Leo XIV sets September and October schedule, including trip to France

August 31, 2026

Announcement of pastoral changes in the Diocese of Vitoria

Diocese of Vitoria reassigns pastors and names new canons for the coming year

August 31, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking at his general audience in St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Leo XIV says the faithful cannot be passive in the liturgy

August 27, 2026

College students gathered for Mass in a campus chapel

Catholic conversions on US campuses rose 87 percent, Hallow reports

August 26, 2026

A view of the Vatican, where the statutes of Germany's new Synodal Conference are under review

Vatican still reviewing statutes of Germany's new Synodal Conference

August 26, 2026

The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France, site of Pope Leo XIV's September visit

More than 100,000 pilgrims have registered for Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lourdes

August 25, 2026

Religious sisters in traditional full-length habits and veils standing together

Columbus diocese to suppress Daughters of Mary after Vatican denies recognition

August 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square during the Sunday Angelus

Pope Leo XIV warns against reducing faith to 'mere habit' at Sunday Angelus

August 24, 2026

Painting of St. Bartholomew holding a knife, the instrument associated with his martyrdom

Church marks August 24 feast of St. Bartholomew, apostle and martyr

August 24, 2026

Cardinal Raymond Burke speaking during an episode of the video series

Cardinal Burke says the faithful may object to informal papal comments

August 21, 2026

Mosaics by Marko Rupnik on the stone facade of the Rosary Basilica at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France

Lourdes shrine to cover Rupnik mosaics before Pope Leo XIV's visit

August 21, 2026

A pregnant woman's abdomen, illustrating a report on surrogacy in Colombia

Bill in Colombia's Congress would ban surrogacy and penalize clinics and brokers

August 20, 2026

A death chamber gurney with restraining straps, seen through an observation window

Two in three US Catholics support the death penalty, Pew survey finds

August 20, 2026

The Mass at the Shrine of Covadonga in Asturias

Asturias again keeps the Covadonga Mass off regional public television

August 19, 2026