Archive for January 9, 2026

More than 500 candidates and catechumens were welcomed at the Rite of Election in the Diocese of Westminster, England, on March 8, 2025. | Credit: Diocese of Westminster?w=200&h=150

By Madeleine Teahan

English diocese responds to rising conversions with evidence-based faith training

The Southwark Archdiocese has launched an apologetics project called “Ambassadors for Christ” in response to the rise in people joining... Read more

Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference | Credit: Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

President of Venezuelan bishops’ conference: We are living in a ‘tense calm’

Following the U.S. attack Jan. 3 on Venezuela and the capture of its president and his wife, the country is... Read more

Map of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route. | Credit: Courtesy of the National Eucharistic Congress?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

‘One Nation Under God:’ 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage inspired by 250th anniversary of U.S.

The National Catholic Congress announced its 2026 annual Eucharistic pilgrimage is inspired by the 250th anniversary of the United States.  Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See in the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo condemns ‘zeal for war,’ weak multilateralism in speech to diplomats

The pope addressed ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See at the Vatican on Jan. 9. Currently, 184... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Supreme Court asked to block California school gender secrecy rules amid ongoing lawsuit

The Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based legal group, asked the high court to intervene in the case Mirabelli v. Bonta... Read more

Church employee Francisco Paredes, 46, was handcuffed by ICE Dec. 4, 2025. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Francisco Paredes?w=200&h=150

By Kathleen Murphy

UPDATE: ICE deported Minnesota church employee, surveilled parish during Mass, mayor says

ICE’s presence outside the church impedes parishioners’ free exercise of religion, said the pastor of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in... Read more

Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference; Félix Bolaños, minister of the Presidency, Justice, and Relations with the Parliament; and Father Jesús Díaz Sariego, OP, president of CONFER. | Credit: Ministry of the Presidency?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Spain, Catholic Church sign agreement to compensate victims of sexual abuse

The Church and the Spanish government have signed an agreement to provide a channel for compensating victims of sexual abuse. Read more

Pope Leo XIV with the Spanish flag in the foreground on Dec. 8, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Canary Islands possible destinations for Pope Leo XIV in 2026

Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and the Canary Islands are likely destinations in 2026 for Pope Leo XIV to visit. Read more

Health care professionals at the Colorado-based pro-life Bella Health and Wellness healthcare clinic. | Credit: Bella Health and Wellness?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Colorado to pay out $5.4 million after court strikes down abortion pill reversal ban

Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

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Archbishop Georg Gänswein speaks at an event hosted by the Catholic magazine Kelionė at the Lithuanian National Library in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 7, 2026. | Credit: L. Macevicienes/Zurnalaskelione.lt

Gänswein says he prays to Benedict XVI, confirms hope for beatification cause

Pope Leo XIV baptizes a child in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 11, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in Sistine Chapel, tells parents faith is ‘more than necessary’

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Jan. 11, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV condemns violence in Iran, Syria, and Ukraine

Four new priests and six new deacons were ordained for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio on Jan. 4, 2026. | Credit: Ruru Gene News/Sister Laurencila, FSSA

‘I am not ordaining you for an ideal country,’ South Sudanese bishop tells new priests

Pope Leo XIV speaks to bishops gathered for the Jubilee of Bishops on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

‘Adopt a Bishop’ initiative invites faithful to pray for Church leaders

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun speaks at the Asianews Conference at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Nov. 18, 2014. - Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

At consistory, Cardinal Zen slams synodality as ‘ironclad manipulation’ and ‘insult’ to bishops

University of Notre Dame professor Kathleen Sprows Cummings. Credit: Ken Oliver-Méndez/CNA

At annual meeting, Catholic historians assess impact of first American pope

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser told EWTN News on Apr. 12, 2024 that the pro-life movement is grounded in the dignity of the individual "and has never stopped at a state line." | Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News in Depth

Pro-life leader says movement 'not safe' in Republican party: 'We can't hold back'

Northampton Episcopal Vicar for Mission Canon Simon Penhalagan alongside members of the new community at the St. Elena House of Mission and Prayer. | Credit: Maria Heath

St. Elena House launches in UK to help Catholics ‘catch the fire’ of God’s love

The interior of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In the center, the Stone of Anointing, with Calvary in the background. | Credit: Marinella Bandini

‘Come back to the Holy Land’: Custos calls pilgrims to visit land of Jesus

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