Most Read News

SEEK 2026 attendance set records. | Credit: FOCUS

SEEK 2026: 10 ways to be less anxious and closer to God in the coming year

Jan 3, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

In a ballroom at maximum capacity at the SEEK 2026 conference in Columbus, Ohio, Director of Discipleship for SPIRITUS Ministries... Read more

Democratic Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani speaks to members of the media during a press conference after voting on Nov. 4, 2025. | Credit: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Bishop Barron critiques New York Mayor Mamdani’s embrace of ‘collectivism’

Jan 5, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

Bishop Robert Barron, founder of the Word on Fire ministry, criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for promising constituents... Read more

Lauri Hauser stands in front of her IC2KG booth at the SEEK 2026 conference in Denver on Jan. 2, 2026. | Credit: Francesca Fenton/EWTN News

Catholic mom spreads ‘IC2KG’ message to youth, attends first SEEK conference

Jan 5, 2026

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Lauri Hauser is a Catholic mom of two from Madison, Wisconsin, who has turned a family tradition into a ministry... Read more

A chalk home blessing from the feast of the Epiphany. | Credit: A.Davey via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

How to bless your home on the feast of Epiphany 2026

Jan 4, 2026

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance. Read more

Adele Brice. | Credit: National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion

Bishop Ricken announces formal inquiry into life of Servant of God Adele Brice

Jan 5, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

An edict by Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay formally announced a diocesan inquiry into the life... Read more

Young Catholics gather for a possibly record-breaking large speed dating event in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 4, 2026. | Credit: Gigi Duncan/EWTN News

Catholic singles seek faithful connections at huge SEEK 2026 speed dating event

Jan 5, 2026

By Gigi Duncan

Young Catholics gathered for a possibly record-breaking large speed dating event in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 4.  Read more

Thousands of participants with paper crowns gather on Castle Square in Warsaw during the Three Kings Procession on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025. | 
Credit: Paweł Kula/Fundacja Orszak Trzech Króli

Nearly 2 million people to march in Poland for Three Kings Procession

Jan 5, 2026

By CNA Staff

The annual event draws participants who dress as biblical characters, wear paper crowns, and sing Christmas carols while following figures... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square during the Sunday Angelus on Aug. 24, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo reacts to capture of Maduro

Jan 3, 2026

By CNA Staff

After U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Saturday, Pope Leo expressed deep concern over the situation.... Read more

Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, concluding the Jubilee of Hope, on Jan. 6, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV closes St. Peter’s Holy Door, concluding Jubilee of Hope

Jan 6, 2026

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, bringing the ordinary holy year to an... Read more

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). | Credit: CBCE

‘Do not be afraid’: Ethiopia’s bishops speak of courage in synodality message

Jan 5, 2026

By ACI Africa

The Catholic bishops of Ethiopia have issued a synodality message of courage for the entire country and the diaspora, speaking... Read more

The Saint Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square are seen at sunset near the French Quarter in downtown New Orleans on April 10, 2010. | Credit: Graythen/Getty Images

Archdiocese of New Orleans issues public apology to abuse victims

Jan 5, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

The Archdiocese of New Orleans released a letter written to child sexual abuse claimants apologizing for the “inexcusable harm” they... Read more

The news app for Vatican City State, developed with support from the family of St. Carlo Acutis. | Credit: Vatican City State/Screenshot

St. Carlo Acutis’ parents helped develop new Vatican City State app

Jan 5, 2026

By Victoria Cardiel

The parents of St. Carlo Acutis contributed to the development of a new official news application connected to the institutional... Read more

null

The history of the Epiphany: Here’s what you need to know

Jan 7, 2024

By CNA Staff

The feast of the Epiphany is even older than the feast of Christmas and enjoys its own season, which goes... Read more

Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega. | Credit: Archdiocese of Guadalajara

Cardinal encourages Mexicans to demand authorities bring criminals to justice

Jan 5, 2026

By David Ramos

Cardinal José Francisco Robles, the archbishop of Guadalajara, urged Mexicans to demand that authorities fulfill their duty and bring criminals... Read more

The Edicule of the Holy Sepulcher, which contains the venerated tomb, inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. | Credit: Marinella Bandini

Holy Door closes as faithful prepare for special 2033 jubilee marking Jesus’ death and resurrection

Jan 6, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

As Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany,... Read more