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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

Jan 10, 2026

By Edward Pentin

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun delivered a forceful critique of synodality at the extraordinary consistory of cardinals this week. Read more

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

Jan 11, 2026

By ACI Africa

Four newly ordained priests and six newly ordained deacons for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio have been reminded of... Read more

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'

Jan 10, 2026

By Daniel Payne

A major pro-life leader is urging the movement to continue to press for protection for the unborn, calling on advocates... Read more

Church employee Francisco Paredes, 46, was handcuffed by ICE Dec. 4, 2025. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Francisco Paredes

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

Jan 9, 2026

By Kathleen Murphy

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

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

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

Jan 10, 2026

By Tyler Arnold, Ken Oliver-Méndez

Catholic scholars analyze both the caricatures and reality of the first American papacy. Read more

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

Jan 10, 2026

By Zoe Romanowsky

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

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’

Jan 11, 2026

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 infants, the children of Vatican employees, during Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday for... Read more

Health care professionals at the Colorado-based pro-life Bella Health and Wellness healthcare clinic. | Credit: Bella Health and Wellness

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

Jan 9, 2026

By Daniel Payne

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

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

Jan 10, 2026

By Andy Drozdziak

Northampton, England, welcomes St. Elena House, a new community focused on prayer and mission inspired by the call to a... Read more

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

Jan 11, 2026

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Adopt a Bishop initiative, launched by Brick House in the City in collaboration with The Dorothea Project, invites the... Read more

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

Jan 11, 2026

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

The apostolic nuncio to the Baltic states offered personal reflections on his new diplomatic mission, Christmas in Lithuania, and his... Read more

Official image of the “Pray with the Pope” campaign for January 2026. | Credit: World Prayer Network

‘Pray with the Pope’: Leo XIV proposes monthly prayer for the challenges of the world

The Vatican has launched a prayer campaign inviting the faithful to join the Holy Father in prayer for a specific... Read more

St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo. | Credit: CiEll/Shutterstock

CNA explains: How does the Catholic Church create dioceses and archdioceses?

Jan 10, 2026

By Daniel Payne

There are more than 3,000 dioceses and archdioceses around the world. How does the Catholic Church create these vital ecclesiastical... Read more

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

Jan 11, 2026

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday lamented escalating violence in Iran and Syria and renewed his appeal for peace in Ukraine,... Read more

The concluding high Mass for the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage, an annual three-day pilgrimage for devotees of the Traditional Latin Mass, on Oct. 29, 2023, celebrated by Bishop Guido Pozzo at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims in Rome. | Credit: Andrea Zuffellato

Ahead of consistory, priest urges new canonical structure to resolve Latin Mass standoff

Jan 7, 2026

By Solène Tadié

A French priest has proposed to the College of Cardinals the creation of an ecclesiastical jurisdiction to oversee celebration of... Read more