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St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of Charlotte. | Credit: Diocese of Charlotte

Dozens of Charlotte priests query Vatican over bishop’s move to abolish altar rails, kneelers

Jan 13, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

More than 30 priests in the Diocese of Charlotte are querying the Vatican over Bishop Michael Martin’s decision to abolish... Read more

St. Francis of Assisi. | Credit: Paolo Gallo/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year

Jan 12, 2026

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226, Pope Leo XIV... Read more

Scott Adams had previously announced his intention to convert to Christianity. | Credit: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On his dying day, renowned cartoonist’s faith in Christ made public

Jan 13, 2026

By Daniel Payne

Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running “Dilbert” comic strip whose art satirized the typical American workplace, died Tuesday at... Read more

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UPDATE: Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog

Jan 14, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Department of Homeland Security is announcing rules to address the backlog for religious worker visas. Read more

The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: CBCP News

Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees

Jan 14, 2026

By Santosh Digal

In a fiery homily at the fiesta Mass for the feast of the Black Nazarene, Bishop Rufino Sescon Jr. of... Read more

The Christendom College Women’s Basketball team, with Mary Pennefather, third from left, voices opinions on women’s sports at the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2026. | Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA

Supreme Court reviews transgender athlete bans

Jan 13, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Roman Catholic athletes standing outside the Supreme Court said they hope justices keep the laws on the books. 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

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New York senator pushes for more church security after crimes, vandalism at Catholic parishes

Jan 13, 2026

By Daniel Payne

Several Catholic churches in Staten Island have been vandalized or attacked in recent weeks. Read more

The HDMS Niels Juel (F363) warship, an Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, is moored in Nuuk, Greenland, on June 15, 2025. | Credit: Ludovic MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

Greenland Catholics ‘do not wish to become Americans’ amid U.S. efforts at acquisition

Jan 14, 2026

By Daniel Payne

Greenlandic Catholics are reportedly expressing opposition to U.S. plans to acquire the territory while Nordic Catholic leaders are waiting to... Read more

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola with a family in Helsinki | Credit: Courtesy of Bishop Raimo Goyarrola

First Catholic school in Finland: The dream of Helsinki’s only Catholic bishop

Jan 13, 2026

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola of Helsinki, Finland’s only Catholic bishop, hopes to open the first Catholic school in the country in... Read more

Pope Leo XIV gives the first general audience of 2026 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges making time ‘to speak with God’

Jan 14, 2026

By Victoria Cardiel

The pope devoted the second week of his series of teachings on the documents of the Second Vatican Council to... Read more

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Catholic doctors and ethicists react to CDC’s revised childhood vaccine schedule

Jan 12, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

Catholic medical professionals and ethicists had mixed reactions to the CDC’s announcement that it has revised the recommended childhood and... Read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 12, 2026. | Credit: The White House

UPDATE: Archbishop Coakley meets with President Trump

Jan 12, 2026

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Paul Coakley met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 12. Read more

Pope Leo XIV introduced a new papal staff on Jan. 6, 2026, during the closing of the Holy Door | Credit: Vatican Media

The story behind Pope Leo XIV’s new papal staff

Jan 12, 2026

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV has chosen a new design for the papal staff or ferula. Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, seen here in 2024, spoke this week in Minnesota on how to heal and to bring grief before God. | Credit: Diego López Marina/ACI Prensa

Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’

Jan 14, 2026

By Kate Quiñones

Just miles from Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, a bishop this week led the local Catholic community in a reflection... Read more