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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

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

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

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Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing

Jan 15, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

Republican lawmakers urged more restrictions on chemical abortion drugs, while Democratic lawmakers promoted broad access to the drugs. 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

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

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

Shrine of Christ the King of Peace on Cubilete Hill. | Credit: El Tabor Mexicano-National Votive Shrine of Christ the King

Over 45,000 youths to make pilgrimage to Christ the King monument in Mexico

Jan 14, 2026

By Diego López Colín

More than 45,000 young people are expected to make the pilgrimage to the Christ the King Shrine in Mexico starting... Read more

Veteran EWTN executive Edwin Lopez is the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines  Commission on Social Communications. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Edwin Lopez

Veteran EWTN executive appointed to Communications Commission post with Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines

The appointment of Edwin Lopez as the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines was announced... 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

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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 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

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

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