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

Jan 3, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

At the SEEK 2026 conference in Columbus, Ohio, Director of Discipleship for SPIRITUS Ministries Mike Iversen shared 10 ways to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV with the Spanish flag in the foreground on Dec. 8, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

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

Jan 9, 2026

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and the Canary Islands are likely destinations in 2026 for Pope Leo XIV to visit. 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 addresses ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See in the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

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

Jan 9, 2026

By Hannah Brockhaus

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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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

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New Pew study reveals percentage of Catholics who voted for Trump in 2024

Jun 26, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A new Pew Research Center report reveals that about 22% of those who voted in the 2024 election and cast... 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

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

Artist’s sketch of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores at the New York courthouse where they appeared Jan. 5, 2025. Photos and videos are prohibited, hence this illustration, but journalists are allowed to be present. | Credit: CNN

After Maduro’s capture, there’s hope for Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, leader says

Jan 8, 2026

By Walter Sánchez Silva

With Maduro’s capture, people of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua have reason to hope for change, according to the former Nicaraguan... Read more

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Bishops invite faithful to pray novena for the unborn

Jan 6, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

The United States bishops have invited Catholics to pray an annual novena for the protection of the unborn and those... Read more

After delaying restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass for three months, Bishop Michael Martin said in a Sept. 26, 2025, letter that the Chapel of the Little Flower in the St. Therese Parish in Mooresville, North Carolina, which was recently renovated by the diocese and can seat just over 350 people, will have two Masses each Sunday and on holy days of obligation,

‘Everybody’s had it’: Backlash to Charlotte bishop’s ban of altar rails, kneelers

Dec 23, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In a Dec. 17 letter, Bishop Michael Martin said that by Jan. 16, 2026, the use of altar rails, kneelers,... Read more

Depiction of the Holy Spirit in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Everything you need to know about Pentecost

May 28, 2023

By CNA Staff

This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter... Read more

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How to obtain a plenary indulgence for the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026

Dec 31, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The Catholic Church offers special graces at both the close of a year and the beginning of a new year. Read more

The beatification cause of Sister Clare Crockett, an inspirational young Irish religious sister who died in 2016, formally opened Jan. 12, 2025, with a ceremony at the Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, Spain.

Sister Clare Crockett’s beatification cause opens in Spain

Jan 13, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Crockett, who died in a 2016 earthquake in Ecuador at the age of 33, is now titled “servant of God,”... Read more

A fire tears through the Vondelkerk church tower in Amsterdam on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2026. | Credit: Remko DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images/Netherlands OUT

Historic Dutch former Catholic church destroyed by fire on New Year’s Day

Jan 2, 2026

By Daniel Payne

A fire reduced the famed 150-year-old building mostly to ash in a matter of hours.  Read more