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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. | Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Cardinal Pizzaballa: there is a longing for justice and human dignity in Iran

Jan 14, 2026

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says Iranians are longing for peace, justice and a decent life. Read more

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters building in Washington, D.C. | Credit: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump administration restores Title X funding to Planned Parenthood

Jan 14, 2026

By Kate Quiñones

Tens of millions of dollars of funding have been restored for Planned Parenthood's birth control and other non-abortion services. Read more

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Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ tied to HHS funding

Jan 14, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

Twelve states are suing the Department of Health and Human Services to block “gender conditions” on federal grants, claiming unlawful... Read more

Republicans say they are crafting a bill to permanently defund Planned Parenthood Jan. 13, 2026. | Credit: usarmyband, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood

Jan 14, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

GOP lawmakers say they will craft legislation to extend and make permanent the temporary freeze on federal funds for abortion... 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 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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Claire Lai, the daughter of democracy advocate and Catholic Jimmy Lai, speaks to Veronica Dudo on "EWTN News Nightly," Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. Credit: EWTN News

Jimmy Lai’s daughter provides latest update on her father: ‘It is very much about saving his life’

Jan 13, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

As pre-sentencing mitigation hearings begin for Catholic human rights advocate Jimmy Lai, his daughter Claire Lai detailed his ongoing health... Read more

Martha Patricia Molina, a Nicaraguan lawyer and Catholic researcher, urges the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to “return your eyes to Nicaragua” at a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing. | Credit: Photo courtesy of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

Nicaraguan researcher urges religious freedom commission to refocus attention on abuses

Jan 13, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

Impose economic sanctions on Nicaragua, bring Daniel Ortega and his wife to justice, and prosecute them for crimes against humanity,... 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

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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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

Archbishop Bernard Hebda speaks to EWTN News in August 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Archbishop Hebda calls for hope, healing as community suffers ‘heaviness’ after shooting

Jan 13, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

The archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Bernard Hebda, called for healing and peace, describing the grief the community is... Read more

Angola is one of the African countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent as Pontiff. | Credit: Vatican Media/Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda

Angola among African countries Pope Leo XIV to visit; dates being finalized

Jan 13, 2026

By ACI Africa

Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Angola in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent of Africa... Read more