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Left to right: Curtis Martin, founder of FOCUS, and his son, Brock Martin, vice president of parish outreach at FOCUS, sit down for an interview with CNA on Dec. 10, 2025. | Credit: Francesca Fenton/EWTN News

FOCUS expands reach into parishes, hoping to revitalize local Church

Jan 3, 2026

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

For nearly 30 years, FOCUS has been known for its missionary work on college campuses. Earlier this year, it began... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square during the Sunday Angelus on Aug. 24, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo reacts to capture of Maduro

Jan 3, 2026

By CNA Staff

After U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Saturday, Pope Leo expressed deep concern over the situation.... Read more

Colin and Eithne Bell with Micheál Martin, Irish Taoiseach. The Bells founded the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in 2013 after the death of their son. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust

A homecoming of mercy: The charity that returns Ireland’s dead

Jan 3, 2026

By Patrick J. Passmore

How the Kevin Bell Trust takes care of everything for families when tragedy strikes abroad. Read more

Fires are seen in Caracas, Venezuela after the U.S. launched what President Donald Trump described as a "large scale strike" that included the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2025. Credit: STR / Getty

Trump announces capture of Maduro following U.S. strikes on Venezuela

Jan 3, 2026

By CNA Staff

Residents reported shaking windows and columns of smoke rising from strategic locations, including military bases. Read more

Mount St. Mary’s University Physician Assistant Program Director Mary Jackson, MMS, PA-C, CAQ-EM, demonstrates hands-on ultrasound techniques with students at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Mount St. Mary’s University

How a Catholic university is combating the health care crisis in Maryland

Jan 3, 2026

By Kate Quiñones

In response to Maryland’s growing health care crisis, Mount St. Mary’s University is launching a physician assistant program on Jan.... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz before his show in Vail, Colorado, as part of his Parables Tour. | Credit: Daniel Milchev

Father Mike Schmitz says hell exists as human choice given by God in his goodness

Jan 2, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

God preserves human freedom to choose, Father Mike Schmitz says. Read more

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, speaks to CNA during the SEEK 2026 conference on Jan. 2, 2026. | Credit: Amira Abuzeid/CNA

SEEK 2026: Bishop Olson of Fort Worth speaks about what he’s praying for, other issues

Jan 2, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

Bishop Michael Olson spoke about what he is praying about. Read more

Dozens of priests help distribute Communion to the 4,500 attendees at Mass on opening night of SEEK 2026 on the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Jan. 1, 2026, in Forth Worth, Texas. | Credit: Amira Abuzeid/CNA

SEEK 2026 in Texas opens with rock concert by a priest, Mass

Jan 2, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

A rock concert by a priest, a video message from Pope Leo XIV, and prayers for the soul of the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV mourns for victims of fire in Swiss bar on New Year’s Eve

Pope Leo expressed his closeness and compassion to the relatives of the victims. Read more

Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV mourns for victims of fire in Swiss bar on New Year’s Eve

Pope Leo expressed his closeness and compassion to the relatives of the victims. Read more

Dr. John Bergsma, a former Calvinist pastor, tells SEEK 2026 attendees about his path to the Catholic Church. | Credit: Gigi Duncan/EWTN News

From ‘idolatry’ to the Eucharist, John Bergsma recounts his path to the Church

Jan 2, 2026

By Gigi Duncan

After months of resistance, John Bergsma entered the Catholic Church in February 2001. Read more

The tabernacle of Holy Thorn Monastery church in Valladolid, Spain, was forced open and the Blessed Sacrament was stolen.  | Credit: Creative Commons/Nicolás Pérez

Tabernacle forced open, Blessed Sacrament stolen from monastery in Spain

The tabernacle in a Spanish monastery has been forced open and the Blessed Sacrament stolen. Read more

In his New Year's Day homily at Newtownpark Avenue Church in Dublin, Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership in promoting peace and in how they communicate and articulate it. Credit: John McElroy

Dublin archbishop challenges politicians to show leadership in promoting peace

Jan 2, 2026

By Patrick J. Passmore

At a Mass for the World Day of Peace, Dublin Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership... 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

Crowds gather at SEEK 2026 beneath a photo of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. | Credit: Gigi Duncan/EWTN News

‘To the Heights!’: SEEK 2026 invites young Catholics to rediscover holiness

Jan 2, 2026

By Gigi Duncan

College students are gathering this week for SEEK 2026, the annual conference hosted by the Catholic student ministry FOCUS. Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025. | Credit: Marco Iacobucci Epp/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV surprises SEEK26 attendees with message: ‘What do you seek?’

Jan 2, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“Jesus directs the same question to each one of you,” the pope said. Read more

Flowers and tributes line the promenade at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, following the Dec. 14, 2025, terrorist attack in which two gunmen killed 16 people during a Hanukkah celebration. | Credit: DaHuzyBru/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Why Australia’s bishops’ president is calling for antisemitism inquiry after Bondi attack

Jan 2, 2026

By AC Wimmer

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe says the government’s security review is insufficient to address the deeper roots of hatred targeting Australia’s Jewish... Read more

Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. | Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock

U.S. sanctions against Nigeria expected in 2026

Jan 2, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Will Nigeria’s designation as a country of particular concern lead get even more teeth? Read more

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Food assistance, housing top Catholic Charities’ policy wish list in 2026

Jan 2, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

How 2025 federal policies affected poverty and what to look for in 2026. Read more

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Divorce rate rises for couples over 65: What do Catholic experts suggest?

Jan 2, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

The rate of married couples filing for divorce has begun to trend downward in recent years, but the rate of... Read more