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Father Travis Moger on the day of his ordination alongside his son, Mark; wife, Amelia; mother; and daughter, Maddy. | Credit: EWTN News screenshot

From Baptist pastor to Catholic priest: A unique journey to priesthood

Jan 17, 2026

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Father Travis Moger is a priest in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, who had an unconventional path to the... Read more

Dutch conservative political commentator and activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek delivers a speech during the first “Remigration Summit” at Teatro Condominio on May 17, 2025, in Gallarate, Italy. She was recently barred by the U.K. government from entering the U.K., deemed “not conducive to the public good.” | Credit: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images)

Dutch conservative activist and Catholic convert barred from entering the UK

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. 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

Scene from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. | Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot

U.S. bishops say multimillion-dollar Eucharistic revival bore spiritual fruit

Jan 17, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

This week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released the report for the National Eucharistic Revival Impact Study. Read more

Staten Island, New York | Credit: John McAdorey/Shutterstock

NYPD increasing presence at churches after incidents at Staten Island Catholic parishes

Jan 16, 2026

By Daniel Payne

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

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Trump to negotiate with Congress over pro-life protections in health plan

Jan 16, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

President Trump initially shifted on the Hyde Amendment. Read more

Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, May 12, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Former U.S. ambassador to Holy See weighs in on Vatican diplomacy in Venezuela, U.S.

Jan 17, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Vatican’s engagement with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, Francis Rooney said, likely had diplomatic intentions to strengthen her... Read more

A Bangladeshi border post in Bagha, Rajshahi district, near the India-Bangladesh border on June 13, 2021. | Credit: Dewan Tirtho / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

‘We only want treatment’: Catholics caught in Bangladesh-India visa crisis

Jan 17, 2026

By Sumon Corraya

Since political unrest erupted in August 2024, tightened Indian visa policies have dramatically cut cross-border travel, blocking thousands of Bangladeshi... Read more

London, England with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf in the background. | Credit: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons

Abortions hit record high in England and Wales

Jan 17, 2026

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

Archbishop Dabula Mpako of the Archdiocese of Pretoria. | Credit: Photos courtesy of Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC)

Over 40 parishioners in South Africa archdiocese face excommunication after disruptive protests

Jan 18, 2026

By Agnes Aineah

Archbishop Dabula Mpako has issued a canonical decree requiring a group of parishioners who reportedly incited a series of protests... Read more

Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Bishop Fernandes praises religious worker visa rule change, says work still to be done

Jan 16, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

A bill sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, would extend religious workers’ visas while green card applications are pending. Read more

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

U.S. Vice President JD Vance. | Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vice President Vance, House Speaker Johnson to speak at 2026 March for Life

Jan 16, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, is also set to address the Jan. 23 rally. Read more

A case that seeks to remove Christian symbols, including icons and religious artwork, from public buildings in Greece began when two atheists asked for the removal of Christian icons displayed in Greek courtrooms. | Credit: Courtesy of ADF International

Christian symbols in public buildings on trial before European Court of Human Rights

Jan 16, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

ADF International goes to court to defend the right to display Christian symbols in Greece’s public buildings. Read more

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius, Lithuania, offers Mass on the feast of St. Luke for the Synod on Synodality delegates in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 18, 2023. | Credit: Evandro Inetti/EWTN News/Vatican Pool

As war and division spread, Europe’s churches renew call for prayer and unity

Jan 17, 2026

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

In a letter addressed to Catholic bishops across the continent, Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius, Lithuania, linked this call to... Read more