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Catholic students attend SEEK in January 2026. | Credit: FOCUS

Fact check: Are there more Gen Z Catholics than Protestants?

The SECAM delegation, (left to right) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba, and Father Rafael Simbine, meets with Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 17, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

First meeting with Pope Leo XIV marks new chapter for Church in Africa

Shafiqur Rahman, leader of the largest Islamist politicial party in Bangladesh. | Credit: Delwar Hossain/Wikimedia (CC0)

Top Islamist leader promises Christians no Sharia ahead of Bangladesh election

Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter’s Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to French Catholic media: Keep the heart of communication in an age of AI

Rev. Daniel Bagama was among four people abducted from Ungwan Danladi village in Kajuru LGA by assailants who spoke the Fulani language and who are demanding ransoms of 20 million Naira ($14,000), according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). | Credit: Photo courtesy of Kaduna Political Affairs

Nigerian government urged to secure release of 167 worshippers abducted from churches

An unborn baby at 20 weeks. | Credit: Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Health spending bill would keep ban on tax-funded abortion

Thousands gather in Paris on Jan. 18, 2026, for the annual March for Life in France. | Credit: Zofia Czubak

10,000 pro-lifers march in Paris for annual March for Life

Cristeros with family members with the Mexican flag behind them with Our Lady of Guadalupe image substituted for the center field. | Credit: Public domain

‘History is a great teacher’: A Mexican bishop’s reflections on the Cristero War

Nuns with the Sisterhood of Saint Mary. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

New York backs off trying to force religious groups to pay for abortion after Supreme Court order

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican weighing Trump invitation to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

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