10 Reasons It’s a Great Time to Be Catholic
Daniel IbáñezOn Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, 27 new Swiss Guards take their oath of allegiance in the presence of Pope Leo XIV — the first papal participation in the ceremony…
Virginia bishops condemn proposed abortion amendment: ‘We will fight’
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond. | Credit: Katie Yoder/EWTN News; photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Washington Jan 18, 2026 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Virginia Catholic bishops on…
Over 40 parishioners in South Africa archdiocese face excommunication after disruptive protests
Archbishop Dabula Mpako of the Archdiocese of Pretoria. | Credit: Photos courtesy of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Jan 18, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). Archbishop Dabula Mpako of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of…
Abortions hit record high in England and Wales
London, England with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf in the background. | Credit: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons Jan 17, 2026 / 08:16 am (CNA). Abortions in England and Wales hit a record high as use of…
‘We only want treatment’: Catholics caught in Bangladesh-India visa crisis
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) Jan 17, 2026 / 08:00 am (CNA). For decades, India…
NYPD Increasing Presence at Churches After Incidents at Staten Island Catholic Parishes
John McAdoreyStaten Island, New York Scarcella-Spanton said at the press event that ‘nobody should feel unsafe where they are praying.’
First Woman to Lead the Vatican’s Arts Academy Wants the Church to Embrace Contemporary Art
Cristiana Perrella was appointed the first woman president in the Virtuosi al Pantheon’s history. Background: Yan Pei-Ming’s watercolor portraits of inmates, guards and staff at Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison (Beyond the Wall) were displayed in…
U.S. bishops say multimillion-dollar Eucharistic revival bore spiritual fruit
Scene from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. | Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot Jan 17, 2026 / 09:00 am (CNA). Catholic clergy and lay people reported a stronger devotion to the Eucharist after…
Mexico’s Cardinal Aguiar: Pope Leo XIV would like to visit Mexico ‘soon’
Cardinal Aguiar and his auxiliary bishop, Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, OAR, met with Pope Leo on Jan. 14, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 16, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). The primatial archbishop of Mexico,…
Peace for Nigerian Christians Remains Uncertain After US Intervention
LIGHT ORIYE TAMUNOTONYECatholics pray at St. Michael Cathedral in Minna on Nov. 30, 2025. Following American airstrikes on terrorist camps, Nigerian bishop, priests voice concern about what comes next.