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…
How one woman’s unexpected pregnancy launched a pro-life group helping women in need
A woman receives a baby shower at her local church through Embrace Grace. | Credit: Embrace Grace Jan 18, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). Amy Ford was 19 years old when she found herself with…
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…
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…
Pope Leo XIV: Angelus appeals for peace in DRC, relief for victims of flooding in southern Africa
Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday and called for humanitarian aid to stave off an urgent humanitarian crisis among more than 200,000 refugees in neighboring Burundi. Leo…
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…
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.’
‘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…
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…
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…