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Dozens of Charlotte Priests Query Vatican Over Bishop’s Move to Abolish Altar Rails, Kneelers
Posted on 01/13/2026 21:31 PM (The Daily Register)
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Order of Malta Seeks Greater UN Role As Hospital in Bethlehem Faces Operational Constraints
Posted on 01/13/2026 21:23 PM (The Daily Register)
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Nicaraguan researcher urges religious freedom commission to refocus attention on abuses
Posted on 01/13/2026 20:08 PM (Catholic World Report)
Impose economic sanctions on Nicaragua, bring Daniel Ortega and his wife to justice, and prosecute them for crimes against humanity, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was told. January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM [...]
The origins of St. Agnes, child saint and martyr
Posted on 01/13/2026 19:57 PM (Catholic World Report)
Although not much is known about the life of St. Agnes, there are many stories passed down since her martyrdom in the fourth century. January 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM ET The stories surrounding St. [...]
First Catholic school in Finland: The dream of Helsinki’s only Catholic bishop
Posted on 01/13/2026 17:40 PM (Catholic World Report)
Bishop Raimo Goyarrola of Helsinki, Finland’s only Catholic bishop, hopes to open the first Catholic school in the country in August with 12 students. January 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM ET A “dream” that could [...]
Walk for Life West Coast and OneLife LA to hold events on January 24, 2026
Posted on 01/13/2026 17:24 PM (Catholic World Report)
Two major pro-life walks organized by Catholics will return to California on Saturday, January 24. They are timed roughly in conjunction with the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck [...]
Dozens of Charlotte priests query Vatican over bishop’s move to abolish altar rails, kneelers
Posted on 01/13/2026 15:41 PM (Catholic World Report)
St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of Charlotte. | Credit: Diocese of Charlotte
Jan 13, 2026 / 11:41 am (CNA).
Reacting to Bishop Michael Martin’s Dec. 17, 2025, pastoral letter announcing the impending abolishment of altar rails and kneelers... [...]
Archbishop Hebda calls for hope, healing as community suffers ‘heaviness’ after shooting
Posted on 01/13/2026 13:11 PM (Catholic World Report)
Archbishop Hebda speaks to EWTN News in August 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot
Jan 13, 2026 / 13:11 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis described a pervasive “heaviness” in the community over federal ag... [...]
Angola among African countries Pope Leo XIV to visit; dates being finalized
Posted on 01/13/2026 12:41 PM (Catholic World Report)
Angola is one of the African countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent as Pontiff. | Credit: Vatican Media/Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda
Jan 13, 2026 / 12:41 pm (CNA).
Angola is one of the c... [...]
Czech bishop declares Year of Reconciliation 80 years after World War II expulsions
Posted on 01/13/2026 12:11 PM (Catholic World Report)
Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice celebrates Mass with Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz, Germany, and other clergy at the Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in Filipov, Czech Republic, on Jan. 13, 2025, during the annual pilgrimage commemo... [...]