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Report: 4,849 Christians murdered worldwide from October 2024 to September 2025

Credit: Lars Hallstrom/Shutterstock Jan 14, 2026 / 17:04 pm (CNA). A total of 4,849 Christians were murdered for their faith worldwide between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025, 373 more than in the same period the previous year, according to th... [...]

House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood

Republicans say they are crafting a bill to permanently defund Planned Parenthood Jan. 13, 2026. | Credit: usarmyband, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 14, 2026 / 16:19 pm (CNA). House Republican lawmakers unveiled a framework that outl... [...]

Catholic bishops of the Philippines tap veteran EWTN executive for communications post

Veteran EWTN executive Edwin Lopez is the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Commission on Social Communications. | Credit: EWTN Jan 14, 2026 / 12:35 pm (CNA). Edwin Lopez, who for more than two deca... [...]

Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’

Just miles from Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, a bishop this week led the local Catholic community in a reflection on how to heal and bring grief before God. January 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM [...]

Over 45,000 youths to make pilgrimage to Christ the King monument in Mexico

More than 45,000 young people are expected to make the pilgrimage to the Christ the King Shrine in Mexico starting on Jan. 30. January 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET To commemorate the 100th anniversary [...]

Vatican prosecutor steps aside as London property trial appeal moves forward

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu in 2019. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN Jan 14, 2026 / 11:45 am (CNA). The Vatican’s Court of Cassation has cleared the way for the appeal phase of the Secretariat of State funds trial — commonly tied in headlines ... [...]

Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees

The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: CBCP News Jan 14, 2026 / 11:15 am (CNA). More than 9.6 million Catholics joined the annual feast of the ... [...]

Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog

Credit: Lisa F. Young/Shutterstock Jan 14, 2026 / 10:25 am (CNA). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it is addressing a religious worker visa backlog with rules that will reduce wait times and disruptions in ministry for faith-based... [...]

Pope Leo admires his mosaic for St. Paul Outside the Walls

Pope Leo XIV was presented with the mosaic of his portrait that will be placed in the line-up of popes at the top of the nave of St. Paul Outside the Walls, some 43 feet off the ground. The Vatican Mosaic Studio of the Fabric of St. Peter completed the mosaic. It has a diameter Read More…

Pope Leo admires his mosaic for St. Paul Outside the Walls

Challenging the Devil

I stand beside Rachel not to provoke but to defend what is real, what is moral, and what is holy—and to show that no amount of power, fear, or deception can bury the light of truth.