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SEEK 2026 in Texas opens with rock concert by a priest, Mass

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 1

Jan 2, 2026 / 19:25 pm A raucous rock concert by a priest, a special video message from Pope Leo XIV, and prayers for the repose of the soul of the 5-year-old son of a […]

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Civil society in the U.S. is a dead man walking

January 2, 2026 Kenneth Craycraft 34

At the beginning of episode seven of the second season of the TV series “Breaking Bad,” a mariachi band sings a Mexican corrido, or narrative ballad, about the show’s antihero protagonist Walter White. In the song, […]

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Father Mike Schmitz says hell exists as human choice given by God in his goodness

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 2

Father Mike Schmitz before his show in Vail, Colorado, as part of his Parables Tour. | Credit: Daniel Milchev

Jan 2, 2026 / 20:17 pm (CNA).
The existence of hell as an option for human beings at the end of life is proof of God’s goodness, accor… […]

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Pope Leo XIV mourns for victims of fire in Swiss bar on New Year’s Eve

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 2

Jan 2, 2026 / 18:07 pm Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness and compassion to the families of the victims of a fire that broke out in the early hours of Jan. 1 at a […]

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From ‘idolatry’ to the Eucharist, John Bergsma recounts his path to the Church

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 9

Jan 2, 2026 / 18:05 pm John Bergsma grew up convinced that the Catholic Mass was not merely mistaken but “abominable idolatry.” Speaking Jan. 2 to thousands of college students and young adults at SEEK […]

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Tabernacle forced open, Blessed Sacrament stolen from monastery in Spain

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 4

Jan 2, 2026 / 17:00 pm The tabernacle of Holy Thorn Monastery church in Valladolid, Spain, was forced open and the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. The Cistercian monastery, which was founded in 1147, preserves a […]

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Dublin archbishop challenges politicians to show leadership in promoting peace

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 0

Jan 2, 2026 / 12:58 pm In his New Year’s Day homily at Newtownpark Avenue Church in Dublin, Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership in promoting peace and in how they […]

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Historic Dutch former Catholic church destroyed by fire on New Year’s Day

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 1

Jan 2, 2026 / 12:10 pm A Jan. 1 fire destroyed a historic Dutch former Catholic church building in Amsterdam, reducing the famed 150-year-old building mostly to ash in a matter of hours. Firefighters reportedly […]

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Pope Leo XIV surprises SEEK26 attendees with message: ‘What do you seek?’

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 0

Jan 2, 2026 / 10:40 am Pope Leo XIV surprised attendees at SEEK 2026 with a videotaped message encouraging young people to seek after fulfillment they are looking for through personal encounter with Christ. “‘What […]

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‘To the Heights!’: SEEK 2026 invites young Catholics to rediscover holiness

January 2, 2026 Catholic News Agency 0

Jan 2, 2026 / 11:21 am In Columbus, Ohio, college students are gathering this week for SEEK 2026, the annual conference hosted by the Catholic student ministry FOCUS. The conference is being held simultaneously in […]

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