Member of Parliament David Smith, the U.K. special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, speaks at the parliamentary launch of the World Watch List on Jan. 14, 2026. | Credit: Open Doors
Jan 16, 2026 / 10:11 am (CNA).
More Christians were ki… […]
What is man? Carl Trueman argues that this is the most pressing question we face today. Paul Kingsnorth seems to agree; in his recently published book, Against the Machine, Kingsnorth asserts that “We have forgotten who we are, […]
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Jan 15, 2026 / 17:10 pm (CNA).
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its review of the abortion pill mifepristone, Republican lawmakers are repeating calls for stronger federal regulations of the … […]
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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… […]
In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, Pope Paul VI noted that “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because […]
‘Back on the air’ – Fulton Sheen beatification to be announced (The Pillar): “The Holy See is expected to announce in coming weeks a date for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the Emmy-winning American […]
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… […]
On December 30, 2025, less than ten weeks after a father had filed suit in Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools, a federal trial court judge in Massachusetts granted the father’s request for a preliminary injunction. In doing […]
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Jan 12, 2026 / 17:21 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. During this time of grace, which wil… […]
I was heartened to read in Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience of January 7th that he will begin a cycle of catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. And how providential it is that […]
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