Staten Island, New York | Credit: John McAdorey/Shutterstock Jan 16, 2026 / 17:40 pm (CNA). The New York Police Department (NYPD) says it will increase officer presence at local churches after several crimes committed at Catholic parishes on Staten Island. Several Catholic churches on Staten Island have been vandalized or attacked in recent weeks, including…
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Jan 16, 2026 / 18:29 pm (CNA). U.S. bishops and Catholic pro-life organizations will be watching to see if President Donald Trump’s health care plan includes…
Watch Video by Clicking Here —>Read More
Watch Video by Clicking Here —>Read More
We have made a firm move into Epiphanytide, that brief but densely charged stretch of the liturgical year which carries us from the great Feast itself toward the threshold of Septuagesima. Even as the calendar advances, there remains a strong magnetic pull back toward Epiphany, as though the Church, having once beheld the manifestation of…
Watch Video by Clicking Here —>Read More
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 16, 2026 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrived in Kuwait on Thursday for a visit of both ecclesial and diplomatic significance and on Friday presided over a ceremony formally proclaiming the Church of Our Lady of Arabia…
Credit: EWTN News Jan 16, 2026 / 13:31 pm (CNA). The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) has rolled out a major rebrand of its EWTN News services, bringing multiple outlets and coverage brands under “one global news organization” committed to coherently covering the Catholic Church both regionally and globally. In a Jan. 15 press release,…
A case that seeks to remove Christian symbols, including icons and religious artwork, from public buildings in Greece began when two atheists asked for the removal of Christian icons displayed in Greek courtrooms. | Credit: Courtesy of ADF International Jan 16, 2026 / 14:05 pm (CNA). The European Court of Human Rights is examining a…
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Jan 16, 2026 / 14:35 pm (CNA). Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, expressed gratitude that the Department of Homeland Security is easing visa restrictions for religious workers and called for passage of a bill to…
