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A garden now occupies the site of Bangladesh’s first Catholic church at Iswaripur in Satkhira district. Portuguese Jesuits dedicated the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus here on Jan. 1, 1600. | Credit: Milon Munda Jan 10, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). A financial crisis has halted the Catholic Church’s efforts to reclaim the…
The interior of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In the center, the Stone of Anointing, with Calvary in the background. | Credit: Marinella Bandini Jan 10, 2026 / 08:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: ‘Come back to the…
Northampton Episcopal Vicar for Mission Canon Simon Penhalagan alongside members of the new community at the St. Elena House of Mission and Prayer. | Credit: Maria Heath Jan 10, 2026 / 09:00 am (CNA). A new and unique house of mission and prayer inspired by the call to a new evangelization has opened in the…
Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference; Félix Bolaños, minister of the Presidency, Justice, and Relations with the Parliament; and Father Jesús Díaz Sariego, OP, president of CONFER. | Credit: Ministry of the Presidency Jan 9, 2026 / 16:28 pm (CNA). The Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), the Spanish Conference…
Pope Leo XIV with the Spanish flag in the foreground on Dec. 8, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Jan 9, 2026 / 17:06 pm (CNA). Spanish Cardinal José Cobo confirmed Jan. 9 in Rome that Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands are likely destinations in 2026 for an apostolic journey to Spain by Pope…
Health care professionals at the Colorado-based pro-life Bella Health and Wellness healthcare clinic. | Credit: Bella Health and Wellness Jan 9, 2026 / 17:38 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Colorado will pay out $5.4 million after attempting to ban abortion pill reversal The state of Colorado will have to…
More than 500 candidates and catechumens were welcomed at the Rite of Election in the Diocese of Westminster, England, on March 8, 2025. | Credit: Diocese of Westminster Jan 9, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). A diocese in England and Wales has launched a pioneering apologetics project aimed at empowering Catholics to talk more authoritatively…
Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference | Credit: Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference Jan 9, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). The president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, experienced hours of anxious concern Jan. 3 when the United States launched a military operation in Venezuela that included bombing…
Map of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route. | Credit: Courtesy of the National Eucharistic Congress Jan 9, 2026 / 08:00 am (CNA). In celebration of the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s theme is “One Nation Under God.” Pilgrims will journey on the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Route to…
Pope Leo XIV addresses ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See in the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 9, 2026 / 10:17 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV condemned the weakening of international multilateralism and the increased use of force in a speech to diplomats at the Vatican…
