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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Jan 7, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). As the new year gets underway, Cardinal Timothy Dolan has issued a simple yet profound invitation to the faithful: to “recover” things that are worthwhile in order to nourish one’s daily life of faith. In…
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York. | Credit: DanielPenfield via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) Jan 7, 2026 / 09:07 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named New York Auxiliary Bishop John S. Bonnici to lead the Diocese of Rochester, New York. Bonnici, 60, was made an auxiliary bishop for New York in…
Pope Leo XIV gives the first general audience of 2026 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 7, 2026 / 09:37 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV began a series of reflections on the Second Vatican Council at his first general audience of 2026 on Wednesday. The public…
Republican strategist Michael Reagan speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally for U.S. Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle featuring U.S. Sen. John McCain at the Orleans, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Las Vegas. | Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Jan 7, 2026 / 10:07 am (CNA). Michael Reagan, the adopted son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and…
President Donald Trump talks to Republicans about their stance on the Hyde Amendment on Jan. 6, 2026. | Credit: Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Jan 6, 2026 / 18:10 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump is asking congressional Republicans to be more flexible on taxpayer funding for abortions as lawmakers continue to negotiate an extension to…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. | Credit: U.S. Department of State Flickr, public domain; Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Jan 6, 2026 / 18:30 pm (CNA). The U.S. State Department announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin about…
Bandits attacked villages located within the territory of Nigeria’s Kontagora Catholic Diocese beginning Dec. 28, 2025. | Credit: Kontagora Catholic Diocese Jan 6, 2026 / 12:59 pm (CNA). At least 42 people have been killed and an unknown number of women and children abducted following a series of coordinated attacks on villages located in Nigeria’s…
Credit: chayanuphol/Shutterstock Jan 6, 2026 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The United States bishops have invited Catholics to pray an annual Respect Life novena for the protection of the unborn. The Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is sponsoring the “9 Days for Life” prayer that will begin on Friday,…
Russell Shaw. Credit: Ignatius Press Jan 6, 2026 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Russell Shaw, a Catholic writer and journalist whose prolific career spanned decades including years of work for the U.S. bishops, died Jan. 6 at the age of 90. Catholic writer Mike Aquilina announced Shaw’s death on Facebook, describing him as a “pundit, journalist,…
Elena Berti (left) was sleeping alone in her house when a projectile landed in her yard. Berti’s daughter, Patricia Salazar, is at right. | Credit: EWTN Noticias/Screenshot Jan 6, 2026 / 16:20 pm (CNA). What does large-scale bombing sound like? What does it feel like to be in the middle of a series of explosions?…
