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Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter’s Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. |Credit: Vatican Media Jan 22, 2026 / 04:45 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV urged Catholic journalists to double down on truth, human connection, and the voices of the vulnerable as artificial intelligence reshapes the communications landscape. In…
Shafiqur Rahman, leader of the largest Islamist politicial party in Bangladesh. | Credit: Delwar Hossain/Wikimedia (CC0) Jan 22, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). As Bangladesh heads toward a crucial general election on Feb. 12, the country’s largest Islamist party, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has offered an unusual assurance to religious minorities, pledging that it would not impose…
The SECAM delegation, (left to right) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba, and Father Rafael Simbine, meets with Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 17, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 22, 2026 / 08:00 am (CNA). The president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and…
Catholic students attend SEEK in January 2026. | Credit: FOCUS Jan 22, 2026 / 09:00 am (CNA). Multiple news reports have said the number of Generation Z Catholics is surging in the United States. ZENIT, an international Catholic news service, and Magisterium AI, a Catholic artificial intelligence agency, cited data from the 2023 Cooperative Election…
Rev. Daniel Bagama was among four people abducted from Ungwan Danladi village in Kajuru LGA by assailants who spoke the Fulani language and who are demanding ransoms of 20 million Naira ($14,000), according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). | Credit: Photo courtesy of Kaduna Political Affairs Jan 21, 2026 / 16:26 pm (CNA). Christin Solidarity…
Pope Leo XIV meets a pair of lambs blessed for the feast of the Roman virgin and martyr St. Agnes in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Jan. 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 21, 2026 / 10:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday received a pair of lambs…
Credit: Antonio Salaverry/Shutterstock Jan 21, 2026 / 11:00 am (CNA). During a time “marked by aggression, fragmentation, and polarization,” Argentine priest Father Gregorio Nadal has released a Spanish-language book, “How to Be Christians on Social Media: Human Relationships and Ethical Presence in the Digital World,” which offers perspective not only for believers but also for…
Aerial view of St. Peter’s Square, filled with thousands of mourners including clergy and dignitaries gathered for Pope Francis’ funeral Mass under a clear blue sky, in Vatican City, April 26, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Jan 21, 2026 / 11:30 am (CNA). A survey of Vatican employees conducted by the Vatican Lay Employees…
Bishop Sebastian Tudu of Dinajpur celebrates Mass at the Shrine of Mary the Protector on Jan. 16, 2026. | Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Jan 21, 2026 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Thousands of pilgrims gathered at a Marian shrine in northern Bangladesh on Jan. 16 to express gratitude to Mary for protecting villagers during the country’s…
Participants gather in Płock, Poland, on Jan. 15, 2026, to mark the 29th Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church in Poland. | Credit: Karol Darmoros/Heschel Center KUL Jan 21, 2026 / 12:30 pm (CNA). A prominent Polish cardinal and the country’s chief rabbi warned against silence in the face of hatred and called for…
