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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. | Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Jan 14, 2026 / 20:49 pm (CNA). The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, called for finding peaceful solutions to the events unfolding in Iran, where he sees the population’s yearning to live in “peace, justice, and dignity.” On Dec. 28, 2025, protests erupted in…
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Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock Jan 14, 2026 / 17:55 pm (CNA). Twelve states filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 13, seeking to block what they call unlawful “gender conditions” imposed on billions of dollars in federal health, education, and research grants. The plaintiff states — New York,…
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Church employee Francisco Paredes, 46, was handcuffed by ICE Dec. 4, 2025. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Francisco Paredes Jan 9, 2026 / 15:01 pm (CNA). U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents surveilled St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Epiphany after deporting the parish’s beloved maintenance worker to Mexico five…
St. Francis of Assisi. | Credit: Paolo Gallo/Shutterstock 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 will extend until January 2027, the faithful are granted the opportunity to obtain a…
Daniel Ortega, dictator of Nicaragua. | Credit: Council of Communication and Citizenship of the Government of Nicaragua – el19digital.com (CC0 1.0) Jan 12, 2026 / 16:21 pm (CNA). The Nicaraguan dictatorship announced on Jan. 10 the release of “dozens of people” who were imprisoned following pressure from the United States and coinciding with the 19th…
