Bandits kill 42, kidnap women and children in attacks on villages in Nigeria diocese — By: Catholic News Agency

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…

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‘A great man who loved Jesus’: Catholic writer Russell Shaw dies at 90 — By: Catholic News Agency

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,…

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Facing impending death, renowned cartoonist announces intent to convert — By: Catholic News Agency

Cartoonist Scott Adams announced his intention to convert to Christianity in January 2026. | Credit: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 6, 2026 / 17:38 pm (CNA). Scott Adams, the 68-year-old cartoonist who created the decades-long “Dilbert” comic strip, announced he is converting to Christianity amid his deteriorating health caused by…

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