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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…

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 21, 2026 / 13:03 pm (CNA). The Vatican has received an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to participate in a proposed “Board of Peace” focused on Gaza and is currently evaluating how to respond, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said…

Nuns with the Sisterhood of Saint Mary. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Jan 21, 2026 / 13:33 pm (CNA). A coalition of religious groups that includes an order of Protestant nuns and two Catholic dioceses scored a major victory after the state of New York backed off trying to…

Cristeros with family members with the Mexican flag behind them with Our Lady of Guadalupe image substituted for the center field. | Credit: Public domain Jan 21, 2026 / 14:03 pm (CNA). As the centenary year of the Cristero War, also known as the Cristiada, begins, Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Mena of the Archdiocese of Yucatán…

Thousands gather in Paris on Jan. 18, 2026, for the annual March for Life in France. | Credit: Zofia Czubak Jan 21, 2026 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Approximately 10,000 people — mainly a young and engaged crowd — gathered at Place Vauban in Paris for the annual March for Life on Jan. 18. Each year,…

An unborn baby at 20 weeks. | Credit: Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Jan 21, 2026 / 15:49 pm (CNA). A federal health spending bill would impose a long-enforced ban on using taxpayer funds for elective abortion, known as the Hyde Amendment. The U.S. House is set to consider the bill this week, which…