ICE deported Minnesota church employee, surveilled parish during Mass, mayor says — By: Catholic News Agency

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…

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English diocese responds to rising conversions with evidence-based faith training — By: Catholic News Agency

More than 500 candidates and catechumens were welcomed at the Rite of Election in the Diocese of Westminster, England, on March 8, 2025. | Credit: Diocese of Westminster Jan 9, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). A diocese in England and Wales has launched a pioneering apologetics project aimed at empowering Catholics to talk more authoritatively…

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