CNA explains: How does the Catholic Church create dioceses and archdioceses?
St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo. | Credit: CiEll/Shutterstock Jan 10, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). Catholics in the U.S. were witness to a rare Church decision in 2023 when Pope Francis…
Colorado to pay out $5.4 million after court strikes down abortion pill reversal ban
Health care professionals at the Colorado-based pro-life Bella Health and Wellness healthcare clinic. | Credit: Bella Health and Wellness Jan 9, 2026 / 17:38 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of…
ICE deported Minnesota church employee, surveilled parish during Mass, mayor says
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…
Pope Leo condemns ‘zeal for war,’ weak multilateralism in speech to diplomats
Pope Leo XIV addresses ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See in the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 9, 2026 / 10:17…
Supreme Court asked to block California school gender secrecy rules amid ongoing lawsuit
Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock Jan 9, 2026 / 10:47 am (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to block the state of California from allowing schools to hide student “gender…
Pope Leo XIV to hold next consistory in June, hopes for annual meetings with cardinals
Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 8, 2026 / 19:18 pm…
‘Pray with the Pope’: Leo XIV proposes monthly prayer for the challenges of the world
Official image of the “Pray with the Pope” campaign for January 2026. | Credit: World Prayer Network Jan 8, 2026 / 17:40 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication has…
Liturgy sidestepped at Pope Leo XIV’s first consistory
Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals during the extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7, 2026, in Vatican City. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 8, 2026 / 10:52 am (CNA). ROME — Some…
Indian Church takes up mental health ministry as ‘major concern’
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, mother church of the Archdiocese of Bangalore in India. | Credit: Saad Faruque via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0) Jan 8, 2026 / 11:22 am (CNA). The…
Late vocations program in Austria allows priest to keep his current job
Vienna Skyline with St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, Austria. | Credit: mrgb/shutterstock Jan 8, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new formation program to…
Czech town may build world’s largest 3D-printed church in historic reversal
An architectural rendering shows the planned Church of the Holy Trinity in Neratovice, Czech Republic. The Noah’s Ark-inspired design by architect Zdeněk Fránek features a green roof and may become…
As consistory opens, Pope Leo XIV tells cardinals ‘I am here to listen’
The extraordinary consistory of cardinals is taking place from Jan 7-8, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media Jan 7, 2026 / 19:12 pm (CNA). In his opening address at the extraordinary consistory…