The French Senate, the upper house of the French Parliament. | Credit: Jacques Paquier (CC BY 2.0) Jan 16, 2026 / 11:00 am (CNA). French Catholic bishops have issued a …
Of the 4,849 Christians killed for their faith worldwide, 3,490 were in Nigeria, according to Open Doors’ World Watch List 2026. Member of Parliament David Smith, the U.K. special envoy …
More Christians were killed in Nigeria last year than anywhere else in the world combined, a new report has found, placing the country at the center of a growing global …
A national listing of Church-relevant events honoring the life and legacy of the African-American martyr slain for the cause of civil rights.
As anti-government protests in Iran continue despite an internet blackout and the use of lethal force against demonstrators, Pope Leo XIV expressed his concern over the escalating situation.
Although individual accounts are by now familiar to many, the purpose of the hearing, said commission chair Vicky Hartzler, a former congresswoman from Missouri and an evangelical Christian, was to …
A priest distributes Communion at Mass. Researchers at The Catholic Project set out to determine how many priests are leaving ministry and what can be done to prevent it.
Vatican MediaThe pope closed the large bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2025, when the Jubilee of Hope concluded. In all the papal basilicas, the official document …
The former archbishop of Assisi, Domenico Sorrentino, instituted the award in 2020 on the day of St. Carlo Acutis’ Oct. 10 beatification. Monsignor Anthony J. Figueiredo and Bishop Mylo Vergara …
The Diocese of Assisi in Italy will award 50,000 euros ($58,000) to the winner of the 2026 edition of the “Francis of Assisi and Carlo Acutis for an Economy of …
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