U.S. sanctions against Nigeria expected in 2026
Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. | Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock Jan 2, 2026 / 08:00 …
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Food assistance, housing top Catholic Charities’ policy wish list in 2026
Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Jan 2, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA). Many people who receive assistance through anti-poverty programs faced disruptions in 2025, and Catholic Charities’ wish list for 2026 includes …
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The Wall Street Journal Takes No Prisoners in Its Resurgent War on the Heritage Foundation
Nearly two months after Kevin Roberts, the president of The Heritage Foundation, posted a controversial video responding to the backlash over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes, the Wall Street …
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Has Hungary Conned American Conservatives?
A few weeks ago, at the U.N. General Assembly, the government of Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán voted for keeping “sexual orientation and gender identity” in a resolution on …
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Bishop Richard Moth to Succeed Cardinal Nichols as Archbishop of Westminster…
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Richard Moth, a former bishop of Britain’s military ordinariate, as the 12th Archbishop of Westminster, succeeding Cardinal Vincent Nichols who is retiring at the …
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Apostolic Letter on the Importance of Archaeology (December 11, 2025)…
In this centenary year of the establishment of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, it is both my responsibility and my pleasure to share some reflections that I consider important …
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In Rare Move, Retired Albany Bishop Files for Personal Bankruptcy After Pension Verdict| National Catholic Register…
A retired New York bishop has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in federal court after a state jury verdict found him, along with other officials, personally liable for the collapse …
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Is confession dead? Q&A with a Catholic historian on the state of the sacrament
NCR interviews James O’Toole, whose new book, For I Have Sinned, details the growth and eventual decline of confession in the United States, prompting questions about the sacrament’s future.
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What are the challenges the US Catholic Church faces in 2026?
There is one agent of unity in our Catholic faith that the secular culture lacks: the bishop of Rome, says NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
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Pope Leo XIV Appoints New Bishop for Palm Beach, Auxiliary Bishop for Phoenix…
The Holy See said on Dec. 19 that Pope Leo XIV had made two new episcopal appointments in the United States, with the Vatican announcing a new bishop for the …