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A view of the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021.

Fact check: Did the Vatican Library open a prayer room for Muslims?

Oct 21, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Reports circulating in media outlets and on social media in October 2025 allege that the Vatican has opened a prayer... Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, arrives to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “God and Country Breakfast” at the Pfister Hotel on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee.

13 things to know about J.D. Vance’s Catholic journey

Jul 21, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has written extensively about his life in faith, both in a mega-selling memoir and... Read more

John Senior. Courtesy photo.

How a Kansas humanities program shaped a generation of Catholic leaders 

Dec 29, 2019

By Perry West

Almost 50 years ago, the University of Kansas established a new humanities curriculum. It lasted only about ten years. But... Read more

Micah Kim, the 5-year-old son of Catholic speaker and influencer Paul Kim, passed away Dec. 31, 2025. | Credit:  Screenshot of Paul Kim’s Facebook page, last visited Jan. 1, 2026

5-year-old son of Catholic speaker Paul Kim passes away

Jan 1, 2026

By Tina Dennelly

The 5-year-old son of Catholic speaker and comedian Paul Kim has passed away after more than a week on life... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. | Credit: Vatican Media

‘Our Lady of Arabia’ in Kuwait elevated to minor basilica in presence of Cardinal Parolin

Jan 16, 2026

By Elias Turk

The elevation of Our Lady of Arabia Church in Kuwait to a minor basilica is a historic first for the... Read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 12, 2026. | Credit: The White House

UPDATE: Archbishop Coakley meets with President Trump

Jan 12, 2026

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Paul Coakley met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 12. Read more

Pope Leo XIV next to the new mosaic of him that will be added to St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome. | Credit: Vatican Media

Mosaic bearing Pope Leo XIV’s portrait readied for St. Paul Outside the Walls

Jan 15, 2026

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

A mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for installation in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica was presented to the... Read more

The atomic cloud over Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 1945.

The Miracle of Hiroshima – Jesuits survived the atomic bomb thanks to the rosary

Aug 9, 2015

Seventy years ago, the only wartime use of nuclear weapons took place in the Aug. 6 attack on Hiroshima and... Read more

The Edicule of the Holy Sepulcher, which contains the venerated tomb, inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. | Credit: Marinella Bandini

Holy Door closes as faithful prepare for special 2033 jubilee marking Jesus’ death and resurrection

Jan 6, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

As Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany,... Read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations with states and international organizations of the Holy See. | Credit: Santosh Digal

Archbishop Gallagher: Surrogacy is a ‘new form of colonialism’

Jan 15, 2026

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher spoke at the event “A Common Front for Human Dignity: Preventing the Commodification of Women and... Read more

Member of Parliament David Smith, the U.K. special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, speaks at the parliamentary launch of the World Watch List on Jan. 14, 2026. | Credit: Open Doors

Nigeria accounts for 72% of Christian killings worldwide, new report finds

Jan 16, 2026

By Elliot Hartley

Of the 4,849 Christians killed for their faith worldwide, 3,490 were in Nigeria, according to Open Doors’ World Watch List... Read more

A fire tears through the Vondelkerk church tower in Amsterdam on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2026. | Credit: Remko DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images/Netherlands OUT

Historic Dutch former Catholic church destroyed by fire on New Year’s Day

Jan 2, 2026

By Daniel Payne

A fire reduced the famed 150-year-old building mostly to ash in a matter of hours.  Read more

Pope Leo XIV introduced a new papal staff on Jan. 6, 2026, during the closing of the Holy Door | Credit: Vatican Media

The story behind Pope Leo XIV’s new papal staff

Jan 12, 2026

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV has chosen a new design for the papal staff or ferula. Read more

Scott Adams had previously announced his intention to convert to Christianity. | Credit: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On his dying day, renowned cartoonist’s faith in Christ made public

Jan 13, 2026

By Daniel Payne

Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running “Dilbert” comic strip whose art satirized the typical American workplace, died Tuesday at... Read more

A chalk home blessing from the feast of the Epiphany. | Credit: A.Davey via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

How to bless your home on the feast of Epiphany 2026

Jan 4, 2026

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance. Read more