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A case that seeks to remove Christian symbols, including icons and religious artwork, from public buildings in Greece began when two atheists asked for the removal of Christian icons displayed in Greek courtrooms. | Credit: Courtesy of ADF International

Christian symbols in public buildings on trial before European Court of Human Rights

Jan 16, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

ADF International goes to court to defend the right to display Christian symbols in Greece’s public buildings. Read more

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EWTN launches unified Catholic news brand: CNA and ACI Group become EWTN News

Jan 16, 2026

By Daniel Payne

EWTN has rolled out a major rebrand, bringing multiple affiliate outlets and coverage brands into “one global news organization.” 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

The Becket Fund releases its annual Religious Freedom Index (RFI) on Jan. 16, 2026, exploring American attitudes on the First Amendment. | Credit: Leigh Prather/Shutterstock

Becket report finds increases in support for religious liberty in the public square

Jan 16, 2026

By Tessa Gervasini

The annual Religious Freedom Index (RFI) by the Becket Fund found increases in support for religious liberty, including instances of... Read more

The French Senate, the upper house of the French Parliament. | Credit: Jacques Paquier (CC BY 2.0)

French bishops condemn euthanasia bill ahead of Senate debate

Jan 16, 2026

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

The bill criminalizes “obstructing aid-in-dying” — mirroring abortion penalties — with up to two years in prison and a 30,000-euro... 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

Monsignor Anthony J. Figueiredo and Bishop Mylo Vergara of Pasig, Philippines, bless the facility of the 2022 “Economy of Fraternity” prize recipient, the Ecocharcoal Briquettes Project in the Diocese of Pasig, on Dec. 3, 2025. | Courtesy of Monsignor Anthony J. Figueiredo

Italian diocese to award $58K to international ‘economy of fraternity’ prize winners

Jan 16, 2026

By Kristina Millare

The former archbishop of Assisi, Domenico Sorrentino, instituted the award in 2020 on the day of St. Carlo Acutis’ Oct.... Read more

Cardinal Aguiar and his auxiliary bishop, Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, OAR, met with Pope Leo on Jan. 14, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Mexico’s Cardinal Aguiar: Pope Leo XIV would like to visit Mexico ‘soon’

Jan 16, 2026

By Victoria Cardiel

In a meeting with the primatial archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar, Pope Leo XIV expressed his desire to visit... Read more

The pope closed the large bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2025, when the Jubilee of Hope concluded. | Credit: Vatican Media

St. Peter’s Holy Door to be sealed Jan. 16

Jan 15, 2026

By Victoria Cardiel

The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the last of four papal basilicas for the Jubilee of Hope, will be... Read more

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Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing

Jan 15, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

Republican lawmakers urged more restrictions on chemical abortion drugs, while Democratic lawmakers promoted broad access to the drugs. Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2025. | Credit: Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. is working with Catholic Church to get post-hurricane aid to Cuba, Rubio says

Jan 15, 2026

By Madalaine Elhabbal

U.S. aid is set to be delivered from Miami on Jan. 16.  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

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

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UPDATE: Ohio moves to close nursing home amid ‘widespread care failures’ after purchase from Catholic nuns

Jan 15, 2026

By Daniel Payne

Ohio is moving to shut down a nursing home after a group of Catholic nuns sold it, amid reports that... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. | Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Cardinal Pizzaballa: There is a longing for justice and human dignity in Iran

Jan 14, 2026

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem says Iranians are longing for peace, justice, and a decent life. Read more

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters building in Washington, D.C. | Credit: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump administration restores Title X funding to Planned Parenthood

Jan 14, 2026

By Kate Quiñones

Tens of millions of dollars of funding have been restored for Planned Parenthood’s birth control and other non-abortion services. Read more

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Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ tied to HHS funding

Jan 14, 2026

By Amira Abuzeid

Twelve states are suing the Department of Health and Human Services to block “gender conditions” on federal grants, claiming unlawful... Read more

Republicans say they are crafting a bill to permanently defund Planned Parenthood Jan. 13, 2026. | Credit: usarmyband, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood

Jan 14, 2026

By Tyler Arnold

GOP lawmakers say they will craft legislation to extend and make permanent the temporary freeze on federal funds for abortion... Read more

Veteran EWTN executive Edwin Lopez is the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines  Commission on Social Communications. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Edwin Lopez

Veteran EWTN executive appointed to Communications Commission post with Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines

The appointment of Edwin Lopez as the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines was announced... Read more