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UPDATE: Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog

Jan 14, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security is announcing rules to address the backlog for religious worker visas.

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, seen here in 2024, spoke this week in Minnesota on how to heal and to bring grief before God. | Credit: Diego López Marina/ACI Prensa

Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’

Jan 14, 2026

Just miles from Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, a bishop this week led the local Catholic community in a reflection on how to heal and bring grief before God.

Shrine of Christ the King of Peace on Cubilete Hill. | Credit: El Tabor Mexicano-National Votive Shrine of Christ the King

Over 45,000 youths to make pilgrimage to Christ the King monument in Mexico

Jan 14, 2026

More than 45,000 young people are expected to make the pilgrimage to the Christ the King Shrine in Mexico starting on Jan. 30.

Pope Leo XIV gives the first general audience of 2026 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges making time ‘to speak with God’

Jan 14, 2026

The pope devoted the second week of his series of teachings on the documents of the Second Vatican Council to a closer examination of the dogmatic constitution “Dei Verbum.”

The HDMS Niels Juel (F363) warship, an Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, is moored in Nuuk, Greenland, on June 15, 2025. | Credit: Ludovic MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

Greenland Catholics ‘do not wish to become Americans’ amid U.S. efforts at acquisition

Jan 14, 2026

Greenlandic Catholics are reportedly expressing opposition to U.S. plans to acquire the territory while Nordic Catholic leaders are waiting to see how the situation develops.

The Christendom College Women’s Basketball team, with Mary Pennefather, third from left, voices opinions on women’s sports at the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2026. | Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA

Supreme Court reviews transgender athlete bans

Jan 13, 2026

Roman Catholic athletes standing outside the Supreme Court said they hope justices keep the laws on the books.

Claire Lai, the daughter of democracy advocate and Catholic Jimmy Lai, speaks to Veronica Dudo on "EWTN News Nightly," Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. Credit: EWTN News

Jimmy Lai’s daughter provides latest update on her father: ‘It is very much about saving his life’

Jan 13, 2026

As pre-sentencing mitigation hearings begin for Catholic human rights advocate Jimmy Lai, his daughter Claire Lai detailed his ongoing health concerns.

Martha Patricia Molina, a Nicaraguan lawyer and Catholic researcher, urges the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to “return your eyes to Nicaragua” at a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing. | Credit: Photo courtesy of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

Nicaraguan researcher urges religious freedom commission to refocus attention on abuses

Jan 13, 2026

Impose economic sanctions on Nicaragua, bring Daniel Ortega and his wife to justice, and prosecute them for crimes against humanity, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was told.

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Bishop Raimo Goyarrola with a family in Helsinki | Credit: Courtesy of Bishop Raimo Goyarrola

First Catholic school in Finland: The dream of Helsinki’s only Catholic bishop

Jan 13, 2026

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola of Helsinki, Finland’s only Catholic bishop, hopes to open the first Catholic school in the country in August with 12 students.

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

Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running “Dilbert” comic strip whose art satirized the typical American workplace, died Tuesday at 68 after a battle with cancer.

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New York senator pushes for more church security after crimes, vandalism at Catholic parishes

Jan 13, 2026

Several Catholic churches in Staten Island have been vandalized or attacked in recent weeks.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda speaks to EWTN News in August 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Archbishop Hebda calls for hope, healing as community suffers ‘heaviness’ after shooting

Jan 13, 2026

The archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Bernard Hebda, called for healing and peace, describing the grief the community is experiencing following the deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen.

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