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Bishops of Panama at a Mass during their 224th ordinary assembly. | Credit: Panamanian Bishops’ Conference

Catholic Church in Panama calls for new constitution

Jan 12, 2026

The Catholic bishops of Panama called for a new constitution and addressed national sovereignty, poverty, and violence and expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people at their plenary meeting.

St. Francis of Assisi. | Credit: Paolo Gallo/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year

Jan 12, 2026

On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special jubilee year along with plenary indulgences.

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts is releasing a report outlining ways to promote and support family life amid low marriage and birth rates on 
Jan. 12, 2026. | Credit: Jack Haskins CNA/EWTN News

Heritage Foundation aims to tackle marriage, family crisis

Jan 12, 2026

A Heritage Foundation white paper proposes policy solutions to support marriage and family in 2026.

Daniel Ortega, dictator of Nicaragua. | Credit: Council of Communication and Citizenship of the Government of Nicaragua - el19digital.com (CC0 1.0)

Dictatorship in Nicaragua releases dozens of political prisoners after U.S. pressure

Jan 12, 2026

A social media post from the American embassy in Nicaragua seems to have led to the prompt release of dozens of political prisoners in the Central American country.

St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Credit: CCN Photo/Terry O’Neill

British Columbia Supreme Court to hear challenge over euthanasia at faith-based hospitals

Jan 12, 2026

The case arises from the death of a terminally ill woman who sought medical assistance in dying (MAID) while receiving care at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.

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

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

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr speaks with “EWTN News In Depth” on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: “EWTN News In Depth”/Screenshot

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr speaks about Maduro case

Jan 12, 2026

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said military action to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was “legitimate under U.S. law.”

Pope Leo XIV meets Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the Vatican on Jan. 12, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV meets Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado

Jan 12, 2026

The Nobel laureate María Corina Machado is also expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., this week.

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Catholic doctors and ethicists react to CDC’s revised childhood vaccine schedule

Jan 12, 2026

Catholic medical professionals and ethicists had mixed reactions to the CDC’s announcement that it has revised the recommended childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein speaks at an event hosted by the Catholic magazine Kelionė at the Lithuanian National Library in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 7, 2026. | Credit: L. Macevicienes/Zurnalaskelione.lt

Gänswein says he prays to Benedict XVI, confirms hope for beatification cause

Jan 11, 2026

The apostolic nuncio to the Baltic states offered personal reflections on his new diplomatic mission, Christmas in Lithuania, and his collaboration with Joseph Ratzinger.

Pope Leo XIV baptizes a child in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Jan. 11, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in Sistine Chapel, tells parents faith is ‘more than necessary’

Jan 11, 2026

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 infants, the children of Vatican employees, during Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

Four new priests and six new deacons were ordained for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio on Jan. 4, 2026. | Credit: Ruru Gene News/Sister Laurencila, FSSA

‘I am not ordaining you for an ideal country,’ South Sudanese bishop tells new priests

Jan 11, 2026

Four newly ordained priests and six newly ordained deacons for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio have been reminded of the urgency of their mission.

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