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Participants gather for worship at the MEHR conference in Augsburg, Germany, Jan. 3–6, 2026.  | Credit: Andreas Thonhauser/EWTN

‘Making room for God’: MEHR conference draws over 11,000 in Germany

Jan 8, 2026

The four-day MEHR conference drew participants from across the European continent to hear from international speakers, including American presenters.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 14, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of January

Jan 8, 2026

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of January is for prayer with the word of God.

Attendees listen to a panel discussion at the New York Encounter in 2024. | Credit: New York Encounter

Upcoming New York Encounter to focus on finding ‘true belonging’

Jan 8, 2026

Immigration, trade wars, and globalization are among speakers’ topics at New York Encounter.

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, mother church of the Archdiocese of Bangalore in India. | Credit: Saad Faruque via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Indian Church takes up mental health ministry as ‘major concern’

Jan 8, 2026

The Catholic Church in India has launched a systematic campaign to address growing mental illness in groups including families and religious communities.

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals during the extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7, 2026, in Vatican City. | Credit: Vatican Media

Liturgy sidestepped at Pope Leo XIV’s first consistory

Jan 8, 2026

Cardinals agreed to discuss two topics: evangelization and the Church’s missionary activity, and “the Synod and synodality.”

Vienna Skyline with St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, Austria. | Credit: mrgb/shutterstock

Late vocations program in Austria allows priest to keep his current job

Jan 8, 2026

The Catholic Church in Austria has launched a new program for late vocations that allows the priest to also maintain his current career.

An architectural rendering shows the planned Church of the Holy Trinity in Neratovice, Czech Republic. The Noah’s Ark-inspired design by architect Zdeněk Fránek features a green roof and may become the world’s largest 3D-printed church. | Credit: The Neratovice Community Center Foundation

Czech town may build world’s largest 3D-printed church in historic reversal

Jan 8, 2026

The church tower will be constructed using 3D printing technology, but whether the entire church will be printed is to be decided soon.

People take part in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York on Jan. 7, 2026, after an ICE officer shot dead a woman in Minneapolis. | Credit: Bryan R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images

After ICE shooting of U.S. citizen, Minneapolis archbishop pleads for prayers, calm

Jan 7, 2026

Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda on Jan. 7 pleaded for prayers and calm after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis.

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The extraordinary consistory of cardinals is taking place from Jan 7-8, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media

As consistory opens, Pope Leo XIV tells cardinals ‘I am here to listen’

Jan 7, 2026

The Holy Father outlined the four themes that will be discussed during the extraordinary consistory.

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Federal appeals court affirms religious organizations can choose to hire only fellow believers

Jan 7, 2026

A federal appeals court this week upheld a years-old principle of U.S. law that allows religious organizations to hire only like-minded believers.

Confessional. | Credit: Paul Lowry (CC BY 2.0)

Arizona bill would hit priests with felony if they fail to break confessional seal to report abuse

Jan 7, 2026

Priests in Arizona could face felony charges if they fail to report child abuse learned during confession.

St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. | Credit: Gastao at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Scottish bishops denounce ‘buffer zone’ law

Jan 7, 2026

Scottish bishops have denounced a law establishing so-called “buffer zones” around abortion facilities.

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