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Fact check: Are there more Gen Z Catholics than Protestants?
Researchers’ findings reveal conflicting data. By Tessa Gervasini January 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET Multiple news reports have said the number of Generation Z Catholics is surging in the United States. ZENIT, an international Catholic news service, and Magisterium AI, a Catholic artificial intelligence agency, cited data from the 2023 Cooperative Election Study (CES) …
Greenland’s only Catholic priest: ‘We’re not just minerals or a military position’
The friar who ministers to 800 Catholics on the world’s largest island watches international negotiations with unease. By Victoria Cardiel January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET In Greenland, the world’s largest island, glaciers spill toward the sea from a vast ice cap — and in the middle of that extreme …
Pope Leo XIV presented with lambs on feast of St. Agnes
Two lambs were presented to Pope Leo XIV on the liturgical feast of St. Agnes, in keeping with an ancient tradition of the Roman Church. Vatican News On Wednesday, January 21, in the Vatican’s Urban VIII Chapel, Pope Leo XIV was presented with two lambs on the occasion of the …
Myanmar: St. Carlo Acutis statue set up as symbol of hope
A statue of St. Carlo Acutis has been inaugurated in Myanmar, and a diocesan priest describes it as offering an example to young people on how to live their faith, “even in times of trial, especially during this difficult time the nation is experiencing.” By Kielce Gussie In the midst …
Broglio: U.S. threat of military action in Greenland ‘tarnishes’ U.S. image around the world
Soldiers “put in a situation where they’re being ordered to do something that is morally questionable” are within their rights of conscience to disobey such a directive, the military archbishop said. By Daniel Payne January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM ET Military Archbishop Timothy Broglio says the United States’ threat to …
Bishop Barron says ICE should focus on ‘serious’ criminals, urges protesters to ‘cease interfering’
Bishop Robert Barron has called on immigration officials to focus on deporting only serious criminals while also urging U.S. protesters to “cease interfering” with the work of immigration agents. By Daniel Payne January 19, 2026 at 9:34 AM ET Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron has called on federal immigration officials to focus …
Three US Cardinals: Foreign policy must respect human dignity, religious liberty
Ten days after Pope Leo XIV’s ‘State of the World’ address, American Cardinals Cupich, McElroy, and Tobin release a joint statement renouncing war and calling for US foreign policy to be based on peace and respect for human dignity and religious liberty. By Devin Watkins Three US Cardinals released a …
Pope Leo’s mosaic portrait ready for Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
In keeping with tradition, the Vatican Mosaic Studio completes the mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV destined for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, and reveals the work to the Pope before his Wednesday General Audience in the Vatican. By Deborah Castellano Lubov The Vatican Mosaic Studio of …
Archbishop Hebda calls for hope, healing as community suffers ‘heaviness’ after shooting
By Amira Abuzeid Jan 13, 2026 / 13:11 pm Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis described a pervasive “heaviness” in the community over federal agents’ deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen. In his pastoral reflection on Jan. 12, the archbishop said he was on retreat with regional bishops last week when the …
President Trump meets with Archbishop Coakley
By CNA Staff Jan 12, 2026 / 18:07 pm Archbishop Paul Coakley and President Donald Trump met on Jan. 12 to discuss areas of “mutual concern,” which likely included topics related to immigration enforcement and Venezuela’s sovereignty. The archbishop of Oklahoma City, Coakley, who was elected president of the United States Conference of …
