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

, Jan 8, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA).

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

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

, Jan 7, 2026 / 13:40 pm (CNA).

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

Thousands of participants with paper crowns gather on Castle Square in Warsaw during the Three Kings Procession on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025. | Credit: Paweł Kula/Fundacja Orszak Trzech Króli

, Jan 5, 2026 / 05:00 am (CNA).

The annual event draws participants who dress as biblical characters, wear paper crowns, and sing Christmas carols while following figures representing the Magi to nativity scenes in public squares.

United Nations headquarters in New York City. | Credit: UN Photo/John Isaac

, Jan 4, 2026 / 00:15 am (CNA).

Pope Leo XIV has not yet commented on Saturday’s operation, though observers expect him to address the situation at his midday Angelus prayer on Sunday.

Colin and Eithne Bell with Micheál Martin, Irish Taoiseach. The Bells founded the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in 2013 after the death of their son. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust

, Jan 3, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA).

How the Kevin Bell Trust takes care of everything for families when tragedy strikes abroad.

Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Vatican Media

, Jan 2, 2026 / 18:07 pm (CNA).

Pope Leo expressed his closeness and compassion to the relatives of the victims.

Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Vatican Media

, Jan 2, 2026 / 18:07 pm (CNA).

Pope Leo expressed his closeness and compassion to the relatives of the victims.

The tabernacle of Holy Thorn Monastery church in Valladolid, Spain, was forced open and the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. | Credit: Creative Commons/Nicolás Pérez

, Jan 2, 2026 / 17:00 pm (CNA).

The tabernacle in a Spanish monastery has been forced open and the Blessed Sacrament stolen.

In his New Year's Day homily at Newtownpark Avenue Church in Dublin, Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership in promoting peace and in how they communicate and articulate it. Credit: John McElroy

, Jan 2, 2026 / 12:58 pm (CNA).

At a Mass for the World Day of Peace, Dublin Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership in promoting peace and in how they communicate and articulate it.

A fire tears through the Vondelkerk church tower in Amsterdam on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2026. | Credit: Remko DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images/Netherlands OUT

, Jan 2, 2026 / 12:10 pm (CNA).

A fire reduced the famed 150-year-old building mostly to ash in a matter of hours.