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Vatican foreign minister denounces surrogacy (Vatican News (Italian))

Posted on 01/15/2026 04:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Echoing comments made by Pope Leo in his address to the diplomatic corps (CWN analysis), the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations denounced surrogacy as a “new form of colonialism” and said that the practice is contrary to human dignity because it commodifies the human person.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher made his remarks in a public conversation with Eugenia Maria Roccella, Italy’s Minister for Family, Birth Rate and Equal Opportunities. The conversation took place on January 13 in the Italian Embassy to the Holy See.

Vatican newspaper highlights Iranian regime's repression (CWN)

Posted on 01/15/2026 04:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

L’Osservatore Romano devoted the most prominent article in its January 14 edition to government repression in Iran.

Manila's Feast of the Black Nazarene draws record 9.6 million devotees (CWN)

Posted on 01/15/2026 04:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

A record crowd of over 9.6 million people took part in the annual procession in Manila for the Philippine Feast of the Black Nazarene.

388 million Christians suffer 'high levels' of persecution and discrimination, report finds (Open Doors )

Posted on 01/15/2026 04:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

An organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians reported that over 388 million Christians suffer “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.”

In its newly released World Watch List 2026, Open Doors stated that the countries with the highest level of persecution are North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Libya, and Iran.

Cardinal Pizzaballa: There Is a Longing for Justice and Human Dignity in Iran

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:59 AM (The Daily Register)

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Trump Administration Restores Title X Funding to Planned Parenthood

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:57 AM (The Daily Register)

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House Republican Budget Plan Would Permanently Defund Planned Parenthood

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:54 AM (The Daily Register)

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Cardinal Parolin begins trip to Kuwait (CWN)

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The Vatican’s Secretariat of State announced that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, has begun a journey to Kuwait.

Vatican Mosaic Studio completes mosaic of Leo XIV (Vatican News)

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The Vatican Mosaic Studio completed a mosaic roundel of Pope Leo XIV for display at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

Staff of the studio presented the mosaic to the Pope before his general audience yesterday.

Holy doors being sealed until next jubilee (Vatican News)

Posted on 01/15/2026 03:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The jubilee holy doors at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, and St. Peter’s Basilica are being sealed in private ceremonies this week.

They will remain sealed until the next jubilee year, scheduled for 2033, to mark the 2,000th anniversary of the Redemption.