NAU Widget Query

// WP_Query arguments
$args = array (
	'post_type'              => 'xxxx',
	'post_status'            => 'publish',
	'cat'                    => 'xxxcat',
	'category_name'          => 'xxxcat',
	'posts_per_page'         => '5',
);

// The Query
$sidebar_query = new WP_Query( $args );

// The Loop
if ( $sidebar_query->have_posts() ) {
	while ( $sidebar_query->have_posts() ) {
		$sidebar_query->the_post();
		// do something
	}
} else {
	// no posts found
}

// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();