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Pope Leo XIV tells new priests: 'You are a channel, not a filter'
Posted on 04/26/2026 06:04 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pope ordained 10 men to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday and later warned at the Regina Caeli against the “thieves” that rob people of freedom, dignity, and peace.
U.S. to finance restoration of ‘Sistine Chapel of the Andes’ in Bolivia
Posted on 04/26/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Preservation Fund will finance the project, which will repair and waterproof thatched roofs, reconstruct buttresses, and restore exterior walls and façades.
The laywoman who has quietly formed a generation of priests and sisters in South Asia
Posted on 04/26/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
On World Vocations Day, EWTN News pays tribute to a woman called the “caregiver of vocations” in a place where Catholics are a minority.
Melkite priest finds consecrated host intact after 47 days in damaged church
Posted on 04/25/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
“Jesus was waiting for us,” a priest in southern Lebanon said after returning to his damaged church in the town of Tbenine following the ceasefire on April 17.
Israeli, Polish foreign ministers spar on X about destroyed Jesus statue
Posted on 04/25/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Israel and Poland’s foreign ministers argue on X, a mosaic of Jesus by a survivor of Nazism will be saved, South Korea’s Catholic population grows, and more in this week’s world news roundup.
7 powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa
Posted on 04/25/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV spent 11 days in Africa from April 13–23 and visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.
‘A profound experience’: Voices from Africa reflect on Pope Leo’s papal visit
Posted on 04/25/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Four attendees at Pope Leo XIV’s final Mass in Africa in Equatorial Guinea share their testimonies.
Nebraska pro-life ministry brings ultrasounds to classrooms across the U.S.
Posted on 04/25/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Heart of a Child Ministries, based on Omaha, is expanding by training pro-life leaders to present fetal development education in schools across the country.
Catholic Relief Services urges lawmakers to prioritize global hunger as farm bill vote nears
Posted on 04/24/2026 17:10 PM (CNA Daily News)
The humanitarian agency stressed the need to protect international food assistance amid growing global hunger and domestic policy debates.
British mother to travel to Switzerland to die by assisted suicide after son’s death
Posted on 04/24/2026 16:32 PM (CNA Daily News)
Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, even for physically healthy people.