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Pope Leo XIV warns students against the ‘great lie’ fueling youth anxiety
Posted on 05/14/2026 11:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
At Europe’s largest university, the pontiff denounced a culture that reduces people to numbers.
Pew report details how Americans feel about religion’s influence on government and public life
Posted on 05/14/2026 10:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
According to Pew's research, 65% of Catholics reported they have a positive view of religion, 12% have a negative view, and 22% have a neutral or unclear view.
How Christ’s ascension takes the training wheels off our faith
Posted on 05/14/2026 08:23 AM (CNA Daily News)
The celebration of the Ascension is an annual opportunity for us to focus on the implications Jesus’ return to the Father means for each of his followers.
8 interesting things to know about Mildred Martínez, Pope Leo XIV’s mother
Posted on 05/14/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Holy Father's well-educated mom was a devout Catholic, librarian, and accomplished singer of sacred music. The home life she created helped inspire her son's vocation.
Inquest finds priest and 4 Catholic civilians shot by British troops ‘unlawfully killed’
Posted on 05/14/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Father Noel Fitzpatrick was shot and killed along with four others including three youth in Belfast on July 9, 1972.
Head of French charity warns of existential challenges facing Eastern Christians
Posted on 05/14/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
L’Œuvre d’Orient marks 170 years with an appeal for solidarity with Christians in the East and highlights three major challenges threatening the future of Christians there.
U.S. Embassy debunks claim Vatican honored Iran with top diplomatic award
Posted on 05/13/2026 18:38 PM (CNA Daily News)
“Contrary to news reports, Pope Leo has not bestowed an exclusive special honor on the Iranian ambassador to the Holy See,” the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See said.
FDA Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas promises pro-life agenda, calls advocates
Posted on 05/13/2026 18:18 PM (CNA Daily News)
Diamantas was elevated after Commissioner Marty Makary resigned.
Legislation would ensure parents can arrange burial or cremation after pregnancy loss
Posted on 05/13/2026 17:58 PM (CNA Daily News)
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, who practiced as an obstetrician-gynecologist for more than 25 years, said he is naming the bill the “Bereaved Parents Rights Act.”
Thousands of pilgrims gather at Fátima to commemorate the apparitions of Our Lady
Posted on 05/13/2026 17:28 PM (CNA Daily News)
In his homily, the patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, said the devotion must transform lives.