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Catholic leaders call for prayers, support for Philippine earthquake victims
Posted on 06/8/2026 13:11 PM (CNA Daily News)
Church leaders and aid groups are calling for assistance and prayers for victims after an offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao, southern Philippines, on June 8.
Cardinal Czerny beatifies Czech priests killed by communists, hints more may follow
Posted on 06/8/2026 12:41 PM (CNA Daily News)
Cardinal Michael Czerny declared Fathers Jan Bula and Václav Drbola the Czech Republic's first martyrs of communism — and signaled that more such causes may follow.
Pope Leo XIV jokes in Spain that AI still thinks Pope Francis is in charge
Posted on 06/8/2026 12:11 PM (CNA Daily News)
At a lunch with Spanish bishops, the pope joked that artificial intelligence needed a reminder that the Church has a new pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV tells Spain’s parliament every human life must be protected
Posted on 06/8/2026 08:10 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pontiff warned against subordinating human dignity to shifting majorities and called for stronger protections for life, migrants, families, peace and religious freedom.
A quarter of Irish Gen Z will have no children, new report says
Posted on 06/8/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
While current trends show that 1 in 4 young women today will remain childless, Iona Institute's Breda O'Brien said the huge question is "whether this will be by choice or circumstance."
Over 1,000 people process with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist through Washington, DC
Posted on 06/7/2026 16:45 PM (CNA Daily News)
Many hundreds of Catholics joined the Eucharistic procession in D.C., which is part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage traveling the country.
Antonio Banderas tells Pope Leo XIV: ‘I am a victim of God’s spell’
Posted on 06/7/2026 16:34 PM (CNA Daily News)
The actor joined Pope Leo XIV at a Madrid gathering on culture, art, economics, and sports during the pope’s apostolic visit to Spain.
Pope Leo XIV in Madrid: Corpus Christi must not become museum of the past
Posted on 06/7/2026 07:11 AM (CNA Daily News)
At Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, the pope called Spain’s centuries-old Eucharistic devotion “a school of faith” for the present and future.
‘You are so loved’: New film reveals enduring power of the Sacred Heart
Posted on 06/7/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
"Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End" will be in theaters June 9–11 and on June 14.
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meets royalty, civic leaders, hundreds of thousands of youth in Spain
Posted on 06/6/2026 20:30 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Holy Father launched his six-day trip to the European country with a whirlwind first day of diplomatic visits and meetings with societal leaders.