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Irish soccer legend Roy Keane pays tribute to late mother and upbringing at funeral Mass
Posted on 04/2/2026 09:45 AM (CNA Daily News)
Speaking lovingly of his parents and his Catholic upbringing in Ireland, Keane paid tribute to his mother and the virtues he was raised with in Cork City, Ireland.
New CEO of Catholic AI group hopes members will be Pope Leo’s ‘soldiers’
Posted on 04/2/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Builders AI Forum (BAIF) held its first conference at the Vatican in November 2025 and now hopes to be part of advancing Pope Leo XIV’s mission on artificial intelligence.
Catholics allege bias after public Islamic prayer praised, silent Christian prayer punished
Posted on 04/2/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Catholic activists have complained of “persecution” and “a clear bias against Christianity” in a controversy over public prayer in the U.K. following an outdoor Islamic prayer service in London.
‘God may clothe my heart with humility’: Monsignor marks 40 years as a priest
Posted on 04/2/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Father Gabriel Corraya of Dhaka, newly elevated to the title of monsignor by Pope Leo XIV, reflects on priesthood, humility, and service as the Catholic Church in Bangladesh marks Holy Thursday.
Pope says Christian mission counters ‘imperialist occupation of the world’
Posted on 04/2/2026 06:45 AM (CNA Daily News)
At the Holy Thursday chrism Mass, Leo XIV said the Church must reject domination, power, and “calculated strategy” in favor of humble service, unity, and peace.
Here’s what the Holy Thursday Seven Churches Visitation devotion is all about
Posted on 04/2/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The devotion involves traveling to seven local churches after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday.
Trump vows to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ amid Catholic calls for peace
Posted on 04/1/2026 23:13 PM (CNA Daily News)
President Trump’s first address on the Iran war signaled continued military action, as Catholic leaders called for dialogue and a ceasefire.
Artemis II moon mission ‘a great development,’ Vatican Observatory director says
Posted on 04/1/2026 18:43 PM (CNA Daily News)
EWTN News speaks with Jesuit Father Richard A. D’Souza, director of the Vatican Observatory since September 2025.
Supreme Court grills both sides in ‘birthright citizenship’ oral arguments
Posted on 04/1/2026 17:58 PM (CNA Daily News)
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order denying citizenship to children of parents without legal immigration status.
Churches still barred from making political endorsements as federal judge dismisses case
Posted on 04/1/2026 16:37 PM (CNA Daily News)
The National Religious Broadcasters’ general counsel, Michael Farris, said the organization was surprised by the ruling and plans to appeal to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.