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Bishop calls for week of prayer for victims of fireworks explosion in Mexico
Posted on 07/28/2026 15:47 PM (CNA Daily News)
During a fireworks display last weekend, a stray rocket set off the fireworks stored for the rest of the show, killing four people and injuring 12.
South Texas nun still at risk of third-country removal following ICE check-in, attorney says
Posted on 07/28/2026 14:54 PM (CNA Daily News)
After a July 28 check-in with ICE officials, Sister Leticia Ugboaja’s lawyer told reporters gathered outside the ICE field office that the possibility of third-country removal “is very concerning.”
Ireland’s County Mayo breaks 75-year ‘curse’ in Gaelic football championship victory
Posted on 07/28/2026 14:11 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Gaelic Athletic Association All Ireland Football championship, which has a historic connection to the Catholic Church, crowned a new winner after 75 years.
Becoming Catholic at 98: World War II veteran joins the Church
Posted on 07/28/2026 13:26 PM (CNA Daily News)
Led by the dedication of his late wife and a friendship with a deacon, a World War II veteran has joined the Catholic Church at 98 years old.
‘Culture of death’: Florida bishops urge Catholics to work to end the death penalty
Posted on 07/28/2026 12:01 PM (CNA Daily News)
Florida has executed 10 inmates thus far in 2026 and is scheduled to perform a rare double execution on July 28.
Vatican to launch first conference of Christians and Confucians
Posted on 07/28/2026 11:31 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will hold a conference on Confucian-Christian relations in South Korea from Aug. 4–5.
Explaining the Vatican’s engagement with contemporary art
Posted on 07/28/2026 11:01 AM (CNA Daily News)
Amid the latest Venice Biennale, one of the world’s premier art exhibitions, a senior Vatican official explained why the Catholic Church is taking part.
Berlin archbishop after deadly attack on LGBT event: ‘Hatred must not win’
Posted on 07/28/2026 10:31 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Archdiocese of Berlin offered prayers at all Sunday Masses after a suspected Islamist attack on the city’s annual Pride event left one woman dead and at least 29 injured.
Pope Leo XIV: Use AI prudently because it can project ‘an unreal world’
Posted on 07/28/2026 10:01 AM (CNA Daily News)
Addressing a youth festival in Brazil, Pope Leo encouraged young people to use both social media and AI appropriately, keeping Christ at the center, like St. Carlo Acutis.
Vandals deface Our Lady statues, set fire to altar at Medjugorje shrine
Posted on 07/28/2026 09:21 AM (CNA Daily News)
The parish called on the faithful to respond “with prayer, fasting, and forgiveness” as police arrested a suspect and cleanup began days before the Mladifest youth festival.