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Amid criticism by bishops, Notre Dame says pro-abortion professor ‘well prepared’ to lead institute
Posted on 02/13/2026 15:39 PM (CNA Daily News)
Multiple U.S. bishops have criticized the school’s decision and urged it to rescind the appointment.
Puerto Rico’s penal code recognizes unborn babies as human beings
Posted on 02/13/2026 15:03 PM (CNA Daily News)
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed into law on Feb. 12 a bill amending the penal code to recognize unborn babies as human beings at “any stage of gestation.”
Archbishop Coakley mourns execution of Oklahoma murderer, urges prayers for end to death penalty
Posted on 02/13/2026 13:57 PM (CNA Daily News)
The archbishop called for prayers for both the family of the killer’s victims and the killer himself.
Pope’s visit brings hope to seaside community challenged by drugs, prostitution
Posted on 02/13/2026 13:12 PM (CNA Daily News)
A popular summer destination for tourists, Ostia will be the first of five parishes where the pope, as bishop of Rome, will celebrate Mass on Sundays in February and March.
Catechist, pregnant wife abducted as bandits force inhabitants to flee Nigerian village
Posted on 02/13/2026 12:27 PM (CNA Daily News)
The parish priest in the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has confirmed the kidnapping of the parish catechist, his pregnant wife, and over 30 other people in a bandit attack.
Brooklyn Diocese to pursue ‘global resolution’ of more than 1,000 abuse cases
Posted on 02/13/2026 11:42 AM (CNA Daily News)
The diocese has already paid out more than $100 million to over 500 victims of abuse.
Europe must rediscover its Christian soul, bishops urge in new appeal
Posted on 02/13/2026 10:57 AM (CNA Daily News)
The presidents of the French, Italian, German, and Polish bishops’ conferences called on Christians to help shape Europe’s future.
Pope proposes Lenten ‘fast’ from hurtful words
Posted on 02/13/2026 09:30 AM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to “disarm” their language by fasting from words that wound — in his message for Lent 2026.
Situation in Nicaragua worsens as dictatorship bans pastoral missions, other religious events
Posted on 02/13/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The prohibition of pastoral missions in the Diocese of León and the tightening of restrictions on Catholic religious events in Managua and other cities continues in Nicaragua.
Venezuela after the capture of Nicolás Maduro: Bishops present their reflections
Posted on 02/13/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
In a new apostolic exhortation, “Your Light Will Break Forth Like the Dawn” (Is 58:8), the Venezuelan bishops said they seek to convey “a message of hope” to their fellow citizens.