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What this 115-year-old Catholic youth movement can teach a secular Europe
Posted on 02/14/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Founded under Russian imperial rule in 1910, Lithuania's Ateitis federation has survived occupations and secularization to become a rare model of sustained Catholic youth engagement in Europe.
Head of U.S. bishops joins call for Notre Dame to drop appointment of pro-abortion professor
Posted on 02/14/2026 07:30 AM (CNA Daily News)
The school has indicated it will stick by its decision for Professor Susan Ostermann to lead a university institute.
New film brings to life the Book of Revelation
Posted on 02/14/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Written, created, and directed by Simón Delacre, “The Apocalypse of St. John” will air in theaters across the United States Feb. 15–17.
On Valentine’s Day, Boston Archdiocese welcomes marriages into Church with convalidation ceremony
Posted on 02/14/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The archdiocese has seen growing interest in the ceremony for several years.
Pro-lifers rally for baby left to die after failed abortion
Posted on 02/14/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.
U.S. clergy celebrate Masses in detention centers, urging humane treatment
Posted on 02/13/2026 18:37 PM (CNA Daily News)
Archbishop Alexander Sample issued a statement stressing the Church’s duty to safeguard detainees’ access to the sacraments.
ICE must allow Communion, distribution of ashes at Illinois detention center, judge says
Posted on 02/13/2026 17:47 PM (CNA Daily News)
Clergy had argued they “have lost their own religious freedom, by blanket denial of any opportunity to provide spiritual consolation.”
British archdiocese announces exit from social media platform X
Posted on 02/13/2026 17:16 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Archdiocese of Liverpool says it’s ditching X, kidnappings continue in Nigeria, and World Youth Day preparations are in full swing. All this and more in this week’s world news roundup.
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.”