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Vatican releases itinerary for Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey to Africa
Posted on 03/16/2026 07:18 AM (CNA Daily News)
The 11-day visit combines pastoral encounters with Catholic communities, meetings with political leaders and civil society, and symbolic gestures of interreligious dialogue and reconciliation.
Millionaire businessman plans to preserve churches in the UK
Posted on 03/16/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Disturbed by the widespread demolition and repurposing of churches across the U.K., Samuel Leeds has launched a personal mission to purchase and restore these historic buildings.
Only surgeon for 2 million, American doctor perseveres in war-torn Sudan
Posted on 03/16/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Amid violence and aid shortages, Dr. Tom Catena operates the only hospital in the remote region of the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, home to what he calls “one of the worst humanitarian crises.”
Pope Leo XIV: God ‘cannot be enlisted by darkness’
Posted on 03/15/2026 14:18 PM (CNA Daily News)
During a pastoral visit to a Rome parish, the pope warned against invoking God to justify violence.
Pope urges ceasefire in Middle East
Posted on 03/15/2026 08:14 AM (CNA Daily News)
Speaking at his Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to bring the Gospel to a world marked by violence and injustice.
Preacher of the Papal Household: ‘Fraternity is where true conversion takes place’
Posted on 03/15/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
In a sermon to the pope and the Roman Curia, Preacher of the Papal Household Father Roberto Pasolini explained that achieving true fraternity poses many challenges and requires inner transformation.
Ave Maria University to send first student group to new Ireland campus at former abbey
Posted on 03/15/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Students at Ave Maria’s new Ireland campus will buck standard Catholic university study abroad standards, opting instead to live a Cistercian lifestyle at a centuries-old abandoned monastery.
Pope Leo XIV to move into papal apartment of Apostolic Palace
Posted on 03/14/2026 12:36 PM (CNA Daily News)
The move was announced on March 14 by the Holy See Press Office, more than 10 months after Leo’s election.
Psychiatrist Paul McHugh speaks about decades-long career, opposition to sex-reassignment surgeries
Posted on 03/14/2026 10:15 AM (CNA Daily News)
McHugh told “EWTN News In Depth” that “we don’t know enough” about the psychiatric impact of gender reassignment surgeries.
Scotland bishops on assisted suicide legislation: ‘Safeguards do not work’
Posted on 03/14/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The bishops of Scotland speak out on assisted suicide legislation, Italy’s bishops call for prayer and fasting for peace, the Hong Kong Diocese prepares for thousands of baptisms at Easter, and more.