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Miami archbishop urges U.S. government to reconsider funding cut for children’s program
Posted on 04/17/2026 10:40 AM (CNA Daily News)
The loss of an $11 million contract threatens care for unaccompanied minors, according to Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami.
Australian diocese unveils new cathedral as archbishop prepares for Rome
Posted on 04/17/2026 09:39 AM (CNA Daily News)
Archbishop Anthony Randazzo announced the project weeks before departing for the Vatican, calling it “a commitment to the faithful of today and for future generations.”
Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon: The Eucharist sustains us amid fear, suffering
Posted on 04/17/2026 07:18 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pope celebrated Mass in French in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, during the second leg of his trip in Africa.
Carmelite sisters ask for prayers, donations after fire destroys retreat house
Posted on 04/17/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The fire rendered one of the two retreat houses inoperable. Although the repair costs are not yet known, the severe damage requires the building to be rebuilt.
Diocese of Phoenix pioneers role for priestly well-being: No priest should walk ‘alone’
Posted on 04/17/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Father Greg Schlarb will accompany priests across the Diocese of Phoenix as part of a novel plan to ensure priests are healthy — spiritually, physically, and mentally.
China pressures underground Catholics to join state church, rights group says
Posted on 04/16/2026 17:25 PM (CNA Daily News)
“A decade into Xi Jinping’s Sinicization campaign and nearly eight years since the 2018 Holy See-China agreement, Catholics in China face escalating repression” researcher Yalkun Uluyol said.
Bishop reminds Venezuelan people: ‘Christ’s resurrection is a source of solace and strength’
Posted on 04/16/2026 16:55 PM (CNA Daily News)
Caracas Auxiliary Bishop-elect José Gómez reminded Venezuelans that they “possess the capacity, through the grace of God and with the solidarity of their brothers and sisters, to overcome” suffering.
Young U.S. men overtake women in saying religion is ‘very important’
Posted on 04/16/2026 16:25 PM (CNA Daily News)
Numbers of U.S. young men and women who frequently attend religious services have increased, Gallup data shows.
Donald Trump on tensions with Pope Leo XIV: ‘I have nothing against the pope’
Posted on 04/16/2026 15:55 PM (CNA Daily News)
The president downplayed his public criticism of Leo while falsely claiming that the Holy Father said Iran “can have a nuclear weapon.”
PHOTOS: Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s first full day in Cameroon
Posted on 04/16/2026 14:12 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Holy Father will ultimately spend several days in Cameroon before heading on to Angola and then Equatorial Guinea during his first apostolic journey to Africa.