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From heiress to saint: The radical life of St. Katharine Drexel
Posted on 03/3/2026 10:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Throughout her life, St. Katharine Drexel’s chief motivation was to help more people know and love Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Trump’s ambassador to the Vatican defends deportation policies criticized by pope, U.S. bishops
Posted on 03/3/2026 08:45 AM (CNA Daily News)
In an interview with EWTN News, Ambassador Brian Burch pushed back on widespread criticism of U.S. immigration enforcement and rejected the suggestion that the Vatican is anti-American.
Polish bishops introduce financial penalties for canonical offenses
Posted on 03/3/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The new norms, approved by the Vatican, tie fines to Poland’s minimum wage and can reach up to 20 times the monthly minimum for serious violations of Church law.
Supreme Court says California can’t hide student transgender identities from parents
Posted on 03/2/2026 20:24 PM (CNA Daily News)
Keeping student “transitions” secret likely violates the First Amendment rights of parents, the high court said.
U.S. drug czar prays before image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico
Posted on 03/2/2026 16:09 PM (CNA Daily News)
In Mexico for a meeting with security officials regarding combatting drug trafficking, U.S. drug czar Sara Carter visited the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life
Posted on 03/2/2026 15:34 PM (CNA Daily News)
The new statues introduce the new role of “supporters” who, while not academics, identify with the academy’s mission and “contribute to the advancement of its academic activities.”
Jeff Cavins, Father Mike Schmitz awarded Pillar Award by Museum of the Bible
Posted on 03/2/2026 14:21 PM (CNA Daily News)
Jeff Cavins and Father Mike Schmitz are the first Catholics to receive the Pillar Award for Narrative given by the Museum of the Bible.
How Czech Catholics are crowdfunding their priests’ salaries
Posted on 03/2/2026 10:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
As state contributions wind down toward a 2030 cutoff, the Archdiocese of Olomouc is turning to crowdfunding, investments, and parish co-responsibility to keep its priests paid.
Catholic Church in Spain creates department for relations with Islam
Posted on 03/2/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Spain’s growing Muslim population has led that country’s bishops’ conference to address concurrent pastoral challenges.
ChosenCon 2026: ‘This is the Comic-Con of the Bible’
Posted on 03/2/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Roughly 5,000 fans recently filled the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, for ChosenCon.