Daily News

Morning must-reads

April 28

Pope Leo meets with Anglican leader Sarah Mullally

Amid strained ecumenical relations, division in C of E

Calif. bishop participates in Anglican consecration

Fresno's Brennan stands by during laying on of hands

Three Swiss people shared Eucharist with their dogs

Diocese: No sacrilegious intent, thus no excommunication

Jerusalem cardinal Pizzaballa issues letter to faithful

For 'living the vocation of the Church in the Holy Land'

German bishop Bätzing defends 'irregular' blessings

Contradicts Pope & claims no danger to unity of Church

Virginians march against extreme abortion amendment

Which, if passed, would enshrine killing in state constitution

April 27

Latin Patriarchate fights Israelis’ West Bank land grabs

Settlers encroach on Church land; demo machines seized

Trump DOJ announces aim to bring back firing squad

Meanwhile, Pope Leo urges abolition of death penalty

Pope to new priests: Keep Church door open, also go out

Says flocks 'inhabit pastures that you must come to know'

Lebanon: Italians replace crucifix smashed by IDF thug

Nuncio to Lebanon archbishop Borgia attends installation

Vatican confidentially disciplined Belgian bishop in 2021

For mishandling abuse; transparency questions are raised

England & Wales: 'Inevitable' assisted-suicide bill fails

Halted in House of Lords after 'extraordinary' pro-life effort

April 24

Pope speaks bluntly in 20-minute in-flight interview

On war, immigration, same-sex blessings, diplomacy, more

Pew studies prevalence of ex-Catholics in 24 countries

30% of Americans were raised in Church; almost half left

Toronto cardinal to PM Carney: Halt expansion of MAiD

Plan to offer death to the mentally ill may begin in 2027

Fed. court upholds Ten Commandments in TX schools

Says 'exposing children to religious language' isn't coercive

Cardinal Ambongo: Pope's Africa visit promoted dignity

Boosted Catholic identity, poked consciences of leaders

Conn. diocese ‘hires’ AI fundraising 'staffer' Maria

Bridgeport launches pilot scheme to 'reach more people'

April 23

Pope Leo celebrates final Mass in Equatorial Guinea

For 30,000; 75% of nation's 1.6M citizens are Catholic

Germany: Marx instructs priests on same-sex blessings

Cardinal pushes handout, contradicts Fiducia Supplicans

U.S.: Over 400 men to be ordained priests this spring

25% were foreign-born, many from Vietnam & Mexico

Pope soon to ordain 8 new priests for Diocese of Rome

No. of priests working in diocese has halved in 25 years

NY bishops issue new guidebook on end-of-life decisions

Now that state law has legalized assisted suicide there

Early U.S. data: 108K marriages in '25, further decline

While Catholic population has grown by 20M since 1970

April 22

Pope, at Mass, exhorts the faithful of Equatorial Guinea

Says, 'Take the destiny of your nation into your own hands'

Equat. Guinea’s civil leaders urged to serve City of God

Papal address centers on Augustine's model of two cities

Dubuque diocesan clusters raise canonical questions

As Sunday Mass will be discontinued in half its churches

U.S. suffered more than 1.12M abortions in 2025

Actual figure higher, as it excludes interstate pill provision

Ex abortion clinic director exposes PP in new book

Mayra Rodríguez debuts message to Mexicans, Hispanics

French pathologist applies forensic science to relics

Has examined Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Francis, Joan of Arc

April 21

Pope Leo arrives in Catholic-majority Equatorial Guinea

An oil-rich nation where most of its 2M citizens are poor

Pizzaballa condemns IDF soldier’s desecration of crucifix

In Christian village in southern Lebanon; photo goes viral

Leo, at Mass in Angola, warns on seeing Christ as 'guru'

Angolans' joyful faith is marked by songs, dance, applause

Vatican diplomat: Iran war may worsen global hunger

Due to costs of energy, fertilizer & broken supply chains

USCCB committee chairs back Clergy Act bill in House

To allow priests to opt back into Social Security, Medicare

Growing Catholic initiative breaks silence on infertility

Emphasizes spiritual motherhood, call to foster & adopt

April 20

Pope Leo celebrates Mass, leads rosary in Angola

With 100,000 at Mass, Legion of Mary at Marian shrine

Vatican spokesman recalls papal statements on nukes

By Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, JPII, Benedict XVI, Francis, Leo

D.C.: 495 faith leaders, others read entire Bible aloud

As celebration of founding truths ahead of 250th anniv.

French gov't to ‘mobilize’ against pro-life activists

After recent threats/attacks on 'family planning centers'

Will Pope Leo take Latin American approach to TLM?

A well-worn term there is: 'Duly noted, but not enforced'

VP Vance faces a complicated Catholic candidacy in '28

Early lesson: he's likely to lose PR battles against Pope Leo

April 17

Cameroon: Pope preaches peace to Christians, Muslims

Lauds interreligious solidarity at gathering in cathedral

Belarus cracks down on Catholics and rights activists

High court allows liquidation of Greek Catholic parishes

Pres. Trump announces ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Using same agreement reached in Islamabad on Apr. 7

Gallup: 42% of U.S. men age 18-29 prioritize religion

Meanwhile, only 29% of young women claim the same

New survey shows potential for Confession revival

Half of laity who haven't gone in past year are 'open' to

Vatican halts Father Walter Ciszek’s sainthood cause

Diocese told documentation doesn't support its advance

April 16

USCCB doctrine chair clarifies Catholic just war theory

A just war must be defense against actively waged offense

Vatican spokesman: Ever more difficult to claim just war

Use of WMD, deadly AI-guided tech raises grave questions

K of C affirm ‘solidarity’ with Pope amid Trump rants

Vicar of Christ is 'proclaiming Gospel, shepherding souls'

Pope in Cameroon: Peace ‘must be embraced & lived’

Leo says people are ready for transition to social peace

Cameroon separatists cease fire during papal visit

'Safe travel passage' window for locals to attend events

Trump admin. nixes $11M for Catholic Charities Miami

Funds used to care for migrant kids who enter U.S. alone

April 15

Pope to cardinals: Shift from maintenance to mission

Message ahead of extraordinary consistory in late June

Leo XIV heads to Cameroon after two days in Algeria

Where he met local Catholics, Islamic dignitaries -- photos

Cardinal Müller & more bishops unite behind Pope

Who is faithfully bearing witness to the Gospel of peace

Vance heckled over unjust war while discussing Pope

Man shouts, 'Jesus Christ does not support genocide'

Dubuque archdiocese halts Sunday Mass at 84 parishes

As attendance fell 46% in 20 years, no. of priests declines

Chicago archdiocese, CPS spar over special ed services

Give conflicting accounts of how fed. funding dried up

April 14

Pope visits ruins of Hippo, where Augustine was bishop

Next goes to a Little Sisters care home & Mass at basilica

Lebanese Christians mourn death & destruction of war

Israel has told those from south they cannot return home

Poland prepares parishes for potential armed conflict

Risks of Ukraine war & geopolitical tensions in E. Europe

Brazil: Heralds of Gospel ordain 26 priests, 31 deacons

After Vatican lifted seven-year moratorium on ordinations

Pro-lifer Mark Houck wins 7-figure settlement from DOJ

For excessive force, bogus FACE Act charge under Biden

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo over rant

And tries to explain away deleted image of himself as Jesus

April 13

Trump blasts Pope Leo in lengthy social media post

USCCB president responds: Pope Leo is not a politician

Pope: ‘I am not afraid of the Trump administration’

Will 'continue to speak out loudly against war,' for peace

Algeria welcomes a pope for 1st time; focus on peace

Catholics there number a few thousand amid 48M Muslims

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

Which was declared by Putin for 32 hrs of Easter weekend

Priest arrested in Belarus; his whereabouts unknown

Months after regime freed two priests from labor camp

In Paris, TLM draws new generation to the Church

Saint-Roch parish boasts city's largest group of converts

April 10

Nuncio: Beirut in turmoil after heavy Israeli airstrikes

Says papal peace message is invitation for Hezbollah too

Vatican aid convoy in Lebanon stopped by crossfire

Headed to village with 10,000 Christians in 20 parishes

Conflict-resolution expert: Post-WWII order ruined

'Might is right' stance will have long-term negative impact

Pentagon, Vatican: Report on Pierre meeting 'distorted'

Was a 'very respectful' & 'frank exchange of ideas' on war

CDC: U.S. fertility rate has fallen 23% since 2007

Number of births in 2025: 3.606M, down 1% from 2024

Pope’s Cameroon visit puts focus on Archbishop Nkea

A gifted preacher, energetic pastor, & rising star in Church

April 9

Parolin asks Catholics to support Pope’s peace appeals

Recalls 2003 Iraq war, when JPII's pleas were 'left alone'

Augustinians report ‘Leo effect’ after Pope’s election

Midwest province sees rise in inquiries, from 50/year to 300

Archbp. Broglio wishes Lebanon was part of ceasefire

Iran may be retaliating for Israeli land-grab in Lebanon

Lebanese priest: Last Christians on border want peace

Israeli army has moved past them toward Beirut, for now

Lithuania: Building tied to Divine Mercy houses sisters

Who run hospice for over 300 sick and dying patients

Largest Hindu temple in the West is in Robbinsville, NJ

200 Dalit artisans who built it claim exploitation in civil suit