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Vice President Vance says ‘soul-searching’ brought him to Catholic Church: ‘I felt at home’
Posted on 06/9/2026 14:25 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Catholic vice president said becoming a father led him to question his life’s direction and ultimately come into the faith.
Federal court in New Mexico lets Nigerian priest remain in U.S. during visa case
Posted on 06/9/2026 13:55 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The outcome of the newly-ordained Father Martin Umeatuegbu’s case could set a precedent for other foreign-born priests from countries designated by the U.S. as “high risk.”
Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 slaying of priest, parish worker
Posted on 06/9/2026 10:19 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Antonio Tyson was convicted of killing Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats in a double homicide in Covington, Louisiana.
Monsignor Vaccari cites rising humanitarian strain as Middle East violence intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 07:34 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Monsignor Peter Vaccari, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a papal agency that delivers humanitarian aid, described situation in Jerusalem.
Rubio imposes visa restrictions on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their families
Posted on 06/8/2026 18:11 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The move places increased pressure on the dictatorship, which for years has carried out systematic persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.
Irish American ‘rosary priest’ who was miraculously healed entombed near Boston
Posted on 06/8/2026 17:41 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Venerable Father Patrick Peyton, who encouraged millions of families to pray the rosary, was entombed at a recently reopened pilgrimage site outside of Boston.
Catholic Relief Services gets $240 million in U.S. humanitarian aid
Posted on 06/8/2026 17:11 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The State Department named Catholic Relief Services as the first in a round of global aid awards a year after the Trump administration closed the United States Agency for International Development.
Scientists unethically experiment on the unborn to improve gene editing techniques, bioethicist says
Posted on 06/8/2026 16:41 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Genetic researchers are experimenting on unborn children in trials that could have been done on animal embryos, according to one bioethicist.
Research finds parents play decisive role in children’s religious future
Posted on 06/8/2026 16:11 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Institute for Family Studies and Communio's study suggests the most influential ministry is at the family dinner table, bedtime prayers, and the everyday witness of a home centered on Christ.
Father Mitch Pacwa celebrated for his 50 years of priesthood
Posted on 06/8/2026 15:41 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
An Alabama resolution was enacted to celebrate Father Mitch Pacwa's 50 years of priestly ministry.