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America at 250: U.S. bishop calls on Catholics to lead renewal
Posted on 06/16/2026 16:03 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston is urging Catholics to reflect on the nation’s blessings and shortcomings while renewing their commitment to faith, human dignity, and the common good.
Appeals court rules Seton Hall University does not have to disclose entirety of sex abuse report
Posted on 06/16/2026 14:05 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The school has fought against the release of the report detailing its handling of abuse allegations connected to Theodore McCarrick.
Ohio Gov. DeWine urges state to abolish death penalty, says there is no ‘moral justification’ for it
Posted on 06/16/2026 13:35 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Legislature "can leave it up to a vote of the people" if it does not want to abolish capital punishment outright, the governor said.
Ukraine advocate says cathedral bombing reflects broader campaign against Christianity
Posted on 06/16/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
“This is certainly deliberate,” Ukraine Freedom Project Founder Steven Moore said of the attack on the historic 11th-century Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
U.S. vice president, second lady share family Mass attendance practices
Posted on 06/15/2026 14:52 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Having priests come to celebrate Mass at home is “one of the rare privileges of this life,” Vice President JD Vance said.
Catholic-backed religious liberty lawsuit asks Supreme Court to address ‘finality’ rule
Posted on 06/15/2026 13:52 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The U.S. Catholic bishops have backed the lawsuit brought by Jewish resident Daniel Grand against the city of University Heights, Ohio, in a dispute over a planned prayer group.
Trump announces peace deal with Iran, ending hostilities
Posted on 06/14/2026 19:44 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Israel is not a party to the deal, however, and launched airstrikes on Beirut after Hezbollah launched projectiles into Israel on Sunday.
Michigan diocese celebrates new priests after ordinations moved out of cathedral
Posted on 06/14/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Bishop Earl Boyea ordained four new priests at a local Lansing parish, urging them to "drink the cup which the Lord gives" as they begin their ministry.
A ministry born from loss: One woman’s mission to comfort families after miscarriage
Posted on 06/14/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
“H.U.G.” — which stands for "Here, Understood, and Gently held" — is a book made up of over 30 testimonies from women who have walked through miscarriage and pregnancy loss.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia opens new Sacred Heart adoration chapel to ‘bring people to the Lord’
Posted on 06/13/2026 09:28 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Archbishop Nelson Pérez dedicated the perpetual adoration chapel an archdiocesan shrine during an opening event at the site on June 12.