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Belarus expels Polish priests as pressure on the Catholic Church intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 10:34 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Belarusian authorities have forced out a wave of long-serving Polish priests by refusing to renew their residency permits, intensifying state pressure on the country's Catholic Church.
7,000 pilgrims open divine mercy congress in Vilnius, Lithuania
Posted on 06/9/2026 09:34 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Pilgrims from more than 50 countries gathered in the birthplace of the divine mercy devotion as Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to make mercy the foundation of peace.
Monsignor Vaccari cites rising humanitarian strain as Middle East violence intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 08:34 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 19:11 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 18:41 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 18:11 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 17:41 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 17:11 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 16:41 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
An Alabama resolution was enacted to celebrate Father Mitch Pacwa's 50 years of priestly ministry.
Archbishops of San Antonio, New York announce ‘friendly wager’ as Spurs face Knicks in NBA finals
Posted on 06/8/2026 16:11 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
If they win, it will be the Spurs’ first NBA championship title since 2014, while for the Knicks it would be their first in over 50 years.