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EWTN News explains: What does the Catholic Church teach about UFOs and alien life?
Posted on 05/12/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Church has never pronounced dogmatically on the question of extraterrestrial intelligence, but Catholic thinkers over the years have contributed to the discourse on the long-running topic.
Book explores ‘darkness’ of yoga
Posted on 05/12/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Author Linda Carl warns that it is easy to enter into the "darkness" of yoga because its terminology and actions can be “confusing or misleading.”
U.S. bishops release Archbishop Sample video, resources on consecrating nation to the Sacred Heart
Posted on 05/11/2026 18:04 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
In a video message, Archbishop Alexander Sample reflected on the meaning and history of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to mail-order mifepristone
Posted on 05/11/2026 17:02 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The drug will continue to be available at pharmacies or through mail, and it can be obtained without an in-person visit to a doctor.
Trump vows to discuss freedom of Jimmy Lai, Christian leaders detained in China
Posted on 05/11/2026 16:32 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The president likened the call to free Lai to the complexity of releasing indicted former FBI Director James Comey as families of Chinese prisoners rallied outside the White House.
Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, announces parish closures and mergers
Posted on 05/11/2026 15:56 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Declining numbers of practicing Catholics, fewer priests, and deteriorating buildings in Rhode Island led to the changes.
Moms.gov debuts with pro‑life resources as administration proposes fertility rule
Posted on 05/11/2026 15:26 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage.
Ahead of vote in France, bishop calls for prayer and fasting to defeat euthanasia bill
Posted on 05/11/2026 14:37 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The bishop of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, Marc Aillet, appealed to the faithful to pray and fast on May 13 for the defeat of the bill, which would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Czechs turn ‘symbol of division’ into ground for Catholic-Protestant unity
Posted on 05/11/2026 11:06 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The May 8 gatherings, organized by lay groups around a reconciliation cross, mark a shift in how the Czech Republic, one of Europe’s most secular countries, lives with a historic religious wound.
As churches close in Europe, debate intensifies over their future
Posted on 05/11/2026 09:36 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The European Heritage Awards have spotlighted two contrasting models for saving sacred buildings, as Europe confronts a wider question over the future of its increasingly empty churches.