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Champion Shrine to celebrate America’s 250th by honoring Catholic saints, blesseds, venerables
Posted on 06/30/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin, will host an exhibit July 1–9 honoring holy men and women from the United States.
Supreme Court to review parents’ challenge to law regarding notification of gender transitions
Posted on 06/29/2026 17:27 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The parents argue that their right to direct the upbringing of their children is in jeopardy. The state continues to defend the law.
San Francisco Archdiocese will pay $395 million to abuse victims, Archbishop Cordileone says
Posted on 06/29/2026 16:57 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The proposed settlement will "resolve all lawsuits" regarding child sex abuse involving archdiocesan officials, the prelate said in a press release.
Procession urges dignity and respect for migrants at border crossing
Posted on 06/29/2026 16:27 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Border Mass 250 included a conversation on immigration with U.S. Catholic bishops, celebration of a Mass, and a rosary procession across the international line.
Religious leaders in Italy sign pact to promote dialogue and coexistence
Posted on 06/29/2026 14:15 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The pact aims to address polarization, extremism, the instrumentalization of religion to justify hatred, foster coexistence, and promote a culture of peace in the service of the common good.
Spanish bishop says new bill persecutes same-sex-attracted Catholics who want to live chastely
Posted on 06/29/2026 11:39 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Bishop José Munilla said a new bill that would ban so-called conversion therapy is nothing less than a form of persecution and vowed to resist it.
French election politics bring surrogacy back into Europe’s spotlight
Posted on 06/29/2026 10:24 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The former prime minister's call to legalize surrogacy has drawn opposition from across France's political spectrum, including within his own party, with possible consequences across Europe.
Pope Leo XIV to address pilgrims as national Eucharistic journey concludes
Posted on 06/29/2026 06:01 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
According to organizers, the address will reflect on the legacy of Catholicism in the U.S. while encouraging the faithful to seek renewed unity, peace, and hope through Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
One lucky duck, one big mission: how Catholic Charities' duck regatta helps families in need
Posted on 06/28/2026 11:07 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Wabash Valley Rubber Duck Regatta started in 2018 when the advisory council for Catholic Charities Terre Haute was looking for a new way to engage with the local community.
Father Flanagan's mission continues at Boys Town more than a century after its founding
Posted on 06/28/2026 09:29 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Father Flanagan "took the Catholic tenets of love, inclusion, and acceptance and he brought that to the care of children in America, when really no one had even thought of it before."