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German cardinal tells priests: Communion services cannot replace Sunday Mass
Posted on 04/2/2026 12:00 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The archbishop of Cologne in Germany used his chrism Mass homily to call priests back to offering the daily Eucharist and warn against replacing Sunday Mass with word services.
NASA’s Artemis II begins Easter week mission around the moon
Posted on 04/2/2026 10:30 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
More than half a century after humans last traveled beyond Earth’s orbit, a new NASA project for lunar exploration has begun, marking a historic day in the United States.
Irish soccer legend Roy Keane pays tribute to late mother and upbringing at funeral Mass
Posted on 04/2/2026 09:45 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Speaking lovingly of his parents and his Catholic upbringing in Ireland, Keane paid tribute to his mother and the virtues he was raised with in Cork City, Ireland.
New CEO of Catholic AI group hopes members will be Pope Leo’s ‘soldiers’
Posted on 04/2/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Builders AI Forum (BAIF) held its first conference at the Vatican in November 2025 and now hopes to be part of advancing Pope Leo XIV’s mission on artificial intelligence.
Catholics allege bias after public Islamic prayer praised, silent Christian prayer punished
Posted on 04/2/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Catholic activists have complained of “persecution” and “a clear bias against Christianity” in a controversy over public prayer in the U.K. following an outdoor Islamic prayer service in London.
Here’s what the Holy Thursday Seven Churches Visitation devotion is all about
Posted on 04/2/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The devotion involves traveling to seven local churches after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday.
Trump vows to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ amid Catholic calls for peace
Posted on 04/1/2026 23:13 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
President Trump’s first address on the Iran war signaled continued military action, as Catholic leaders called for dialogue and a ceasefire.
Supreme Court grills both sides in ‘birthright citizenship’ oral arguments
Posted on 04/1/2026 17:58 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order denying citizenship to children of parents without legal immigration status.
Churches still barred from making political endorsements as federal judge dismisses case
Posted on 04/1/2026 16:37 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The National Religious Broadcasters’ general counsel, Michael Farris, said the organization was surprised by the ruling and plans to appeal to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge permits access for clergy at Illinois immigration facility for Holy Week
Posted on 04/1/2026 15:57 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman’s order cited November 2025 comments from Pope Leo XIV calling for detained migrants to have access to spiritual care.