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Bishops reaffirm just war limits amid Vance’s pushback on pope’s peace stance
Posted on 04/15/2026 14:27 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, have taken issue with the pope’s Gospel teaching on peace.
Knights of Columbus affirms ‘solidarity’ with Pope Leo XIV as Trump escalates criticism
Posted on 04/15/2026 12:38 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly is asking Catholics to pray for the pope and the president, as President Trump again criticized Leo’s comments about the Iran war.
‘I’ve had an experience with God,’ husband tells wife before fatal diagnosis
Posted on 04/15/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
“The peace we experienced throughout the entire process of his illness and his death was no ordinary peace,” Virginia Pérez de Santana said. “I know it because we were enveloped by God.”
Algerian Christians ‘encouraged’ by Pope Leo’s visit after church closures
Posted on 04/15/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Algerian government has “shut down, over the course of the last nine to 10 years, almost 50 churches across the country,” Kelsey Zorzi said.
Archdiocese of Dubuque halts weekend Mass at 84 Iowa parishes
Posted on 04/14/2026 18:34 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
As part of an ongoing reorganization due to a priest shortage and declining numbers of churchgoers, the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, announced the parishes that will no longer hold weekend Masses.
Holy See’s diplomacy stands apart from all other states, witness tells Helsinki Commission
Posted on 04/14/2026 18:04 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
“What is clear, is that no other state on earth is even attempting to do what the Holy See is trying to do,” Alexander John Paul Lutz, a Helsinki Commission policy fellow, testified.
Border czar Tom Homan calls for Church leaders to ‘stay out of politics’
Posted on 04/14/2026 17:34 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Homan, a Catholic, commented after President Trump denounced Pope Leo XIV.
Traveling exhibit tells how serving others transforms Catholic Charities workers
Posted on 04/14/2026 16:50 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The People of Hope Museum offers personal stories of Catholic Charities workers, an immersive poverty‑simulation experience, and interactive data displays.
Catholic father whose home was raided at gunpoint wins 7-figure settlement from U.S. government
Posted on 04/14/2026 14:58 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Pro-lifers call the win “a huge victory for all Americans who want our right to speak our minds peacefully in a law-abiding way without fear of our own government.”
The heroic life of papal biographer Vittorio Messori
Posted on 04/14/2026 14:28 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The editor of the Spanish editions of Messori’s books shared in an interview with ACI Prensa some key insights into Messori’s work and life, including the secret behind his heroic love for the Church.