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Sedevacantist Scottish monks perform illicit consecration of bishop in spite of warnings of schism
Posted on 07/25/2026 11:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer in May announced their rejection of the Second Vatican Council and the popes that have come since.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Lebanese-born archbishop as permanent observer to United Nations
Posted on 07/25/2026 10:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis previously served as apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
New bill would protect mothers with surrogacy contracts from forced abortions
Posted on 07/25/2026 10:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.
Catholic professor discusses Pope Leo’s peace efforts after Vatican’s nuclear weapon, AI conference
Posted on 07/25/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pope has continued to advocate for peace-building and has warned against nuclear weapons and AI being integrated into the military.
Catholic parents of Texas flood victims share witness to faith amid grief
Posted on 07/25/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Blair Harber, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were among the victims of the Texas Hill Country flash floods that devastated parts of the state last year.
Why monks outlive other men: Inside a 30-year study of European monasteries
Posted on 07/25/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
A long-running study of German and Austrian monasteries suggests that much of the gap between how long men and women live comes down to how men live, not to biology.
‘Historic moment’: Maronite Church prepares for Patriarch Hoyek’s beatification
Posted on 07/25/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Maronites begin celebrations ahead of beatification, Egypt moves against Christian discrimination, Irish priests press for action on Gaza, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.
From crumbling convent to Catholic art studio: A new light in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Posted on 07/25/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Catholics have rescued an abandoned convent, restored to life its chapel, and transformed the building into a Catholic art studio.
UN human rights commissioner presses Nicaragua for answers on missing bishop
Posted on 07/24/2026 16:41 PM (CNA Daily News)
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights has urged the Ortega dictatorship to disclose the fate, whereabouts, and condition of 80-year-old Bishop Abelardo Mata and restore the rule of law.
Venezuela earthquakes aftermath: Church focusing on burials, aid, church repairs
Posted on 07/24/2026 15:26 PM (CNA Daily News)
At the outset of the catastrophe, the Archdiocese of Caracas established an emergency response commission tasked with managing spiritual, psychological, and material care for those affected.