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HarperCollins Christian Publishing announces launch of Harper Catholic
Posted on 08/13/2026 13:50 PM (CNA Daily News)
The new imprint will serve Catholic readers, authors, booksellers, parishes, and organizations.
A sign of peace at the ballpark: White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with ‘pope night’
Posted on 08/13/2026 12:41 PM (CNA Daily News)
To pull off the unique promotion respectfully, the White Sox marketing team collaborated early on with Chicago priest Father Tom Hurley.
Lilly Endowment awards $5 million grant to Notre Dame
Posted on 08/13/2026 10:12 AM (CNA Daily News)
A grant for Notre Dame’s New Horizons program, a California Catholic school replaces pride flags, a Kansas formation house to become a seminary, and more in this Catholic education news roundup.
German bishop: Vatican case against lay preaching ‘not entirely consistent’
Posted on 08/13/2026 09:19 AM (CNA Daily News)
Bishop Peter Kohlgraf said the Diocese of Mainz would observe the ban but that he will also not sanction parishes where laypeople preach at Mass.
Catholic bishops urge compassion, access to care be reflected in Medicaid rule
Posted on 08/13/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
U.S. bishops are encouraging changes to the rule that enforces work requirements for Medicaid recipients to ensure that people in need do not lose coverage.
Peru seeks to turn Pope Leo’s legacy into an international pilgrimage destination
Posted on 08/12/2026 18:10 PM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo’s XIV’s upcoming visit to Peru can serve as a launchpad for turning the country into a regular destination for pilgrims, benefiting the local economy.
Haiti bishop says gangs target Church as violence shuts parishes, schools
Posted on 08/12/2026 17:22 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Church is “the last remaining bulkhead — moral, ethical, spiritual, and prophetic,” Bishop Joseph Gontrand Décoste said. “That is why they want to eliminate us.”
Texas court orders hospitals to provide lifesaving care to baby at center of surrogacy dispute
Posted on 08/12/2026 16:23 PM (CNA Daily News)
A Texas district court ruled that UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas were obligated to care for Gabriel, a baby due to be born to surrogate mother McKenna West.
Medicaid formally ends funds for ‘sex-rejecting procedures’ for minors with final rule
Posted on 08/12/2026 15:53 PM (CNA Daily News)
The development formalizes a policy of the Trump administration. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged government action in this area.
Last Chinese Trappist monk to survive Maoist persecution dies at 108
Posted on 08/12/2026 15:23 PM (CNA Daily News)
Father Benedict Chau survived the period of communist persecution by Mao Zedong and ended his days at the reestablsihed monastery of Our Lady of Joy on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.