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Facing deportation, Nigerian nun in south Texas speaks out
Posted on 07/24/2026 15:31 PM (CNA Daily News)
“I am not the only one,” Sister Leticia Ugboaja said of others who are also “languishing” in the same situation in which she finds herself but who do not have the attention of the media on them.
Catholic moral theologians concerned by claims U.S., Iran struck civilian infrastructure
Posted on 07/24/2026 15:01 PM (CNA Daily News)
A battle over the Strait of Hormuz rekindled the war in the Middle East after a ceasefire ended. Intent to harm civilians, including attacks on civilian infrastructure, is immoral, theologians said.
Abortion count rises as women turn to chemical abortions, per new data
Posted on 07/24/2026 14:31 PM (CNA Daily News)
The abortion count is rising as women rely more on mail-order chemical abortions, according to the most recent data.
7 Crookston, Minnesota, parishes to lose Sunday Masses in reorganization plan citing priest shortage
Posted on 07/24/2026 12:47 PM (CNA Daily News)
If “your parish is going to cease having Sunday Mass, it feels like a death, because it is,” Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, said.
Missouri bishops warn elimination of state income tax could burden lower-income residents
Posted on 07/24/2026 12:00 PM (CNA Daily News)
“Every system of taxation must serve the common good,” the bishops told Catholics ahead of an August vote on the measure.
EU lawmakers push special envoy on Pakistan forced conversions ahead of appeal
Posted on 07/24/2026 11:15 AM (CNA Daily News)
As a Pakistani court prepares to hear Maria Shahbaz’s appeal, European lawmakers are pressing the EU’s religious freedom envoy to make forced conversions a priority.
Vatican weighing papal trip to Ukraine
Posted on 07/24/2026 10:30 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Holy See’s foreign minister said it is evaluating the timing and conditions for a possible visit to the country by Pope Leo XIV.
Priest who fled Nicaragua prays daily for God to free country from ‘cruel regime’
Posted on 07/24/2026 09:45 AM (CNA Daily News)
A Nicaraguan priest shares his trials of persecution and exile, and his hope for a free Nicaragua delivered from the oppression of the Ortega regime.
U.S. bishops tighten funeral policies after growth of ‘irregular practices’
Posted on 07/24/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The bishops addressed departures from acceptable Church norms regarding the handling of cremated remains and the time and place of eulogies, among other 'liturgical anomalies' during funerals.
Catholic sisters bring free medical care to Kenya slum, uncover hidden illnesses
Posted on 07/24/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Archdiocese of Mombasa set up a medical camp to offer screenings and care to underserved patients.