Daily News

Morning must-reads

April 17

Cameroon: Pope preaches peace to Christians, Muslims

Lauds interreligious solidarity at gathering in cathedral

Belarus cracks down on Catholics and rights activists

High court allows liquidation of Greek Catholic parishes

Pres. Trump announces ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Using same agreement reached in Islamabad on Apr. 7

Gallup: 42% of U.S. men age 18-29 prioritize religion

Meanwhile, only 29% of young women claim the same

New survey shows potential for Confession revival

Half of laity who haven't gone in past year are 'open' to

Vatican halts Father Walter Ciszek’s sainthood cause

Diocese told documentation doesn't support its advance

April 16

USCCB doctrine chair clarifies Catholic just war theory

A just war must be defense against actively waged offense

Vatican spokesman: Ever more difficult to claim just war

Use of WMD, deadly AI-guided tech raises grave questions

K of C affirm ‘solidarity’ with Pope amid Trump rants

Vicar of Christ is 'proclaiming Gospel, shepherding souls'

Pope in Cameroon: Peace ‘must be embraced & lived’

Leo says people are ready for transition to social peace

Cameroon separatists cease fire during papal visit

'Safe travel passage' window for locals to attend events

Trump admin. nixes $11M for Catholic Charities Miami

Funds used to care for migrant kids who enter U.S. alone

April 15

Pope to cardinals: Shift from maintenance to mission

Message ahead of extraordinary consistory in late June

Leo XIV heads to Cameroon after two days in Algeria

Where he met local Catholics, Islamic dignitaries -- photos

Cardinal Müller & more bishops unite behind Pope

Who is faithfully bearing witness to the Gospel of peace

Vance heckled over unjust war while discussing Pope

Man shouts, 'Jesus Christ does not support genocide'

Dubuque archdiocese halts Sunday Mass at 84 parishes

As attendance fell 46% in 20 years, no. of priests declines

Chicago archdiocese, CPS spar over special ed services

Give conflicting accounts of how fed. funding dried up

April 14

Pope visits ruins of Hippo, where Augustine was bishop

Next goes to a Little Sisters care home & Mass at basilica

Lebanese Christians mourn death & destruction of war

Israel has told those from south they cannot return home

Poland prepares parishes for potential armed conflict

Risks of Ukraine war & geopolitical tensions in E. Europe

Brazil: Heralds of Gospel ordain 26 priests, 31 deacons

After Vatican lifted seven-year moratorium on ordinations

Pro-lifer Mark Houck wins 7-figure settlement from DOJ

For excessive force, bogus FACE Act charge under Biden

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo over rant

And tries to explain away deleted image of himself as Jesus

April 13

Trump blasts Pope Leo in lengthy social media post

USCCB president responds: Pope Leo is not a politician

Pope: ‘I am not afraid of the Trump administration’

Will 'continue to speak out loudly against war,' for peace

Algeria welcomes a pope for 1st time; focus on peace

Catholics there number a few thousand amid 48M Muslims

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

Which was declared by Putin for 32 hrs of Easter weekend

Priest arrested in Belarus; his whereabouts unknown

Months after regime freed two priests from labor camp

In Paris, TLM draws new generation to the Church

Saint-Roch parish boasts city's largest group of converts

April 10

Nuncio: Beirut in turmoil after heavy Israeli airstrikes

Says papal peace message is invitation for Hezbollah too

Vatican aid convoy in Lebanon stopped by crossfire

Headed to village with 10,000 Christians in 20 parishes

Conflict-resolution expert: Post-WWII order ruined

'Might is right' stance will have long-term negative impact

Pentagon, Vatican: Report on Pierre meeting 'distorted'

Was a 'very respectful' & 'frank exchange of ideas' on war

CDC: U.S. fertility rate has fallen 23% since 2007

Number of births in 2025: 3.606M, down 1% from 2024

Pope’s Cameroon visit puts focus on Archbishop Nkea

A gifted preacher, energetic pastor, & rising star in Church

April 9

Parolin asks Catholics to support Pope’s peace appeals

Recalls 2003 Iraq war, when JPII's pleas were 'left alone'

Augustinians report ‘Leo effect’ after Pope’s election

Midwest province sees rise in inquiries, from 50/year to 300

Archbp. Broglio wishes Lebanon was part of ceasefire

Iran may be retaliating for Israeli land-grab in Lebanon

Lebanese priest: Last Christians on border want peace

Israeli army has moved past them toward Beirut, for now

Lithuania: Building tied to Divine Mercy houses sisters

Who run hospice for over 300 sick and dying patients

Largest Hindu temple in the West is in Robbinsville, NJ

200 Dalit artisans who built it claim exploitation in civil suit

April 8

Pope welcomes ceasefire in Iran as 'sign of living hope'

Called Trump threat to destroy all of Iran unacceptable

Trump threat violates internat'l law, Christian ethics

Online post was declaration of intent to commit genocide

Is Board of Peace handing Gaza to private contractors?

Replacing aid orgs with militarized, unaccountable actors

Nicaragua: Churches packed for Holy Week amid bans

Mass-goers endure the presence of police and infiltrators

HHS favors NFP over contraception in grant program

To promote 'body literacy' on fertility, more pro-life agenda

Atlanta archdiocese makes World Youth Day 2030 bid

Expected to draw 1M youth, with Pope Leo's participation

April 7

Nigeria: Dozens of Christians killed in Easter attacks

Reports of killings, abductions, 'extensive destruction'

Lebanon faithful mark Easter far from home parishes

Ancestral churches face another in string of conquests

Russian Orthodox & Israel clash over Holy Sepulchre

Denial of Holy Fire ritual would be 'apocalyptic' offense

In Sudan, some Christians experience a 'real passion'

Bishop describes their life amid civil war in besieged city

‘Searching for Messiah’ film presents Jewish converts

Opens in Spain then goes to Mexico & Central America

KS Catholic school kids K-5 opt into 'Tin Can' phones

Which function like landline with approved contacts only

April 6

Pope, in Easter message, urges laying down of weapons

And announces prayer vigil for peace on 4/11 at Vatican

Leo celebrated Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica

Incl. Latin chant, with 6,000 faithful, 4,000 more in Square

On Good Friday, Pope carried cross for entire Via Crucis

As Pope St. John Paul II did for 15 years from 1980 to 1994

America's adult-convert surge is actually a rebound

Positive trend leads to numbers from 10-15 years ago

Cuban gov't pardons, releases 2,010 prisoners for Easter

Done 'in context of the religious celebrations of Holy Week'

Archbp. Broglio: War should always be 'a last resort'

Says it's hard to see how war with Iran can be justified

April 2

Pope, at Chrism Mass, preaches on Christian mission

'In this dark hour of history, it has pleased God to send us'

Leo to wash the feet of 12 Roman priests on Holy Thurs.

Thereby restoring custom abandoned by previous pope

Friar: Good Fri. meditations inspired by 'current reality'

Says 'zealots,' as in Jesus’ time, 'have come back in fashion'

France again has record number of non-infant baptisms

62% of adult catechumens are women, & 38% are men

Spain: Province to probe claims against Jesuits in Bolivia

Org: They used place as 'dumping ground for pedophiles'

Canada: Woman offered euthanasia at ER for back pain

And says 3 years ago her husband had been offered same

April 1

Pope makes Holy Week appeal to Trump to end war

Urges diplomacy, that peace 'might reign in our hearts'

SCOTUS strikes down Colo. conversion therapy ban

Rejects claim that law regulated only professional conduct

Pope Leo to carry Cross throughout Via Crucis in Rome

With meditations written by former Custos of Holy Land

Pro-life leaders rip another year of Title X cash for PP

White House claims grants 'were locked in' under Biden

Vatican dicastery cancels 2026 World Children’s Day

Advises events for families at diocesan or parish level

Vatican official: Nobody denounces Christianophobia

Nigerian says missionaries can help Europe recover identity

March 31

Latin Patriarch gains access to Church of Holy Sepulchre

In 'agreement' with Israel, for limited Holy Week liturgies

Pope orders biggest curial personnel change so far

Abp. Peña Parra moves from sostituto to nuncio to Italy

Will France be Leo's setting for end to TLM restrictions?

Its bishops take up issue theologically, not just pastorally

Four from U.S. named to Human Development dicastery

Tex. border institute director & three from universities

Priest: Syndicate lures African youth to fight for Russia

Says new 'exodus' follows fixed pattern of exploitation

Gaza parish had Mass with procession for Palm Sunday

Unexpected 'large turnout, despite rain & nearby gunfire'

March 30

Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre

On way to celebrate Palm Sunday with Franciscan custos

Jerusalem Church leaders decry war's expansion

As Israel takes southern Lebanon, U.S. troops go to Iran

Pope: God ‘does not listen’ to prayers of war aggressors

'This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war'

Number of seminarians worldwide declines further

Fell 2.72%, from 106,495 in 2023 to 103,604 in 2024

Pope makes 1-day trip to Monaco, says stadium Mass

Urges wealthy nation to be a vessel of Godʼs generosity

Total no. of Catholics rises: 1.406B (2023) to 1.422B ('24)

48% live in Americas, 20.3% in Africa, 20.1% in EU, 11% Asia