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U.S. Embassy debunks claim Vatican honored Iran with top diplomatic award
Posted on 05/13/2026 17:38 PM (CNA Daily News)
“Contrary to news reports, Pope Leo has not bestowed an exclusive special honor on the Iranian ambassador to the Holy See,” the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See said.
FDA Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas promises pro-life agenda, calls advocates
Posted on 05/13/2026 17:18 PM (CNA Daily News)
Diamantas was elevated after Commissioner Marty Makary resigned.
Legislation would ensure parents can arrange burial or cremation after pregnancy loss
Posted on 05/13/2026 16:58 PM (CNA Daily News)
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, who practiced as an obstetrician-gynecologist for more than 25 years, said he is naming the bill the “Bereaved Parents Rights Act.”
Thousands of pilgrims gather at Fátima to commemorate the apparitions of Our Lady
Posted on 05/13/2026 16:28 PM (CNA Daily News)
In his homily, the patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, said the devotion must transform lives.
Mental health crisis in Europe: Church calls for strengthening families and spiritual support
Posted on 05/13/2026 15:51 PM (CNA Daily News)
A new study emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive vision of mental health care that treats the whole person and includes spiritual support as well as medical and clinical.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese
Posted on 05/13/2026 14:52 PM (CNA Daily News)
The pope also accepted Wednesday the resignation of Bishop Frank J. Dewane, 76, who led the Diocese of Venice, Florida, since 2007.
From seminarian in Nicaragua to priest in Miami: ‘I carry my people and my homeland in my heart’
Posted on 05/13/2026 11:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Ortega regime’s repression of the Catholic Church could not silence God's call to Cristhian Mendieta. Having fled Nicaragua as a seminarian, the young man was ordained to the priesthood in Miami.
U.S. government moves to seize land from New Mexico diocese to build border wall
Posted on 05/13/2026 10:30 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Diocese of Las Cruces has been named in a civil action seeking an eminent domain takeover of part of its land.
U.S. bishop joins Slovaks honoring blessed bishop tortured by communists
Posted on 05/13/2026 09:30 AM (CNA Daily News)
Greek Catholic faithful gathered in the birthplace of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko, a bishop imprisoned and tortured under communism in Czechoslovakia, to mark 50 years since his death.
Deaths of Christian sanitation workers in Pakistan highlight systemic discrimination
Posted on 05/13/2026 08:45 AM (CNA Daily News)
At least six Christian sanitation workers have died in recent weeks cleaning sewers in Pakistan. Rights groups say minorities are systematically channeled into hazardous work.