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Lebanon faces ‘catastrophic’ situation, Catholic humanitarian leader says
Posted on 03/19/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The president of a leading Catholic charity organization in Lebanon is sounding the alarm over the increasingly precarious situation faced by Christians in the region.
Pope Leo calls bishops to Rome to discuss families, ‘Amoris laetitia’ in October
Posted on 03/19/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on marriage and the family followed two contentious synods at the Vatican dominated by debate over divorce.
Annual DC Eucharistic procession to be halfway point for 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Posted on 03/19/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
“The best part, for me, of the Eucharistic procession is to see Jesus walking with us,” Father Charles Trullols said.
Trump’s HHS investigates 13 states for alleged conscience protection violations on abortion
Posted on 03/19/2026 04:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The agency says it will take enforcement action if states refuse to comply with federal conscience protections.
From Pius IX to Francis: 7 modern popes who strengthened devotion to St. Joseph
Posted on 03/19/2026 02:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The popes of the last two centuries have sought the protection and intercession of St. Joseph in times of personal and societal need, elevating his status as a patron for all Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV laments ‘growing deterioration’ of the Amazon’s natural environment
Posted on 03/18/2026 15:14 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
In a video message addressed to the sixth assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon, Pope Leo XIV highlighted environmental deterioration, synodality, inculturation, and evangelization.
House bill targets environmental impact of chemical abortion and doctors’ role in the process
Posted on 03/18/2026 14:44 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The bill would tighten prescription requirements, requiring an in-person exam and requiring the doctor to be present during the abortion.
Catholic legal group ‘hopes and prays’ Supreme Court will side with Haitian, Syrian migrants
Posted on 03/18/2026 14:14 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit that challenges the revocation of temporary protected status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti and Syria.
Jurors given piano performance, crash course in music as part of copyright suit over Catholic hymns
Posted on 03/18/2026 13:44 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The dispute involves apparent similarities in two decades-old songs.
Catholic ethicists file amicus brief backing Anthropic in Pentagon dispute
Posted on 03/18/2026 13:14 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Catholic moral theologians say Church teaching supports Anthropic’s refusal to allow its AI systems to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.