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Catholic diocese appeals for prayers after priest, 2 Franciscan brothers kidnapped in Cameroon
Posted on 07/2/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The Diocese of Nkongsamba has appealed for prayers for the safe release of a priest and two members of the Fraternity of Franciscans of Emmanuel who were abducted in the country’s North-West Region.
Order of Malta opens Gaza clinic, aids war-torn Ukraine, sends teams to Venezuela
Posted on 07/2/2026 04:00 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Josef Blotz, grand hospitaller of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, spoke with ”EWTN News Nightly” about "the sobering degree of need” in Gaza, Ukraine, and Venezuela.
Vatican confirms excommunication of SSPX bishops, declares schism
Posted on 07/2/2026 01:56 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Because the traditionalist group consecrated bishops without papal approval, the Vatican issued a decree on July 2 declaring those bishops and their consecrators automatically excommunicated.
Seton Hall president ‘not implicated’ in internal sex allegation report, Newark Archdiocese says
Posted on 07/1/2026 14:51 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Cardinal Joseph Tobin said Monsignor Joseph Reilly "responded promptly" to sexual harassment allegations, though he failed to follow Title IX requirements due to a lack of training.
Parolin: SSPX ordinations are ‘schismatic’
Posted on 07/1/2026 14:21 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the episcopal ordinations carried out without papal mandate by the Society of St. Pius X “deeply wound” Church unity.
God on the soccer field: Expressions of faith at the World Cup
Posted on 07/1/2026 14:01 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
During the World Cup, various players and teams have expressed faith in God, asking not so much for victory but to put their lives and efforts in his hands.
Nun arrested by ICE while walking to Sunday Mass in Texas released after lawmakers’ intervention
Posted on 07/1/2026 11:24 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The incident comes amid heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, which has included operations near houses of worship.
Supreme Court will hear Catholic-backed Jewish religious liberty suit involving ‘finality’ rule
Posted on 07/1/2026 10:39 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Daniel Grand is asking the high court to rule on his long-running lawsuit against the city of University Heights, Ohio.
Catholic priest known for peace initiatives in Central African Republic shot and killed
Posted on 07/1/2026 09:54 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Father Crépin Martial Monga, pastor of St. John the Baptist Zémio Parish in the Bangassou Diocese, was killed on June 29 as he returned to his rectory.
Amid World Cup, Church in Mexico reminds fans that prayer is ‘the path to unite the world’
Posted on 07/1/2026 09:09 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The sight of players who were fiercely competing just moments before joining together in prayer at the end of a soccer match sends a powerful message that prayer unites and overcomes differences.