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Supreme Court temporarily lifts ban on mail-order abortion drugs
Posted on 05/4/2026 14:15 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
At the behest of two abortion drug companies, the Supreme Court is temporarily lifting the ban on mail-order abortion drugs after a lower court ruled that the policy undermined Louisiana state law.
DePaul University conference on Pope Leo draws conversation about AI, human dignity
Posted on 05/4/2026 13:26 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
AI “machines do not have soul,” Jesuit Father Philip Larrey said. “Only God can be responsible for the creation of the soul.”
Catholic mental health professionals react to executive order removing barriers to psychedelic drugs
Posted on 05/4/2026 12:56 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The executive order notes that more than 14 million American adults now suffer from serious mental illness, a large rise from a decade ago.
Bishop Chylinski urges compassion during Mental Health Awareness Month
Posted on 05/4/2026 12:12 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
“Know that no matter what you’re going through, no matter what you’re suffering, that in Christ there is always hope,” Auxiliary Bishop Keith Chylinski of Philadelphia said. “You are never alone.”
Who was Pope Leo XIV before he became pope?
Posted on 05/4/2026 11:42 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
A new book gathers writings and meditations from Leo’s years as Augustinian prior general, offering a look at the spirituality that shaped his pontificate.
Catholic community in shock after terrorists torch historic church in Mozambique
Posted on 05/4/2026 11:12 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The bishop of the Pemba Diocese in northern Mozambique has expressed sadness and solidarity with victims of violence in a region where Islamist insurgency has persisted for nearly nine years.
Canadian priest offered euthanasia twice while recovering from hip fracture
Posted on 05/4/2026 10:42 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
A Vancouver priest says he was twice offered assisted death by hospital medical staff who knew he was a priest and opposed to euthanasia — a practice critics say is growing.
Pope Leo to meet Rubio following tensions with Trump
Posted on 05/4/2026 10:12 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The Holy See Press Office confirmed that the pontiff will meet with the U.S. secretary of state on May 7.
Pope Leo XIV: U.S. charities face challenges, but Christ is with us
Posted on 05/4/2026 09:24 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The pope met on Monday with representatives of Catholic Charities USA.
Pope Leo to visit a much more secularized Spain since Pope Benedict’s World Youth Day in 2011
Posted on 05/4/2026 08:46 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Two experts analyze the state of the Catholic faith among Spanish youth today, noting that while Spain is increasingly secularized, the faith is growing among young people.