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UN experts warn of ‘deeply troubling’ rights violations against Christian women and girls in Nigeria
Posted on 06/9/2026 13:42 PM (CNA Daily News)
“Victims and survivors must not be left without protection, justice, reparations, including rehabilitation and meaningful support,” the experts wrote.
Pope Leo XIV meets with Bad Bunny in Madrid
Posted on 06/9/2026 12:57 PM (CNA Daily News)
The pontiff and the Puerto Rican singer were able to greet each other and converse, taking advantage of the fact that both were in the city at the same time.
The papal mozzetta: Why the pope wears a red cape
Posted on 06/9/2026 12:04 PM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV has notably revived the use of the papal mozzetta, which Pope Francis had discarded during his papacy. But what is its history and symbolism?
Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 slaying of priest, parish worker
Posted on 06/9/2026 11:19 AM (CNA Daily News)
Antonio Tyson was convicted of killing Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats in a double homicide in Covington, Louisiana.
Belarus expels Polish priests as pressure on the Catholic Church intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 10:34 AM (CNA Daily News)
Belarusian authorities have forced out a wave of long-serving Polish priests by refusing to renew their residency permits, intensifying state pressure on the country's Catholic Church.
7,000 pilgrims open divine mercy congress in Vilnius, Lithuania
Posted on 06/9/2026 09:34 AM (CNA Daily News)
Pilgrims from more than 50 countries gathered in the birthplace of the divine mercy devotion as Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to make mercy the foundation of peace.
Pope Leo XIV in Barcelona calls Catholics to be martyrs of unity
Posted on 06/9/2026 08:53 AM (CNA Daily News)
After an exuberant welcome in the Catalan capital, the pope prayed midday prayer in Barcelona’s cathedral and urged the faithful to be “witnesses and prophets of unity.”
Monsignor Vaccari cites rising humanitarian strain as Middle East violence intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 08:34 AM (CNA Daily News)
Monsignor Peter Vaccari, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a papal agency that delivers humanitarian aid, described situation in Jerusalem.
Pope Leo XIV builds on teachings of prior pontiffs with apology for slavery, Church’s role
Posted on 06/9/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Holy Father explained that, in antiquity and the Middle Ages, Catholic individuals and some ecclesiastical institutions participated in slavery as he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role.
Meet Jules Rimet: The devout Catholic who helped create the FIFA World Cup
Posted on 06/9/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Catholic Frenchman Jules Rimet served as the president of FIFA for 33 years.