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Pope Leo XIV praises U.S. Eucharistic pilgrims, highlights country's 'strong Eucharistic heritage'
Posted on 07/5/2026 10:10 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Holy Father addressed pilgrims at the close of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which concluded in Philadelphia on July 5.
Pope Leo XIV dines with U.S. ambassador on Independence Day
Posted on 07/5/2026 07:13 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pope visited the private residence of U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch after returning from Lampedusa.
Pope Leo XIV says Christ is hope amid the scourge of war
Posted on 07/5/2026 06:58 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pontiff prayed the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square before traveling to Castel Gandolfo for three weeks of vacation.
‘Thanks to John Paul II, my father always kept hope alive,’ Jérôme Lejeune’s daughter says
Posted on 07/5/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Lejeune and John Paul II were united in friendship and in defending the right to life, especially of those with intellectual disabilities.
Catholic historians reflect on the Church’s role as America marks 250 years
Posted on 07/4/2026 10:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings of the University of Notre Dame and Dr. Christopher Shannon of Christendom College reflected on the complex history of Catholicism in the United States.
Perpetual Eucharistic pilgrims reflect on 'being with Christ 24/7' as pilgrimage nears end
Posted on 07/4/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
A nine-person team has taken the Blessed Sacrament across 18 dioceses as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will come to an end in Philadelphia on July 5.
12 Catholic Americans who helped shape the United States
Posted on 07/4/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Here are 12 Catholic Americans whose lives and legacies have left a lasting mark on the United States.
He ran across the U.S. to support pregnant women; now he’s off to be a monk
Posted on 07/4/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Before he enters a monastery, a 23-year-old ran across the country to raise money for his local pregnancy help center and to pray for women, babies, and the people he met along the way.
The Eucharist in America: 5 centuries of faith that shaped a nation
Posted on 07/4/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
From the first Masses in the New World to today's Eucharistic Revival, here's how the Real Presence shaped nearly five centuries of Catholic life in America.
Pope Leo XIV: Migrants lost at sea are victims of choices made and unmade
Posted on 07/4/2026 04:32 AM (CNA Daily News)
Celebrating Mass on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to respond to migration with long-term policies rooted in human dignity.