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2 priests save 2 altar boys from drowning in sea but die in the effort
Posted on 03/16/2026 13:38 PM (CNA Daily News)
During a Lenten retreat in Ecuador for altar boys, two priests rushed to the aid of two servers who were in danger of drowning and managed to save them but they themselves perished.
Church institutions in Jerusalem remain active despite increasing security threats
Posted on 03/16/2026 12:53 PM (CNA Daily News)
Despite rocket debris near key Christian sites, Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarchate and other Christian institutions continue their services.
Attack on one faith wounds all, Detroit archbishop says after synagogue attack
Posted on 03/16/2026 11:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Michigan Catholics “stand in solidarity” with Jewish community after attack on a synagogue.
Rohingya refugees learn about Lent as Caritas Bangladesh bridges faiths in camps
Posted on 03/16/2026 11:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
As Ramadan draws to a close in the camps of Cox’s Bazar, Caritas Bangladesh is sharing the meaning of Lent with more than 1 million Rohingya Muslim refugees.
Pope Leo meets author critical of Opus Dei
Posted on 03/16/2026 10:18 AM (CNA Daily News)
Gareth Gore is the author of the 2024 book “Opus,” which accuses Opus Dei of financial misdeeds and spiritual and physical abuse against its members.
‘I would do everything to become a priest,’ Iceland’s Capuchin bishop says
Posted on 03/16/2026 09:45 AM (CNA Daily News)
Bishop David Tencer of Reykjavik, Iceland, a Slovak Capuchin, reflects on four decades of priesthood, the Franciscan charism, and a rising Catholic community drawn from 172 countries.
Vatican releases itinerary for Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey to Africa
Posted on 03/16/2026 06:18 AM (CNA Daily News)
The 11-day visit combines pastoral encounters with Catholic communities, meetings with political leaders and civil society, and symbolic gestures of interreligious dialogue and reconciliation.
Millionaire businessman plans to preserve churches in the UK
Posted on 03/16/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Disturbed by the widespread demolition and repurposing of churches across the U.K., Samuel Leeds has launched a personal mission to purchase and restore these historic buildings.
Only surgeon for 2 million, American doctor perseveres in war-torn Sudan
Posted on 03/16/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Amid violence and aid shortages, Dr. Tom Catena operates the only hospital in the remote region of the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, home to what he calls “one of the worst humanitarian crises.”
Pope Leo XIV: God ‘cannot be enlisted by darkness’
Posted on 03/15/2026 13:18 PM (CNA Daily News)
During a pastoral visit to a Rome parish, the pope warned against invoking God to justify violence.