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Catholic Church sees increase in conversions as more people desire a ‘relationship to the truth’
Posted on 04/8/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Last Christian village on Israeli border: 'We want a Lebanon that lives in peace'
Posted on 04/8/2026 06:40 AM ()
Fr. Toni Elias, a Lebanese Maronite parish priest in Rmeich - the last village in the south of the country on the border with Israel. Despite the news that the ceasefire does not extend to Lebanon, he says, “We do not give up—on the contrary, we trust in the Lord. This is what truly makes us a resilient people in the midst of this tide of war and conflict that surrounds us.”
Algerian cardinal says pope’s upcoming visit not about interreligious dialogue but humanity
Posted on 04/8/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV welcomes ceasefire in Iran as ‘sign of living hope’
Posted on 04/8/2026 05:47 AM (CNA Daily News)
Cardinal Parolin: We need more voices calling for peace
Posted on 04/8/2026 03:00 AM ()
In a recent interview with the Italian quarterly 'Dialoghi,' Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, discusses the fragility of diplomacy, the rise of the logic of the strongest, the importance of the United Nations, and the need to empty nuclear arsenals.
Pope welcomes Middle East ceasefire, invites faithful to join prayer vigil for peace
Posted on 04/8/2026 02:54 AM ()
Pope Leo welcomes the news of a ceasefire in the Middle East and asks that all parties engage in prolonged dialogue to reach an end to the conflict. He also invites men and women of goodwill across the world to join him in prayer for peace on Saturday 11 April.
Pope at Audience: 'Holiness is not a privilege for the few'
Posted on 04/8/2026 02:31 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis series on the Dogmatic Constitution 'Lumen gentium,' and reminds us that holiness 'is not a privilege for the few,' but for all the baptized, and 'is manifested in our daily life every time we receive it with joy and respond to Him.'
Eucharist stolen, faithful robbed during adoration in Mexico on Holy Saturday
Posted on 04/7/2026 17:46 PM (CNA Daily News)
Churches packed in Nicaragua for Holy Week amid restrictions and police presence
Posted on 04/7/2026 17:16 PM (CNA Daily News)
Threat against entire people of Iran ‘not acceptable,’ Pope Leo XIV says
Posted on 04/7/2026 15:14 PM (CNA Daily News)