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Colombia renews its consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Posted on 05/15/2026 16:42 PM (CNA Daily News)
As part of the Fourth National Rosary, Archbishop Francisco Múnera, president of Colombia's bishops' conference, renewed the country's consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Trump's China summit fails to produce breakthrough for release of Jimmy Lai
Posted on 05/15/2026 15:40 PM (CNA Daily News)
Despite the failure to secure an agreement on Jimmy Lai’s freedom, his daughter, Claire Lai, said her family remains “so grateful to President Trump and his administration” for their support.
Catholic mental health initiatives launch on St. Dymphna’s feast day
Posted on 05/15/2026 13:26 PM (CNA Daily News)
Tradition holds that after her mother’s death, St. Dymphna's father’s mental health declined dramatically, leading to her martyrdom.
Newman Guide schools honor Catholic leaders at 2026 commencements
Posted on 05/15/2026 12:28 PM (CNA Daily News)
With graduation season underway, here is a roundup of individuals who will receive honorary degrees from Catholic colleges at commencement ceremonies across the country.
SSPX responds to Vatican warning about excommunication with ‘declaration of Catholic faith’
Posted on 05/15/2026 12:16 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Vatican said on May 13 that the Society of St. Pius X's plan to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will be a schismatic act resulting in excommunication.
Poland to register same-sex 'marriages' from EU countries
Posted on 05/15/2026 11:19 AM (CNA Daily News)
Legal observers say the Polish government's administrative approach may exceed its authority under Article 18 of the constitution.
Philippine bishops press Senate to begin Duterte impeachment trial
Posted on 05/15/2026 10:08 AM (CNA Daily News)
The prelates called on lawmakers to fulfill their constitutional duty after the House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Duterte a second time.
135 years later, Rerum Novarum inspires Pope Leo XIV and still shapes Catholic social teaching
Posted on 05/15/2026 10:05 AM (CNA Daily News)
Today, on the 135th anniversary of the release of Rerum Novarum, EWTN News takes a look at the significance of this historic encyclical.
Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking
Posted on 05/15/2026 09:45 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament.
'Undivided Heart‘: Carmen Hernández on mission and virginity
Posted on 05/15/2026 09:25 AM ()
Josefina Ramón Berna’s “Undivided Heart – Mission and Virginity in Carmen Hernández” is released in English and French. A release symbolically linked to May 8th, the day of the Supplication of Pompeii and the commemoration of the origins of the Neocatechumenal Way.