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SSPX responds to Vatican warning about excommunication with ‘declaration of Catholic faith’
Posted on 05/15/2026 10:16 AM (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 09:19 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 08:08 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 08:05 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 07:45 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.
Pope Leo to Coptic patriarch: Christians must work together in the Middle East
Posted on 05/15/2026 06:52 AM (CNA Daily News)
The friendship between the Catholic and Coptic churches began over 50 years ago with the meeting of St. Pope Paul VI and Shenouda III.
Join EWTN's Novena to the Holy Spirit, the ‘oldest novena in the life of the Church’
Posted on 05/15/2026 04:40 AM (CNA Daily News)
EWTN launches a pray-along novena to the Holy Spirit beginning Friday, May 15 leading up to the Solemnity of Pentecost.
EWTN News explains: Is it ever morally OK to execute a criminal?
Posted on 05/15/2026 04:08 AM (CNA Daily News)
Capital punishment was "long considered an appropriate response" to serious crimes, but the Church now teaches that it is "inadmissible."
Thousands rally at Canada's National March for Life in Ottawa
Posted on 05/14/2026 18:51 PM (CNA Daily News)
Canada's March for Life takes in place in May to mark the month in 1969 when the omnibus bill that decriminalized abortion in Canada was passed. This year’s march fell on the anniversary of the vote.
Archbishop Hebda issues pastoral letter reminding families that ‘Only One Thing Is Necessary’
Posted on 05/14/2026 17:52 PM (CNA Daily News)
Despite the “uphill battle” families face, Hebda encourages them: “Dear families, please take heart. You are not alone. The Church journeys with you, the Church loves you, and the Church needs you!”