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Parolin: SSPX ordinations are ‘schismatic’
Posted on 07/1/2026 16:21 PM (CNA Daily News)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the episcopal ordinations carried out without papal mandate by the Society of St. Pius X “deeply wound” Church unity.
God on the soccer field: Expressions of faith at the World Cup
Posted on 07/1/2026 16:01 PM (CNA Daily News)
During the World Cup, various players and teams have expressed faith in God, asking not so much for victory but to put their lives and efforts in his hands.
Nun arrested by ICE while walking to Sunday Mass in Texas released after lawmakers’ intervention
Posted on 07/1/2026 13:24 PM (CNA Daily News)
The incident comes amid heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, which has included operations near houses of worship.
Supreme Court will hear Catholic-backed Jewish religious liberty suit involving ‘finality’ rule
Posted on 07/1/2026 12:39 PM (CNA Daily News)
Daniel Grand is asking the high court to rule on his long-running lawsuit against the city of University Heights, Ohio.
Catholic priest known for peace initiatives in Central African Republic shot and killed
Posted on 07/1/2026 11:54 AM (CNA Daily News)
Father Crépin Martial Monga, pastor of St. John the Baptist Zémio Parish in the Bangassou Diocese, was killed on June 29 as he returned to his rectory.
Amid World Cup, Church in Mexico reminds fans that prayer is ‘the path to unite the world’
Posted on 07/1/2026 11:09 AM (CNA Daily News)
The sight of players who were fiercely competing just moments before joining together in prayer at the end of a soccer match sends a powerful message that prayer unites and overcomes differences.
After 150 years, Norway’s largest Catholic church is finally consecrated
Posted on 07/1/2026 10:24 AM (CNA Daily News)
More than 150 years after it first opened, St. Paul's in Bergen — now Norway's largest Catholic parish, with faithful from over 120 nations — has finally been consecrated.
Vatican begins 5-year, 5-million-euro restoration of Renaissance frescoes in Hall of Raphael
Posted on 07/1/2026 09:35 AM (CNA Daily News)
The conservation work marks “a pivotal moment both in the history of restoration and in the history of Italian Renaissance art,” according to Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta.
SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome’s schism warning
Posted on 07/1/2026 08:09 AM (CNA Daily News)
The unauthorized July 1 rite in Écône, Switzerland, came despite Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to “please turn back” and could trigger automatic excommunication for the six bishops involved.
Assyrian patriarch calls for stronger cooperation among Eastern Churches
Posted on 07/1/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Patriarch Mar Awa III says global awareness can help ease the suffering of Middle Eastern Christians.