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Belgian bishop plans to ordain married men by 2028, violating Church canon law
Posted on 03/23/2026 16:14 PM (CNA Daily News)
Bishop Johan Bonny expressed his plan to ordain married men into the priesthood by 2028 in a move that has not received approval from the Vatican and would violate the current Code of Canon Law.
Irish immigrant who built the White House celebrated in Washington, DC
Posted on 03/23/2026 15:44 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Irish embassy recently honored architect James Hoban and Ireland’s role in shaping early America as plans for America’s 250th birthday take shape across the capital.
New attacks by Israeli settlers on last entirely Christian village in West Bank
Posted on 03/23/2026 15:14 PM (CNA Daily News)
As Israeli settlers seized areas near the village’s quarry and cement factory, the village’s Latin parish priest appealed to Christians worldwide for compassion and solidarity.
Pope Leo XIV reunites with his eighth grade classmates
Posted on 03/23/2026 13:23 PM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV met with 10 of his eighth grade classmates in St. Peter’s Square at a recent general audience.
War forces Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to cancel Palm Sunday procession
Posted on 03/23/2026 12:37 PM (CNA Daily News)
Holy Week observances and events in the Holy Land have been canceled or significantly revised in the face of closures in Jerusalem due to the war with Iran.
Does the pope vote in Peru or pay U.S. taxes? Key questions remain unsettled
Posted on 03/23/2026 10:37 AM (CNA Daily News)
Legal expert argues papal dual citizenship is real, but obligations tied to it may not apply in practice.
Pope condemns aerial bombardment
Posted on 03/23/2026 10:03 AM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV warned that modern technology is being “put at the service of war.”
Catholic bishops demand repeal of India state’s anti-conversion bill
Posted on 03/23/2026 09:33 AM (CNA Daily News)
Catholic bishops in India’s Maharashtra state are calling a newly passed anti-conversion bill — the 13th such law in India — an unjustified interference in the Church’s sacramental practice.
Boys Town founder Father Flanagan moves one step closer to sainthood
Posted on 03/23/2026 08:20 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska.
‘Thirst of their souls’ is awakening a new generation of catechumens in France, priest says
Posted on 03/23/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Young people in France are tired of the “superficiality” of the world and are looking for serious answers, which they are finding in the Catholic Church, according to Father Gian Strapazzon.