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Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, announces parish closures and mergers
Posted on 05/11/2026 14:56 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Declining numbers of practicing Catholics, fewer priests, and deteriorating buildings in Rhode Island led to the changes.
Moms.gov debuts with pro‑life resources as administration proposes fertility rule
Posted on 05/11/2026 14:26 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage.
After stillbirth loss, mother of 7 returns to school to help others heal
Posted on 05/10/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
After navigating loss and grief, Kelly Helsel is officially now a licensed counselor thanks to the guidance given to her by the Catholic Church and her desire to use her experience to help others.
Catholics weigh in as Supreme Court faces deadline on telemedicine abortion ruling
Posted on 05/9/2026 12:00 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered a review of the abortion drug mifipristone in May 2025, which is ongoing.
U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to press China’s president on Jimmy Lai case
Posted on 05/9/2026 11:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Chinese officials sentenced Lai, founder and publisher of the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, to 20 years in prison on Feb. 9.
Meet the Trump surgeon general nominee who kept her baby despite an unplanned pregnancy as a teen
Posted on 05/9/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
In this roundup of pro-life and abortion-related news you may have missed, the surgeon general nominee as a teen chose life; Oklahoma criminalizes the distribution of abortion drugs.
French sister ‘bringing Jesus’ light’ to Haiti’s most vulnerable children
Posted on 05/9/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
In Haiti's biggest and most notorious slum, the Kizito Family has seven houses for orphaned, abandoned, and in need children and operates eight schools to provide education and catechism.
Inside the most popular happy hour among Washington, D.C., Catholics
Posted on 05/9/2026 05:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Emmaus Hour brings together young adult Catholics (and Catholic-curious!) in Washington, D.C., every month for a night of community and cocktails that benefits local charities.
Bishop Conley weighs in with ‘Just War 101’
Posted on 05/8/2026 21:05 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
"I feel a special responsibility to speak up clearly for the Church’s teaching and vision at this moment," the bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, said.
Catholic organizations call on Congress to protect food aid, nutrition programs
Posted on 05/8/2026 16:26 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The appeal comes as Pope Leo XIV dedicated his May prayer intention to ensuring “that everyone might have food.”