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Homeless outreach must go beyond housing, Catholic leader says
Posted on 08/8/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
“What we’ve come to understand is that mental illness has really come to the forefront as a very big factor in those who are experiencing homelessness,” Dan Brown told “EWTN News Nightly.”
Australian bishops warn against rising antisemitism in message on social division
Posted on 08/8/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Bishops in Australia sound alarm over antisemitism, Canada’s military bishop expresses concern over latest prayer restrictions, and more in this week’s roundup of Catholic world news.
Catholic legal group criticizes Trump’s birthright-citizenship order as bishops plan to monitor
Posted on 08/7/2026 18:03 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) criticized an executive order targeting birthright citizenship. The U.S. Catholic bishops are reviewing and monitoring the order.
Texas Children’s Hospital fined for performing illegal ‘sex-rejecting’ procedures on minors
Posted on 08/7/2026 17:33 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Texas Children’s will pay $10 million to resolve the claims, with $8,576,000 going to the state of Texas, as well as fund, for five years, a first-of-its kind detransition clinic.
Archbishop Hicks resumes public ministry after eye surgery
Posted on 08/7/2026 17:03 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The New York archbishop returned to St. Patrick’s Cathedral to celebrate Mass for the profession of vows of the Sisters of Life.
U.S. attorney general nominee Todd Blanche commits to protecting pro-life state laws
Posted on 08/7/2026 16:22 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.
Baltimore Archdiocese suspends deacon from ministry after arrest over solicitation of a minor
Posted on 08/7/2026 12:52 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Deputies arrested Deacon Kenneth Goedeke after he reportedly arranged a meeting with what he believed was a 15-year-old boy.
Federal court hears arguments on Oklahoma’s ban for religious charter schools
Posted on 08/6/2026 17:45 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Oklahoma’s Statewide Charter School Board wants to approve religious charter schools, but a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court and efforts by the state attorney general prevent it from doing so.
Family learns hospice bed opened as father faced scheduled assisted suicide
Posted on 08/6/2026 17:01 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
A Canadian woman said her father’s assisted suicide came after failed efforts to secure hospice care, as Catholic ministries challenge New York’s assisted suicide law in court.
Florida bishops urge senators to back bill extending Haitian temporary protected status to 2029
Posted on 08/6/2026 15:41 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The U.S. House of Representatives advanced the bill that would extend temporary protected status (TPS) for Haiti through 2029 in April, and the measure has stalled in the Senate.