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Missouri voters reject income tax proposal after bishops warned of its effects on ‘most vulnerable’
Posted on 08/5/2026 14:24 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Fully 83% of the state’s voters opposed the measure, which would have eliminated the individual income tax and replaced it with a heavier reliance on sales taxes.
Knights of Columbus welcomes more than 2,000 members to 144th Supreme Convention in Denver
Posted on 08/5/2026 13:44 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
At the convention, Knights and observers gathered for Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly’s presentation of the Knights’ annual report and an awards ceremony honoring outstanding Knights and councils.
Federal bankruptcy judge says abuse victims can sue Vermont Catholic parishes in addition to diocese
Posted on 08/5/2026 12:20 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Parishes are often shielded from litigation during federal bankruptcy proceedings, but Judge Heather Cooper said they potentially constitute the “largest assets” in the Burlington Diocese.
Study finds many young men feel lonely, disconnected, shut out of the American dream
Posted on 08/5/2026 09:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
More than 4 in 10 respondents agreed with the statement “I am inclined to think that I am a failure,” according to the Institute for Family Studies.
Data center surge drives Catholic climate groups to press for safeguards
Posted on 08/5/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Catholic environmental advocates urged the faithful to weigh technology through the lens of stewardship, human dignity, and the common good while caring for God’s creation.
Pope Leo XIV calls on Knights of Columbus to be ‘prophets of harmony’
Posted on 08/4/2026 18:05 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Knights of Columbus are holding the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver.
Bishops issue new calls for recognition of immigrants’ human dignity and immigration reform
Posted on 08/4/2026 17:34 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
“I write to comfort the afflicted, to ignite the comfortable, and to confront injustice with the full conviction of the Gospel,” San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller wrote.
Spokane Bishop Daly calls for prayers amid ‘devastating’ wildfires in Washington state
Posted on 08/4/2026 16:49 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The blazes have consumed hundreds of structures and forced thousands of local residents to evacuate.
Why St. John Vianney is a model for all priests
Posted on 08/4/2026 12:56 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint.
Discalced Carmelites call Seculars to embrace vocation as ‘coequal members of the order’
Posted on 08/4/2026 11:29 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The first World Meeting of OCDS Carmelites in the history of the order took place July 23–26 in Ávila, Spain.