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Friar Storm: The pro wrestler and priest who inspired a Hollywood film and changed hundreds of lives
Posted on 05/19/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Father Sergio Gutiérrez, known in the wrestling world as "Friar Storm," dedicated his life to helping the orphans he called his "cubs."
How to vote based on Catholic doctrine: A priest’s method of discernment
Posted on 05/19/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
A priest offers guidelines on how to determine whom to vote for based on the principles found in Scripture and the social doctrine of the Church.
Cultural shifts drive decline in U.S. marriage rates, Heritage report says
Posted on 05/19/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Declining wages among working-class men are not the main driver of marriage decline in America, the report said.
‘God hears the cries of the victims,’ Mexican bishop assures at Walk for Peace
Posted on 05/18/2026 18:12 PM (CNA Daily News)
Bishop Ramón Castro expressed the Church's resolve to stand firm in its solidarity with victims of organized crime, decrying widespread extortion and corruption in Mexico.
Pope Leo XIV thanks Catholic Extension Society for its assistance to migrants and the poor
Posted on 05/18/2026 17:42 PM (CNA Daily News)
The pope expressed his gratitude to the papal society founded in 1905, which raises funds to support and strengthen under-resourced mission dioceses throughout the United States.
Calling nuclear weapons immoral, Archbishop Wester urges halt to production of plutonium pits
Posted on 05/18/2026 16:28 PM (CNA Daily News)
Archbishop John Wester challenged the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration’s position that increased pit production complies with the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
White House official promotes faith-based drug abuse prevention and recovery programs
Posted on 05/18/2026 15:58 PM (CNA Daily News)
A new Office of National Drug Control Policy report emphasizes the important role of faith-based partnerships.
Religious freedom division restored at U.S. health agency’s civil rights office
Posted on 05/18/2026 15:28 PM (CNA Daily News)
The office was dissolved in 2023 under former President Joe Biden’s administration.
Uganda postpones Martyrs’ Day celebrations over Ebola fears
Posted on 05/18/2026 14:46 PM (CNA Daily News)
In a press release obtained by ACI Africa, Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said the decision follows consultations with key stakeholders in the east African nation.
Nigeria Catholic hospital fire leaves Marian statue untouched, draws non-Catholics to prayer
Posted on 05/18/2026 13:15 PM (CNA Daily News)
A fire at the Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital in the Diocese of Enugu broke out on May 12, causing vast damage — but a Marian statue was left untouched amid the flames.