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U.S. House passes farm bill that would reshape global food aid program
Posted on 05/1/2026 17:59 PM (CNA Daily News)
The U.S. House advanced legislation that could change how the U.S. delivers international food assistance. Senate consideration is next.
New bill could end federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
Posted on 05/1/2026 17:29 PM (CNA Daily News)
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.
Vatican detected 78 suspicious activities in its financial system in 2025
Posted on 05/1/2026 16:59 PM (CNA Daily News)
The report by the Supervisory and Financial Information and Authority for 2025 detailed the efforts at transparency and accountability in Vatican financial affairs.
Lawmakers, activists rally behind proposed ban of ‘inhumane’ dismemberment abortion
Posted on 05/1/2026 16:29 PM (CNA Daily News)
Republican legislators have introduced a bill to protect the unborn from a form of second trimester abortion that involves dismembering the bodies of unborn children.
It’s the Good Friday of the pro-life cause in Mexico, lawyer says
Posted on 05/1/2026 13:41 PM (CNA Daily News)
As Mexico's highest court deliberates over a law that could legalize abortion on demand, a pro-life lawyer is promoting her book, which offers 20 of the best non-religious arguments against abortion.
This is Pope Leo’s prayer intention for the month of May
Posted on 05/1/2026 12:31 PM (CNA Daily News)
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of May is that everyone might have food.
‘Truthful, respectful’: Czech bishop backs Sudeten German gathering in Brno
Posted on 05/1/2026 12:01 PM (CNA Daily News)
Bishop Pavel Konzbul of Brno, Czech Republic, is backing the late-May gathering despite a public backlash led by former Czech presidents Václav Klaus and Miloš Zeman.
Priest beaten, robbed at church amid wave of attacks on Catholics in Bangladesh
Posted on 05/1/2026 11:31 AM (CNA Daily News)
Authorities detained three men in connection with the late-night assault and theft at De Mazenod Catholic Church in Dhaka, the latest in a string of attacks on Bangladesh's small Christian minority.
New York Archdiocese agrees to nearly $1 billion settlement for sexual abuse victims
Posted on 05/1/2026 11:01 AM (CNA Daily News)
The proposal is subject to final approval by a committee of abuse victims.
Pakistani bishops welcome new child marriage law but warn enforcement is the test
Posted on 05/1/2026 10:31 AM (CNA Daily News)
Catholic leaders called the new law a “defining move” to safeguard childhood but said enforcement and unresolved consent rules will determine whether it actually protects vulnerable girls.