Stories for week of April 12, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Thursday, Apr. 16

 Canadian bishops’ conference weighs in on just war, image of President Trump as Christ figure
 Vatican halts Father Ciszek’s sainthood cause
 Now is the time to change this country, Pope preaches in Cameroon
 Justice Department report confirms selective prosecution of pro-life activists [News Analysis]
 Pope hails peacemaking efforts of Christian, Muslim leaders in Cameroon
 Library of Congress highlights work of Thomas Merton
 Catholic groups slam President Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo
 Florida Catholic school principal avoids jail time after stealing more than $238,000
 Charlotte parents say priest’s questions during Confession crossed line
 Human Rights Watch: Vatican agreement with China has facilitated crackdown on Catholics
 Religious sisters sue UnitedHealth Group
 Trump administration cancels $11M in funding for Catholic Charities in Miami
 Vatican foundation announces global events ahead of centenary of Benedict XVI’s birth
 Vatican diplomat calls for protection of religious and cultural sites in wartime
 Leading North African prelate reflects on historic papal visit to Algeria
 US bishops’ doctrine chairman issues clarification on just war theory
 Vatican spokesman: It is increasingly difficult to claim that a just war exists

Released Wednesday, Apr. 15

 Trump’s rift with Pope is playing out in public and costing him support
 ‘Jesus cares especially for children like you,’ Pope tells orphans in Cameroon
 Pope calls on Cameroon to embrace peace, break chains of corruption
 Pope, in remarks to journalists, highlights importance, relevance of St. Augustine
 Pope bids farewell to Algeria, departs for Cameroon
 Church leaders, including Cardinal Müller, unite behind Pope following President Trump’s criticism
 Amid consolidation, Iowa archdiocese halts Sunday Mass at 84 parishes
 Hate-crimes bill threatens religious freedom, Canadian bishops warn
 VP Vance says Pope should be more careful when talking about theology
 Indian bishops back papal call for peace in the Middle East
 Vatican announces contemporary art exhibit inspired by St. Hildegard of Bingen
 Phoenix diocese brings Vatican model of synodality to local level
 Pope urges world’s cardinals to shift from maintenance to mission
 Pope Leo reflects on power, democracy, and the international order

Released Tuesday, Apr. 14

 Pope spends day in Annaba, emphasizes ‘Christians are truly born from above’
 57 men ordained for Heralds of the Gospel after Vatican moratorium lifted
 Church and state leaders react to tensions between President Trump, Pope Leo
 President Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo
 Cardinal Hollerich suggests female subdiaconate
 VP Vance downplays image of President Trump as Christ figure, weighs in on Pope-Trump controversy
 Vatican cardinal recalls 40th anniversary of St. John Paul’s historic visit to Rome’s synagogue
 Vatican spokesman: ‘God cannot be with those who massacre civilians’
 Successor of Peter returns to Africa as a missionary of peace, Vatican spokesman writes
 Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary shed light on suffering, Pope writes to Pontifical Biblical Commission
 Imitate the faith and ardor of Spanish martyrs of the 1930s, Pope writes in message
 Pope emphasizes prayer, charity, unity in address to Algerian Catholics

Released Monday, Apr. 13

 Pope visits Great Mosque of Algiers, recalls St. Augustine’s search for truth
 Pope calls on Algeria’s leaders to promote ‘vibrant, dynamic, and free civil society’
 ‘The future belongs to men and women of peace,’ Pope says in first Algerian address
 I am ‘very happy’ to visit the land of St. Augustine, Pope says on flight to Algeria
 Pope Leo: ‘I have no fear of the Trump administration’
 Social media image depicting President Trump as Christ figure removed after uproar
 Cardinal Burke: ‘Vatican-US clash’ narrative Is exaggerated
 Chaldean bishops elect new Patriarch, Paul III Nona
 Pope departs for Africa
 Report: Pope wishes to visit Vietnam in near future
 President Trump blasts Pope Leo in lengthy social media post; USCCB responds: Pope Leo is not a politician
 Cardinal Vesco: Algerians will welcome Pope’s message of peace
 US cardinals criticize Iran war, ICE deportations

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