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Federal court in New Mexico lets Nigerian priest remain in U.S. during visa case
Posted on 06/9/2026 14:55 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The outcome of the newly-ordained Father Martin Umeatuegbu’s case could set a precedent for other foreign-born priests from countries designated by the U.S. as “high risk.”
Federal court in New Mexico lets Nigerian priest remain in U.S. during visa case
Posted on 06/9/2026 14:55 PM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
The outcome of the newly-ordained Father Martin Umeatuegbu’s case could set a precedent for other foreign-born priests from countries designated by the U.S. as “high risk.”
Patriarch of Jerusalem ordains 4 priests from Neocatechumenal Way
Posted on 06/9/2026 14:25 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa highlighted both the beauty and the demanding nature of serving the Church in Jerusalem.
UN experts warn of ‘deeply troubling’ rights violations against Christian women and girls in Nigeria
Posted on 06/9/2026 13:42 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
“Victims and survivors must not be left without protection, justice, reparations, including rehabilitation and meaningful support,” the experts wrote.
Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 slaying of priest, parish worker
Posted on 06/9/2026 11:19 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Antonio Tyson was convicted of killing Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats in a double homicide in Covington, Louisiana.
Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 slaying of priest, parish worker
Posted on 06/9/2026 11:19 AM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
Antonio Tyson was convicted of killing Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats in a double homicide in Covington, Louisiana.
Belarus expels Polish priests as pressure on the Catholic Church intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 10:34 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Belarusian authorities have forced out a wave of long-serving Polish priests by refusing to renew their residency permits, intensifying state pressure on the country's Catholic Church.
7,000 pilgrims open divine mercy congress in Vilnius, Lithuania
Posted on 06/9/2026 09:34 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Pilgrims from more than 50 countries gathered in the birthplace of the divine mercy devotion as Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to make mercy the foundation of peace.
Monsignor Vaccari cites rising humanitarian strain as Middle East violence intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 08:34 AM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
Monsignor Peter Vaccari, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a papal agency that delivers humanitarian aid, described situation in Jerusalem.
Monsignor Vaccari cites rising humanitarian strain as Middle East violence intensifies
Posted on 06/9/2026 08:34 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Monsignor Peter Vaccari, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a papal agency that delivers humanitarian aid, described situation in Jerusalem.