diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index f44b726..93c9ef0 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -268,6 +268,25 @@ function init(ctx)
         ctx_panels.carousel_state[entry.id] = carousel.new_state(entry.id, paths, interval)
     end
 
+    -- L.6: load + parse news.md once. The detail-panel's news branch
+    -- reads ctx.news_body_blocks; nil-safe so a missing file still
+    -- shows the "News" entry with an empty body.
+    do
+        local news_path = MODULE_DIR .. "/news.md"
+        local f = io.open(news_path, "rb")
+        if f then
+            local content = f:read("*a")
+            f:close()
+            local fm = dofile(MODULE_DIR .. "/frontmatter.lua")
+            local md = dofile(MODULE_DIR .. "/markdown.lua")
+            local meta, body = fm.parse(content)
+            if meta then
+                ctx_panels.news_entry.title = meta.title or "News"
+                ctx_panels.news_body_blocks = md.parse(body)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
     local wy, hy = engine.render.measure_text(YES_LABEL, FONT_BUTTON)
     local wn, hn = engine.render.measure_text(NO_LABEL,  FONT_BUTTON)
     local qbtn_w = math.max(wy, wn) + 2 * PAD_X
diff --git a/news.md b/news.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d2e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+{"title":"News","published":"2026-06-11"}
+---
+
+# Sporel News
+
+## Coming soon
+
+Live news will eventually appear here — release notes, mod-of-the-week,
+known-issue advisories. For now this is a static stub.
+
+## What works today
+
+- Master-detail launcher with per-module description + dep-status
+- Hero carousel with auto-rotate
+- Dep-conflict ambient-tint + launch-modal
+
+## What we are working on next
+
+- Live news source (Gitea-API or RSS-feed)
+- Module-categories filter (Game / Tool / Test)
+- Last-played persistence