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May. 14 Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle and Martyr or Solemnity of the Ascension (for certain ecclesiastical provinces), Feast
Today is the Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle and Martyr. After the Ascension of Jesus, St. Peter proposed to the assembled faithful that they choose a disciple of Christ to […]
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Pope Leo XIV warns students against the ‘great lie’ fueling youth anxiety
Pope Leo XIV visited Rome’s public La Sapienza University on Thursday, the largest university in Europe and one of Italy’s most prestigious academic institutions, where he denounced the “great lie” […]
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SAINT ANSELM: THE FAITH THAT SEEKS UNDERSTANDING
SAINT ANSELM: THE FAITH THAT SEEKS UNDERSTANDING INTRODUCTION Saint Anselm of Canterbury stands as one of the great minds and hearts of the Church—an intellectual giant whose faith burned just […]
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May. 13 Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of Our Lady of Fatima; Minor Rogation Day, Opt. Mem.
Today the Church celebrates an Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima, which is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary following apparitions to three shepherd children — Lucia, Jacinta […]
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First-ever pilgrimage celebrates Pope Leo with Mass, visits to papal boyhood landmarks
On the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s election, a group promoting the Catholic faith in Chicago’s south suburbs led an inaugural pilgrimage to his boyhood home and the church […]
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Pope Leo XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, as the third bishop of Venice, Florida, on May 13. The Capuchin Franciscan priest has been pastor of the Shrine […]
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Pope Leo prays where St. John Paul II was shot on feast of Our Lady of Fátima
In an unexpected gesture as he was greeting people at the general audience in St. Peterʼs Square on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the exact spot where, 45 years […]
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St. John the Apostle
St. John the Apostle Feast date: Dec 27 St. John, the son of Zebedee and brother of St. James the Great, was called to be an Apostle by our Lord […]
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May. 12 Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Opt Mem of Sts. Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs; Opt Mem of St. Pancras, Martyr; Minor Rogation Day, Opt. Mem.
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus (d. 98) who were Roman soldiers in the household of Flavia Domitilla. They were instructed and converted by St. […]