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When the newly elected pope stepped out onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and took the name Leo XIV, it wasn’t just a nod to tradition. It was a deliberate echo of a name carried by thirteen popes before him, beginning with Leo the Great, the 5th-century Doctor of the Church renowned for defending…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied” is where the Catholic Church’s “missionary outreach is most desperately needed,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Today, “there are many settings in which the Christian faith is considered…
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In the Salve Regina (the Hail, Holy Queen, as it begins in English), Mary quickly receives the title, Mother of Mercy. Later in that prayer, we call out to her, admitting that we are “mourning and weeping in this valley of tears,” and we beg her to turn her “eyes of mercy toward us.” During…
Jesus offers a promise of eternal life. What must we do to receive it? Gospel (Read Jn. 10:27-30) In our very brief Gospel reading, Jesus makes a wonderful promise to shepherd His people into eternal life. We, “the sheep,” must “hear” and “follow” Him. These two words magnificently sum up the appropriate human response to the great…
St. Pachomius was born around 292 AD in Upper Egypt to a pagan family. Drafted into the Roman army as a young man, he encountered Christians who offered him food and kindness while he was a prisoner. Deeply moved by their compassion, Pachomius converted to Christianity after his release. Seeking to dedicate his life entirely…
Reading 1 Acts 9:1-20 Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. On his…
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WASHINGTON – Upon the news that the Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as the 267th pope, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered the following statement: “In communion with Catholics around the world, the bishops of the United States offer prayers of thanksgiving…
The Catholic Church on earth now has a new visible head: Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope in history, and an Augustinian Friar. As Catholics who are in the heart of the Church, we here at Catholicism.org submit with … Continue reading → The post With Filial Submission to His Holiness, We Offer Prayers…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first North American to be elected pope and, before the conclave, was the U.S. cardinal most mentioned as a…
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