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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV, “I rejoiced, I really rejoiced.” The new pope said he chose his name in homage to Pope Leo XIII, often referred to as “the father of Catholic social teaching,” recognizing that the…
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Dymphna was born in Ireland sometime in the seventh century to a pagan father and devout Christian mother. When she was fourteen, she consecrated herself to Christ and took a vow of chastity. Soon afterward, her mother died and her father – who had loved his wife deeply – began to suffer a rapid deterioration…
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(Catholic World News) — In the most prominent front-page article in its May 13 edition, the Vatican newspaper [L’Osservatore Romano] lamented the Israeli bombing of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip. Is it conceivable, on this occasion … Continue reading → The post Vatican newspaper rues Israeli attack on Gaza hospital appeared…
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Reading I Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers and sisters (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place). He said, “My brothers and sisters, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David, concerning…
Lead us . . . so that the humble flock may reach where the brave Shepherd has gone before. That is from the Opening Prayer from this Sunday’s Mass. The Opening Prayer, heard right after the Gloria, is referred to in the Roman Missal, our official Mass book, as the Collect. The priest, acting in…
Do you believe in the Real Presence? As of 2019, most American Catholics apparently did not, and the infamous Pew study exposing the problem catalyzed a nationwide Eucharistic Revival. In my case, however, I’d never had any trouble believing. Having learned early on that Jesus is fully present in the Eucharist, I’d always taken it…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church’s ties with the Jewish community. “Trusting in the assistance of the Almighty, I pledge to continue and strengthen the church’s dialogue and cooperation with the Jewish people in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration…
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(Catholic World News) — Three years after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist and Melkite Greek Catholic laywoman, the makers of a new documentary film charged that she was intentionally shot by an Israeli soldier and that the Biden administration joined … Continue reading → The post Biden administration covered up slaying of Palestinian Catholic journalist,…