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 […]
Month: May 2026
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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. […]
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Pope Leo XIV urges Christians, Muslims to turn indifference into solidarity
The pontiff warned that constant exposure to images of suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir them.”
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Vatican urges religious leaders not to be ‘complicit through silence or fear’ amid division
The Vatican has called on religious leaders around the world to take an active role in promoting peace and urged them not to become “complicit through silence or fear” in […]
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Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig dies at 79
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, a former apostolic nuncio, died Tuesday at the age of 79. He was born Feb. 3, 1947, in Unterems, Switzerland. Tscherrig was ordained […]
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St. Gertrude the Great
St. Gertrude the Great Feast date: Nov 16 On Nov. 16, the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of a distinguished medieval nun and writer in the Benedictine monastic tradition, Saint […]
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May. 11 Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Minor Rogation Day, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Francis di Girolamo (1642-1716) (also known as Francis de Geronimo), a Jesuit priest from Italy who spent most of his life working as a rural […]
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Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Australia’s Anglican ordinariate
Pope Leo XIV on Monday appointed Bishop Steven J. Lopes, bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, to also lead the Anglican ordinariate in Australia, effective […]
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Haitian prime minister meets Pope Leo, inaugurates new Vatican embassy
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé discussed peace and strengthening relations with the Holy See in Rome over the weekend. The head of the transitional government was received by Pope […]