Pope Leo XIV remembers 9/11 victims, calls for peace and forgiveness
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV remembered the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Sunday and renewed his appeal for peace amid conflicts and violence around the […]
Month: September 2026
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Vatican vegetable garden goes 100% organic
A vegetable garden and orchard inside the Vatican walls, which historically provided food for the pope’s household, is now cultivated using exclusively organic farming techniques. The private garden covers almost […]
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JESUS CHRIST AS THE MERCIFUL AND FORGIVING KING OF ALL
FORGIVING KING JESUS CHRIST AS THE MERCIFUL AND FORGIVING KING OF ALL INTRODUCTION The title “Forgiving King” beautifully expresses the heart of Jesus Christ’s mission: to reign not with domination, […]
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Sep. 12 Saturday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Opt. Mem.
On this day dedicated to the Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary let us repeat that wonderful prayer of Saint Bernard, responding to Pope […]
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Cardinal Koovakad: Religions must speak up when human dignity is threatened
At the gathering, “Dialogue in Diversity, a Shared Path Toward Fraternity,” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue invites leaders of various faiths to […]
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St. Paul of Thebes
St. Paul of Thebes Feast date: Jan 15 On Jan. 15, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Paul of Thebes, whose life of solitude and penance gave inspiration to the monastic […]
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Sep. 11 Friday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates the martyrs Saints Protus and Hyacinth (d. 257). They were Romans by birth, brothers and servants in the house of St. Basilla. They were burned alive […]
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Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to Rome’s Jewish community for new year observances
Pope Leo XIV sent greetings to Rome’s Jewish community as it prepares to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot in a telegram addressed to the city’s chief rabbi, Riccardo […]
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Synod study group proposes broader role for Catholics in bishops’ ad limina visits
VATICAN CITY — For centuries, “ad limina apostolorum” visits — the periodic pilgrimage of diocesan bishops to the tombs of the apostles Peter and Paul and their meetings with the […]
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St. Gregory Nazianzen
St. Gregory Nazianzen Feast date: Jan 03 St. Gregory was a Doctor of the Church, born at Arianzus in Asia Minor, probably in 325, and died in 389. He was the […]