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Let’s have some context. We are drawing toward the end of the liturgical year, when the Church’s gaze turns ever more intently to the consummation of all things, the Second Coming of the Lord, the resurrection of the dead, and judgment. Pius Parsch, in The Church’s Year of Grace, sees in these autumn Sundays a … Read more
Pope Leo XIV addresses diocesan liturgy officials during an audience on Nov. 17, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 17, 2025 / 19:40 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV urged parishes to invest in liturgical formation, especially for lectors, while also encouraging people to pray the Liturgy … Read more
“Sts. Peter and Paul,” Altar of St. Catherine (1465), Schwabach, Germany. Artist unknown. / Credit: Public domain Vatican City, Nov 18, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Nov. 18 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the feast day of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul. Here are three things to know … Read more
Daily Catholic News: Pope Leo XIV recently visited a new outpatient clinic located beneath the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. The clinic is designed to provide healthcare services to those in need, particularly the poor. The Pope’s visit signifies the Church’s ongoing commitment to serving the marginalized and underprivileged. In the Philippines, … Read more
“These liturgical celebrations are really the source of all the other work that we do during this week.”
Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with people in need at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV had lunch on Sunday with more than 1,300 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, gathering with them in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall for … Read more
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed … Read more
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
New outpatient clinic for people in need in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 14, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 14 visited a new outpatient clinic in the Vatican, built beneath the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square, in the lead-up to the ninth World Day … Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives cloistered Augustinian nuns at the Vatican on Nov. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 14, 2025 / 15:43 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery of society’s focus on outward appearances. Focusing … Read more