In Italy’s ‘Land of Fires,’ Pope Leo XIV laments ‘the cry of creation and the poor’
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Italyʼs “Terra dei Fuochi,” or “Land of Fires,” for a one-day visit on May 23, the first pope in history to meet with this population […]
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St. Charles Borromeo
St. Charles Borromeo Feast date: Nov 04 No age of the Catholic Church’s history is without its share of confusion and corruption. Still, even in moments when disorder may seem […]
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Pope will find a living, growing Church in Madrid, Spanish cardinal says
Pope Leo XIV will encounter a living and growing Church when he arrives in Madrid, a revitalization highlighted by his planned blessing of the cornerstones for 12 new parishes, said […]
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May. 22 Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Rita of Cascia, Religious, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Rita Cascia (1386-1457). After eighteen years of married life, St. Rita lost, by death, her husband and her two sons. Called afterwards to […]
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Pope to visit Italy’s ‘Land of Fires,’ victims of Mafia’s toxic waste dumping
ACERRA, Italy — Pope Leo XIV will spend Saturday morning in Acerra, Italy — one of three “corners” of the so-called “triangle of death” and the epicenter of a dramatic […]
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Pope encourages young man fearful of the future: ‘The love of Jesus will always accompany you’
Pope Leo XIV sent a moving letter filled with tenderness, understanding, and valuable guidance to an 18-year-old man who had expressed his fears regarding uncertainty of the future and the […]
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Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg
Feast date: Nov 05 Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg was a martyr during the Second World War. Born in 1875, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Berlin, Germany. He served in […]
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May. 21 Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Martyr, & His Companions, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes (1869-1927). Christopher was joined in martyrdom by twenty-one diocesan priests and three devout laymen, all members of the Cristeros movement, who […]
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Vatican warns that AI ‘deepfakes’ threaten the human experience
Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, on Thursday criticized AI deepfakes as a threat to human encounter. Speaking at a conference on AI […]
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Pope Leo XIV says lay movements must serve communion, not power
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV told leaders of international associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements, and new communities Thursday that governance in the Church must never become a vehicle […]