PRAY NONSTOP NOW https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Lessons From the ‘Synod Study Group 9’ Debacle May. 20 Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest, Opt. Mem. EWTN News explains: What is a papal encylical? Pope Leo explains why Vatican II’s reform did not change only ‘the rites’ of the liturgy Radio Interview: Saying yes to God’s plan May. 19 Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, Weekday Leo XIV laments that after receiving confirmation, many young people ‘disappear from the parish’ Pope Leo expresses ‘deep concern’ for future of Lebanon, calls for strengthening unity St. Sechnall of Ireland Thousands of Pilgrims Gather at Fátima to Commemorate the Apparitions of Our Lady May. 14 Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle and Martyr or Solemnity of the Ascension (for certain ecclesiastical provinces), Feast The Catholic Church's response to AI — so far May. 18 Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. John I, Pope & Martyr, Opt. Mem. Vatican to publish Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical May 25 SSPX and Rome: a half century of canonical tensions MIRROR OF JUSTICE: THE RADIANT REFLECTION OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS IN MARY Mary as Medium and Model May. 13 Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of Our Lady of Fatima; <em>Minor Rogation Day</em>, Opt. Mem. Vatican sets up commission on artificial intelligence First-ever pilgrimage celebrates Pope Leo with Mass, visits to papal boyhood landmarks Pope Leo XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese Pope Leo XIV: AI communication must preserve ‘human voices and faces’ UK diocese opens Pedro Ballester’s sainthood cause Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September, including a stop at UNESCO headquarters Leo XIV greets young people who fled war-torn Gaza and will continue their studies in Rome SAINT TERESA OF THE ANDES: THE YOUNG SAINT OF JOYFUL SURRENDER Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking THE PASSION OF CHRIST: LOVE POURED OUT FOR OUR SALVATION Pope Leo XIV warns students against the ‘great lie’ fueling youth anxiety May. 17 Solemnity of the Ascension or the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Solemnity SAINT ANSELM: THE FAITH THAT SEEKS UNDERSTANDING Pope Leo prays where St. John Paul II was shot on feast of Our Lady of Fátima FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD St. John the Apostle May. 12 Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Opt Mem of Sts. Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs; Opt Mem of St. Pancras, Martyr; <em>Minor Rogation Day</em>, Opt. Mem. Pope Leo XIV urges Christians, Muslims to turn indifference into solidarity Vatican urges religious leaders not to be ‘complicit through silence or fear’ amid division Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig dies at 79 May. 16 Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter, Weekday St. Gertrude the Great May. 10 Sixth Sunday of Easter, Sunday The Month of Mary: Celebrating the Women Who Shape Our Faith May. 15 Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Isidore (USA), Opt. Mem. May. 11 Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter; <em>Minor Rogation Day</em>, Weekday Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Australia’s Anglican ordinariate Haitian prime minister meets Pope Leo, inaugurates new Vatican embassy The Angelus Leo XIV: A pope of order for chaotic times Pope Leo XIV prays for Sahel victims SSPX responds to Vatican warning about excommunication with ‘declaration of Catholic faith’