Belarus Pardons 2 Catholic Priests After Vatican Talks
Belarus pardons 2 Catholic priests after talks with Vatican Two Catholic priests in Belarus will be released from prison in an act of “goodwill” after national leaders engaged in talks with the Vatican. The state media organ BelTA reported on Nov. 20 that Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko “pardoned two Catholic priests convicted of serious crimes […]
What We Know About the Presentation of Mary
What do we know about the presentation of Mary? It’s easy to conceptualize the presentation of the Lord because we find it in Scripture. Luke’s Gospel tells of the Holy Family’s journey to the Temple when Jesus was 8 days old. According to Jewish custom, Jesus was to be circumcised and Mary purified. There Mary […]
Pope Leo XIV Prays at Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi
Pope Leo XIV prays at tomb of St. Francis of Assisi Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi on Thursday to meet with Italian bishops and pay homage to St. Francis in a visit marked by silence and prayer, part of the celebrations for the eighth centenary of the death of the “saint of the poor.” […]
Pope Leo XIV Live with Catholic Youth: NCYC 2025
Pope Leo XIV Live with Catholic Youth: NCYC 2025 Join Pope Leo XIV live from the Vatican as he participates in a first-ever digital visit to the United States for a real-time dialogue with 5 American teenagers about their concerns in front of over 15,000 youth in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. Receive the […]
Pope Leo XIV Meets With Illinois Governor Pritzker
UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV meets with his home state’s governor Pope Leo XIV met with the governor of his native Illinois, JB Pritzker, on Wednesday at the Vatican. The first lady of the U.S. state known as “The Land of Lincoln,” MK Pritzker, accompanied the governor during his visit. “It was an honor for MK […]
How Pope Leo XIV Spends His Weekly Day Off
How Pope Leo XIV typically spends his day off In reply to journalists’ questions last night as he left Castel Gandolfo, which he now regularly visits, Pope Leo XIV described what his typical Tuesday day off is like. The pontiff shared that he does “a little reading, a little work. Every day there is correspondence, […]
Pope Leo XIV Hopes to Visit Portugal, Mexico, and More
Pope Leo XIV says he hopes to visit Portugal, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay Pope Leo XIV told reporters he would love to travel and that his top destinations are the Marian shrines of Fátima in Portugal and Guadalupe in Mexico. He also said he would “of course” like to return to Peru as well […]
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Nigerian Priest to Key Vatican Role
Pope Leo appoints Nigerian priest assessor for general affairs of the Secretariat of State Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appointed Nigerian priest Father Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo as assessor for general affairs of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Ekpo, 44, succeeds Father Roberto Campisi, who was appointed permanent observer of the Holy See to UNESCO in […]
Synod Reports Study Women’s Roles
Synod on Synodality reports reveal continued study on women, but not female diaconate Reports from the Synod on Synodality published this week reveal that expert groups continue to discuss women’s participation in the Church but not the specific question of a possible female diaconate, which has been turned over to a newly-revived 2020 commission. The […]
‘I Believe You’: Supporting Abused Consecrated Women
Abuse of consecrated women: ‘The first words should be: I believe you, you are not alone’ The challenge of addressing abuse within consecrated life — in all its dimensions: sexual, power, conscience, and also economic — was the focus of an international meeting organized by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held at […]