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Vatican releases schedule for Pope Leo’s September trip to France
The pontiff will meet with authorities, clergy, religious, and young people, celebrate three public masses, and meet with victims of
Pope Leo XIV’s face featured on new set of Vatican coins
This marks the first time since 2014 that the papal image has been printed on the coins. Pope Leo XIV’s
New Vatican constitution corrects Francis-era anomaly, experts say
Pope Leo XIV’s new Fundamental Law removes language linking papal sovereignty over Vatican City to the Petrine office and allows
Pope Leo XIV to Assisi youth: ‘Europe and the whole world are looking to you to be new saints’
At Mass outside the Portiuncula, the pope urged 2,500 participants in the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting to embrace evangelical freedom
Pope Leo XIV: Why Prayer is Vanishing from Christian Families
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to rediscover prayer “in its true form” and embrace the Liturgy of the Hours as
What the Transfiguration Teaches Us About Life
All the climbing has paid off: The Lord gives them a glimpse of glory — the life that comes from
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St. John Vianney: a model for all priests
St. John Vianney, patron saint for priests, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on the
A dog, a torch, and a saint: The fiery mission of St. Dominic
The first image to greet visitors to the basilica containing the tomb of St. Dominic in Bologna, Italy, is a
Beatification of Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoyek celebrated in Lebanon
In the historic, spiritual, and national event, Lebanon celebrated Patriarch Hoyek’s beatification on Saturday marking an extraordinary moment for both
St. Ignatius of Loyola: a saint for difficult times
When St. Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans disappeared.
Vandals deface Our Lady statues, set fire to altar at Medjugorje shrine
The parish called on the faithful to respond “with prayer, fasting, and forgiveness” as police arrested a suspect and cleanup
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