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Lord's Day Reflection: Friends, fish, a a feast that costs everything
Posted on 06/21/2025 01:00 AM ()
As the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord, Jenny Kraska reflects on the theme, "Friends, fish, and a feast that costs everything"
Pope urges Church to foster a culture that does not tolerate abuse
Posted on 06/21/2025 00:27 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV sends a message on the occasion of a Peruvian theatre performance honouring investigative journalist Paola Ugaz, and calls for a culture that does not tolerate any kind of abuse in the Church and for the defence of press freedom. He praises journalists who expose abuse, stating that silencing them threatens democracy and undermines the Gospel's call for justice and truth.
Pope Leo XIV approves decrees for more than 170 martyrs
Posted on 06/20/2025 10:04 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV authorizes several decrees, including a Spanish diocesan priest, more than 100 martyrs, a seminarian, and four servants of God.
Watch the documentary: "León de Perú"
Posted on 06/20/2025 09:20 AM ()
The Editorial Directorate of the Dicastery for Communication presents the documentary, “León de Perú”, featuring footage that retraces the mission of Robert Francis Prevost in Peru before he became Pope Leo XIV.
To die of hope: remembering those who died in the quest for a better life
Posted on 06/20/2025 08:30 AM ()
On the eve of World Refugee Day the Sant’Egidio community holds its annual prayer vigil in memory of all those who lost their lives on their journey to Europe.
Pope tells future Vatican envoys to serve with humility and faith
Posted on 06/20/2025 05:43 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV thanks priests of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy who have completed a year of missionary service for their dedication and urges them to live their priesthood with humility, closeness, and faith, wherever the Church may send them.
Benin: Union of Priests in West Africa denounce kidnappings and call for more security and peace
Posted on 06/20/2025 05:36 AM ()
The priests of West Africa recently concluded their 11th annual ordinary Congress with Holy Mass at Saint Michael Parish in Cotonou, Benin. In their final communiqué, the Union of Priests of West Africa notably called for peace and security in the sub-region while denouncing cases of kidnapping and assassination of pastoral agents in the exercise of their ministry.
Pope Leo XIV: Always remember those persecuted for their faith
Posted on 06/20/2025 04:50 AM ()
Pope Leo calls on religious to never cease to bring consolation to those being persecuted for their faith, as he thanks the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and Trinitarians on the occasion of their General Chapters.
Pope Leo: AI must help and not hinder children and young people's development
Posted on 06/20/2025 04:50 AM ()
When faced with the "exceptional product of human genius" which is artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV warns it raises pressing questions, must never forget human dignity, and cannot interfere with the proper human and neurological development of young people and children.
Hope amidst turmoil in the light of the Resurrection
Posted on 06/20/2025 03:35 AM ()
Amid the escalation of war in the Holy Land and the suffering and fear it is causing, Father John Luke Gregory, Franciscan Father of the Custody of the Holy Land, reflects on the many challenges posed by the current situation and on how faith gives us the power to look to the horizon with hope and even find joy amid despair.