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Father Benedict Chao, World’s Oldest Trappist Monk, Dead at 108
22+ min ago (366+ words) by Junno Arocho Esteves (OSV News) — The Diocese of Hong Kong announced the death of Trappist Father Benedict Chao, who, prior to his death at 108 years old, was the oldest Trappist monk in the world. According to a report by…...
Episode 511: Sacred and Secular: The History of the Theology of Work, Part Two
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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the???Leadership Conference of Women Religious??? on the 70th anniversary of its foundation [Rosen Center, Orlando (Florida), 11???14 August 2026] - Calendar of Activities | Vatican.va
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (82+ words) Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the “Leadership Conference of Women Religious” on the 70th anniversary of its foundation [Rosen Center, Orlando (Florida), 11–14 August 2026] - Calendar of Activities | Vatican.va The Holy See Video…...
RMG??? Beatification of Fr Elia Comini, SDB: the logo
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (43+ words) RMG – Beatification of Fr Elia Comini, SDB: the logo ANS - Agenzia iNfo Salesiana Your browsing looks a bit unusual. To continue please complete this simple security check. Completing this check proves you are a human and gives you immediate access…...
Amy-Jill Levine elected first Jewish president of Catholic Biblical Association
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (33+ words) When Amy-Jill Levine learned that she was being considered for the presidency of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, the veteran New Testament scholar wondered whether someone was playing a trick on her....
A 19th Century Saint Who Saw the 21st Century
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (993+ words) Benedictine College Media & Culture Welcome to the Blessed Michael McGivney Triduum. Well, not really — but he was born on Aug. 12, 1852, his feast day (a memorial) is Aug. 13, and he died on Aug. 14, 1890. McGivney was very much a man of the…...
Pope Leo XIV to LCWR sisters: 'The church needs you"
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (335+ words) Pope Leo delivers a pre-recorded video message to attendees at the LCWR assembly Aug. 12, 2026, in Orlando. (GSR/Dan Stockman) Pope Leo XIV, in a pre-recorded video message, told hundreds of Catholic sisters gathered for a leadership conference that the church…...
EWTN News explains: Canon law and how it applies to Catholics
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (557+ words) Canon law has often made headlines in the Catholic Church. But what is canon law, and how does it apply to the everyday Catholic? Pope Leo XIV is a pope of several firsts: the first American pope, the first to…...
‘I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me’: Why is the month of Elul so important in Judaism?
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (853+ words) Aug 12 2026 11:06AM EDT According to Jewish tradition, our fates are written on Rosh Hashanah and sealed for the upcoming year on Yom Kippur. Because of that, Elul becomes an opportunity to strengthen our connection with Hashem, or God; ask for forgiveness;…...
Pope Leo explains why Sunday is the 'foundation and kernel' of the liturgical year
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (445+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year.” “To sanctify Sunday,…...