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‘Pope Listened Deeply, Was Pained by Our Stories’
2+ min ago (663+ words) By Salvatore Cernuzio — Lourdes An hour after meeting with Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes on Sunday evening, 27 September, the seven survivors of clerical sexual abuse shared the emotions of their encounter with the Pope, whom they called a man of…...
Fostering critical thinking at Catholic universities can counter 'false teachers,' pope says
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (586+ words) Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service Pursuing a higher education that values human intelligence can help counter the many false teachers exploiting people's deep yearning for truth, faith and meaning, Pope Leo XIV said. Reason, memory and critical thinking are fundamental…...
At Vatican bishops meeting, cardinal shares how phones are changing family life
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (717+ words) ROME (OSV News) — Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão told the Vatican bishops’ meeting on the family Oct. 8 about the success a parish in his archdiocese in India has had with pastoral family visits and phone-free family evenings. On the second day…...
European churches begin journey toward 500th anniversary of Augsburg Confession
32+ min ago (190+ words) We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world We work with member churches, country programs and partner organizations to promote justice, peace, reconciliation and dignity for…...
Blessed Fulton Sheen: Catholicism Writ Large
18+ hour, 58+ min ago (967+ words) Now a Blessed, Archbishop Fulton Sheen's cause for canonization points most distinctly to charity, properly understood. That October 2, 1979. That Cathedral of St. Patrick in New York City. Pope John Paul II was paying a visit to that storied cathedral. As…...
PRESS RELEASE: Rev. Francis J. “Rocky” Hoffman appointed as President and Rector of National Shrine
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (381+ words) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2026 Rev. Francis J. “Rocky” Hoffman appointed as President and Rector of National Shrine CHAMPION, Wisconsin– Bishop David L. Ricken, 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, has formally announced the appointment of the Rev. Francis J. “Rocky…...
Our Real Work
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (212+ words) Est. reading time: 1 minute. It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real…...
Pope Leo XIV: Christianity Must Not Be Watered Down
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (709+ words) Pope Leo XIV has warned against responding to widespread religious indifference by weakening the message of the Gospel, emphasizing that the Christian faith becomes attractive through the authentic witness of believers rather than by reducing its demands. Speaking to members…...
Pope Leo XIV Urges Pontifical University Students to "guard your hearts"
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (883+ words) Vatican, 08 October, 2026 / 12:53 AM Pope Leo XIV urged students and faculty at Rome’s pontifical universities to “guard your hearts” and warned against reducing intellectual activity to the collection of data during a Mass Thursday marking the opening of the academic year....
Mobile archbishop holds Blessing of Mobile Bay
11+ hour, 57+ min ago (41+ words) fox10tv.com Mobile archbishop holds Blessing of Mobile Bay Tennessee man killed in two-vehicle crash near Robertsdale Verizon offers storm-related service relief as Isaias approaches Gulf Coast Shelters open in Baldwin County and Northwest Florida...