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1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (340+ words) The "communion of saints" is called such because all who belong to it by reason of their baptism are called to the vocation of sanctity, for which there is no single template. April 29, 2026 George Weigel The Dispatch 0 Print Over these…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (202+ words) In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Archbishop Georg G'nswein said that Pope Benedict XVI "never commented" on Pope Francis's restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass, even though they caused him pain. Archbishop G'nswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary and now…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (317+ words) In a letter entitled "They returned to Jerusalem with great joy," the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem emphasized the centrality of the liturgy and prayer amid war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O. F. M. , said that "we must therefore keep the liturgy and prayer at…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (129+ words) " Continue to this story on Holy See Mission CWN Editor's Note: Addressing a UN commission meeting, a Vatican diplomat warned against delegating scientific decisions to AI. Archbishop Balestrero called for "proper ethical management and regulatory frameworks" for AI that are…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (189+ words) " Continue to this story on America CWN Editor's Note: Writing in the Jesuit journal America, Cardinal Robert Mc Elroy argued that "it is essential to identify and reject three major distortions of Catholic teaching on war and peace that have…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (201+ words) The number of Catholic weddings in Ireland fell by almost 51% between 2014 and 2024, from 13, 071 to 6, 425, the nation's Central Statistics Office reported on April 28. Civil marriages (6, 743) are now more popular than Catholic weddings. Humanist, Spiritualist Union of Ireland, and One Spirit ceremonies…...

37+ min ago  (1107+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) " The Madre Peregrina statue visiting the Twin Cities is like Mary visiting Elizabeth " she comes with news of hope and joy, said Auxiliary Bishop Kevin T. Kenney of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The bishop shared a…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1248+ words) By Kulwant Minj, SJ | Pontificia Universit" Gregoriana (PUG), Rome On the morning of 24 March 1964, Fr Herman Rasschaert celebrated Mass in his remote parish of Kutungia, 240 kilometres from Ranchi on the Orissa border. He knew what was happening in nearby Gerda…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (950+ words) By Isabella H. de Carvalho "I thank the Lord for granting me the opportunity" to undertake an Apostolic Journey across four African countries and "to experience it as a message of peace at a time in history marked by wars and…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (20+ words) Knoxville News Sentinel Caroline Zengel on her admiration for Pope Leo XIV...