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Pope Leo shares meal with vulnerable guests at Castel Gandolfo
10+ min ago (769+ words) ROME (OSV News) "Under the Italian sun of Lake Albano and the shade of Castel Gandolfo's Borgo Laudato si' trees, Pope Leo XIV enjoyed lunch with people experiencing social vulnerability. Around 200 people from the Diocese of Rome took part in…...
HOLLAND: God's mercy endures forever, but He cannot compromise
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (799+ words) oaoa. com By William F. Holland Jr. Ph. D. For the last two weeks, we have been discussing the afterlife and who will receive it. Most religions are dogmatic about their salvation ideas, and Christianity may be the most narrow theological view…...
The Hidden Home of St. Benedict in Rome
50+ min ago (109+ words) Catholic Time July 11, 2026: Hidden in plain sight In the heart of Rome's Trastevere district, near Piazza in Piscinula, stands a tiny church that holds a unique place in the history of the Benedictine family It was here that the young…...
German "Church tax miracle" continues with revenues up, membership down | News Headlines
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (258+ words) Despite the loss of 307, 117 Catholics in 2025, German dioceses received additional revenue from the Kirchensteuer (Church tax). Revenue rose from 6. 628 billion euros ($7. 58 billion) in 2024 to 6. 751 billion euros ($7. 72 billion) in 2025. "In Germany, religious communities that are corporations under public law have a…...
Pope Leo XIV Strengthens the Church's Anti-Abuse Commission
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (99+ words) Catholic Time CT News July 11, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has approved new statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and reinforced its role in promoting accountability, transparency, and good safeguarding practices globally Established by Pope Francis in 2014, the…...
Pope Leo XIV appoints Fr Vincent Mpwaji Auxiliary Bishop of Dar es Salaam
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (174+ words) Dar es Salaam. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Vincent Mpwaji of the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam as Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese, the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) announced on Saturday. In a statement issued on Saturday, July 11, 2026, TEC…...
At mother church for Black Catholics in Washington, prayers on the evening before a bishop's ordination
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (1093+ words) On the evening before he was ordained as a new auxiliary bishop for Washington, Bishop-elect Robert P. Boxie III returned home to St. Augustine Catholic Church, the mother church for Black Catholics in the nation's capital, for a special prayer service....
How the St. Benedict medal became a shield against the powers of darkness
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (783+ words) July 11, 2026 R. Jared Staudt News Briefs 0 Print St. Benedict, whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on July 11, endured constant attacks from the enemy throughout his life. Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks…...
Miryam and Yosef: From Nazareth's workshops to the ministry of Yeshua
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (478+ words) Part Three: The real people of the New Covenant: lives behind the names Yosef the Tekton: beyond the traditional carpenter In the limestone-abundant, timber-scarce topography of Lower Galilee, Yosef would have operated primarily as a stonemason and structural builder. This…...
At lunch with the poor, Pope Leo XIV calls on society to eliminate the causes of poverty, injustice
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (710+ words) July 11, 2026 Marco Mancini News Briefs 0 Print The Holy Father on July 11 hosted "Lunch with the Pope," a day of hospitality and fraternity at Borgo Laudato Si" within the papal gardens of Castel Gandolfo. Pope Leo XIV on July 11 expressed a…...