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On U. S. Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV honors migrants in Lampedusa
7+ min ago (1400+ words) July 4, 2026 By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News LAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) " For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350, 000 people and performed postmortem examinations on…...
Blessed Maria Romero, a life shaped by the Beatitudes " Istituto Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (122+ words) July 7, 2026, marks the 49th anniversary of the passing into eternal life of Blessed Maria Romero Meneses, FMA, a woman who allowed herself to be shaped by the Beatitudes. Sister Maria knew how to transform suffering and misunderstandings into joy for "having…...
Exploring Synod 2026, Episode 3: The Synod and the Seminary
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (169+ words) How has our seminary related to the past few years" conversations about confessional integrity? Why did Synod 2026 express renewed confidence in its work? And what is this talk about "a book"? Exploring Synod 2026, Episode 3: The Synod and the Seminary As…...
Pope Leo receives U. S. Liberty Medal
26+ min ago (113+ words) Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News on Saturday, July 4, 2026 During a private audience in April, a delegation from the National Constitution Center traveled to the Vatican to present the Pope with the 2026 Liberty Medal to honor his work in promoting religious…...
Catholic group that defied pope and caused schism defends its actions and casts itself as the victim
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (331+ words) Plainview Herald The head of the Society of St Pius X wrote to Leo a day after the Vatican excommunicated the group's bishops and priests and warned its faithful they too could be excommunicated for participating in the schism, or…...
ACC leaves archbishop of Canterbury's role unchanged in ongoing talks on Anglican identity
45+ min ago (916+ words) [Episcopal News Service " Belfast, Northern Ireland] The 19th Anglican Consultative Council, on the final day of its June 28-July 4 meeting here, approved a resolution that affirmed the existing understanding of Anglican identity " leaving the archbishop of Canterbury's central role unchanged " while…...
Father Rob Kean prepares to leave the Algarve after nine years
52+ min ago (1394+ words) At St Vincent's Church in Praia da Luz, Father Rob Kean has spent the past nine years doing something that sounds simple, but rarely is: building and nurturing a community. in Places of Worship " 04 Jul 2026, 16: 52 " 0 Comments St Vincent's Anglican Chaplaincy,…...
Pope Leo Calls On U. S. To Protect Immigrants On America's 250th Anniversary
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (131+ words) WGHN Pope Leo Calls On U. S. To Protect Immigrants On America's 250th Anniversary (Vatican City) " Pope Leo is calling on the U. S. to protect immigrants on the nation's 250th birthday. The Pope appealed to Americans on Saturday to welcome new arrivals and protect them…...
American Pope Leo visits Lampedusa, honors migrants on Fourth of July
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (828+ words) July 4 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, spent his second Fourth of July as the pontiff at Lampedusa, Italy, an island at the forefront of the European migrant crisis, and appealed to Americans to treat immigrants with "compassion…...
Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of 'schism' in Catholic Church - AOL
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (694+ words) Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an appeal by Pope Leo XIV. The four, one from the United States, one from Switzerland, and two…...