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Christians ‘most persecuted religious community in the world,’ Vatican tells UN
9+ min ago (724+ words) (OSV News) "The Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organizations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians. Addressing participants at a March 3 event, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See's U.N. permanent observer…...
Pope Leo XIV: We are the Mystical Body of Christ
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (221+ words) In Articles, Catechesis, Relevant In Rome During the Wednesday General Audience on March 4, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical reflections on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Speaking about Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, the Holy…...
Weekly reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (March 15, 2026) | Development and Peace
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (434+ words) Readings:1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Ephesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41 By Sister Jean Bellini, member of the Pastoral Land Commission, Brazil In John's gospel, we accompany a scene in which Jesus's disciples are ready to call judgement on a man simply by noting that he was blind, presuming…...
Pope Leo XIV begins his international agenda with a historic visit to Monaco
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (258+ words) Leo XIV , Papal Trips Pope Leo XIV begins his international agenda with a historic visit to Monaco The Vatican publishes the official program, motto, and logo for the first papal visit to the Principality, a whirlwind nine-hour trip on March…...
Here's a preview of Pope Leo XIV's historic one-day trip to Monaco
30+ min ago (586+ words) ROME (OSV News) "The Vatican has released the schedule for Pope Leo XIV's day trip to Monaco, the first papal visit to the Catholic principality in the modern era. On Saturday, March 28, the pope will travel by helicopter directly from…...
Learning a Lenten lesson, courtesy of a screaming man on Skid Row
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (399+ words) By the time I finish writing this, the incident happening right outside my office in a Skid Row homeless shelter will likely be over. It has been going on for over an hour. A man in his 30s is holding a…...
We must all learn to pray, insists Pope Leo on parish visit
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (588+ words) Greeted on his arrival by his cardinal-vicar of Rome, Baldo Reina; Cardinal Francesco Montenegro; and parish priest Don Paolo Stacchiotti, Leo XIV presided over the celebration of Mass in the parish church, a modern building constructed in the 2000s. (When John…...
Archdiocese of Detroit clergy announcements: March 9, 2026
51+ min ago (402+ words) Archdiocese of Detroit clergy announcements: March 9, 2026Detroit Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit clergy announcements: March 9, 2026 Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger announces the following: Msgr. Ronald Browne granted Senior Status, effective July 1, 2026. Msgr. Browne currently serves as Regional Moderator of the Northwest Region and as…...
St. Mary’s celebrates a season of achievement, faith and community
5+ day, 33+ min ago (14+ words) St. Mary's celebrates a season of achievement, faith and community'Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch...
Pope Leo XIV took his name and sharp focus on the working class from his 19th century predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, 'rerum novarum"
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (397+ words) EASTON, Md. " Making difficult business and personnel decisions is not something limited to the private sector, the vicar general of the Diocese of Wilmington told a group gathered for the Catholic Business Network breakfast at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish on…...