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4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (245+ words) In a message to an ecumenical commemoration of the anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Cardinal Kurt Koch said that the witness of martyrs is essential to the life of the Church. The prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (227+ words) In a highly unusual move, Pope Leo XIV appointed a coadjutor archbishop for a 59-year-old African cardinal. Father Joseph Samedi, S. J. , the Jesuit superior in the Central African Republic, will become the new archbishop of Bangui, the nation's capital, upon the…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago  (273+ words) Longtime rector Rev. Msgr. Kevin O'Leary was celebrated with a final special service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on Sunday after 18 years in the position. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (36+ words) The Church in Wales has approved permanent same sex blessings for marriages, while allowing individual clergy to opt out....

39+ min ago  (714+ words) Leo acknowledged that "new problems" in their relationship have been added onto "historically divisive issues." But he nevertheless vowed to continue the tradition of past popes to continue to try to reunite the churches. deepen bonds of communion, affirm a…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (805+ words) The encounter between Christianity's two most famous religious figures would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, given the divisions between their two churches over women's ordination and Mullally's appointment. Leo acknowledged that "new problems" in their relationship had…...

1+ hour ago  (418+ words) In dozens of countries worldwide, more people are ditching Catholicism than entering into it, including countries where Catholicism is the default religion for many citizens. It suggests a perilous future for the Church if it can't find new ways to…...

17+ hour, 1+ min ago  (62+ words) Archbishop Hicks" Homily: April 26, 2026 The Good Newsroom Archbishop Hicks" Homily: April 26, 2026 By: Archbishop Ronald Hicks Watch Archbishop Hicks homily from todays Mass at St. Patricks Cathedral here. On Good Shepherd Sunday and the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Archbishop…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago  (257+ words) Homilies, Leo XIV The Pope to the newly ordained: Feel yourselves part of this suffering humanity that longs for abundant life Holy Mass with Priestly Ordinations This April 26, Good Shepherd Sunday, on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (394+ words) Pope Leo XIV held an audience on Monday with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, and prayed with her in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. In his greetings, the Pope…...