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As jubilee year ends, the faithful heed Pope Leo’s call to keep the church alive
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (912+ words) By Paulina Guzik, OSV News VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " After a jubilee year not seen for centuries " with one pope opening the Holy Door and another closing it " Pope Leo XIV ended the Jubilee Year of Hope at St. Peter's…...
Pope Leo prays for Venezuela
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (89+ words) Pope Leo prays for Venezuela'Catholic Star Herald Pope Leo prays for Venezuela Pope Leo prayed for Venezuela during his Angelus Jan. 4. Pope Leo, bishops react to U.S. capture of Maduro with concern for Venezuela Reorganization of the Diocese Add the Catholic…...
‘Be open to what the Lord has in store for you,’ Pope Leo tells SEEK 2026 attendees
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (715+ words) By Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) " "Be open to what the Lord has in store for you," Pope Leo XIV said in a video address to thousands of youth and young adults attending the SEEK 2026 conference. The annual gathering…...
Hope begins in darkness, Bishop preaches at closing Mass for Jubilee Year
1+ week, 1+ day ago (554+ words) CAMDEN " Lights adorning the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Nativity scene twinkled as the Holy Family was lifted up as an example of hope for the closing Mass of the Jubilee Year. "There are people here today with situations in…...
Pope on Christmas Eve: To turn away others is to turn away God
1+ week, 5+ day ago (757+ words) By Carol Glatz / Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY " If people refuse to make room for others " like the poor, children and the stranger " then they also refuse to make room for God,PopeLeo XIV said as he celebrated the Birth…...
Pope Leo’s first Christmas message
1+ week, 5+ day ago (97+ words) Pope Leo's first Christmas message'Catholic Star Herald Pope Leo's first Christmas message Pope Leo XIV celebrated Christmas morning Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 25. "Responsibility the sure way to peace,' Pope Leo says in Christmas message…...
Bishop: New Bible translation shows ‘God never changes, but always has something new for us’
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (1183+ words) By Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) "TheCatholicAmerican Bible is set to replace the New American Bible Revised Edition in 2027, becoming the common text for the Mass lectionary, Liturgy of the Hours and private use. OSV News recently spoke with…...
Come all ye faithful: Christmas carols sing of God’s love, pope says
4+ week, 1+ day ago (419+ words) By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) " Christmas carols in every language and culture are expressions of how music can convey "feelings and emotions, even the deepest movements of the soul," Pope Leo XIV said after listening, clapping…...
Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to tenacity, hope, reconciliation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) By Elias Turk / Catholic News Agency BEIRUT " Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon's leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good during an address at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Nov. 30, continuing his weeklong apostolic…...
Christ is a King like no other
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) Belgium VG, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Editor's Note: The solemnity of Christ the King is November 23. With the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, the Church fittingly brings to a close the liturgical year of grace 2025. The contrasting…...