3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (219+ words) The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Sept. 9 in St. Peter’s Square. Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! The journey that made it possible to highlight the fundamental characteristics and rights of…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (434+ words) Pope Leo XIV explained why “giving witness to unity” is something close to his heart in a Sept. 9 audience with bishops associated with the Focolare movement. The pope, whose motto is “In the One, we are one,” underlined the urgent…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (598+ words) Pope Leo XIV returned Sept. 7 to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions.” The pope traveled to Genazzano, a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (807+ words) As you get up and get ready each day, do you take time to think about how the work you’re about to do is holy? I think many of us forget that in the hustle and bustle of life. As…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) Pope Leo XIV began the five-week Season of Creation by calling on the faithful to step away from the frenzy of daily life to “hear the melodious voice of creation,” stressing that “it is not yet too late” to repair…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (448+ words) The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s 2026 message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation celebrated by the Church on Sept. 1. “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (430+ words) Cardinal Wilton Gregory, an archbishop emeritus of Washington, blessed the new Benedictine Learning Center at St. Anselm’s Abbey School in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 28 and reminded the students, teachers and staff that the “final purpose” of a Catholic education is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to follow the example of its namesake by giving witness to their faith through serving the poor. “Saint Vincent de Paul demonstrated that prayer and social justice…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (469+ words) There are many opportunities for Catholics across the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to observe this year’s Season of Creation, which will begin on Sept. 1 (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) and end on Oct. 4 (the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Aug. 26 in St. Peter’s Basilica. In this final catechesis on the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium, today I would like to look at the reasons why the Council…...