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Stonewall Pride Mass draws Catholics for message of faith, inclusion, hope

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1025+ words) Organized annually by'Out at St. Paul, the LGBTQ+ ministry of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan, and set against the backdrop of one of the country's most significant civil rights landmarks, participants celebrated the Eucharist while affirming the ministry's three…...

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ncronline. org > news > bishops-plan-mass-pilgrimage-mountain-trump-administration-seeks-seize

Bishops plan Mass on pilgrimage mountain Trump administration seeks to seize

5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1115+ words) As the Trump administration moves to seize a diocesan pilgrimage site for the border wall, bishops from New Mexico and Texas are calling on the faithful to join them for Mass on the mountain. In a June 23 message, Bishop Peter…...

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ncronline. org > opinion > guest-voices > african-theologian-considers-what-africa-can-contribute-popes-consistory

An African theologian considers what Africa can contribute to pope's consistory

13+ hour, 21+ min ago  (307+ words) Men and women pray during Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the university community at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaound, Cameroon, April 17, 2026. (CNS/Lola Gomez) by Stan Chu Ilo This week, Pope Leo XIV has invited the College…...

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ncronline. org > news > sspx-doubles-down-defiance-vatican-ii-open-letter

SSPX doubles down on defiance of Vatican II in open letter

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (815+ words) The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X issued an open'letter to Pope Leo XIV and the College of Cardinals asserting its adherence to'Catholic tradition while proceeding with plans to consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate. In a statement…...

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ncronline. org > news > diocesan-survey-new-catholic-converts-looking-virtue-truth-joining-church

Diocesan survey: New Catholic converts looking for virtue, truth by joining church

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (870+ words) People who joined the Catholic Church this year wanted to grow in goodness and virtue, desired a deeper understanding of truth and sought a greater sense of inner peace, according to a new report released Thursday (June 18) by the Archdiocese…...

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ncronline. org > opinion > guest-voices > dear-bishops-devotion-sacred-heart-requires-solidarity-lgbtq-community

Dear bishops: Devotion to Sacred Heart requires solidarity with LGBTQ community

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (390+ words) Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U. S. bishops' conference, concelebrates Mass as the bishops consecrate the U. S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Orlando, Florida, June 11, 2026, during their spring plenary assembly. (OSV News/Bob Roller) The statement is…...

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ncronline. org > opinion > world-cup-begins-catholic-social-teaching-requires-our-attention

As the World Cup begins, Catholic social teaching requires our attention

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (534+ words) When the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins today (June 11), it will be the largest in the tournament's history and the first time three nations " the United States, Canada and Mexico " will jointly host. Millions will travel across borders. Billions will tune…...

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ncronline. org > culture > pride-month-sacred-heart-jesus-bleeds-queer-catholics

This Pride Month, the Sacred Heart of Jesus bleeds for queer Catholics

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (591+ words) National Catholic Reporter 'Sacred Heart of Jesus' by Dani M. Jim'nez of And Her Saints (Black Catholic Messenger) Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. Learn more The podcast "Godsplaining," a ministry of the Eastern Province Dominicans, recently published an…...

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ncronline. org > vatican > pope-leo-meets-victims-spanish-church-reckons-sex-abuse-crisis

Pope Leo meets with victims as Spanish church reckons with sex abuse crisis

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (851+ words) Pope Leo XIV meets with abuse victims at the Apostolic Nunciature in Madrid June 8, 2026, during his June 6-12 apostolic journey to Spain. During the conversation, which lasted nearly an hour, each of six victims, drawing on their own experiences, offered Leo…...

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ncronline. org > news > popes-slavery-apology-draws-praise-jesuit-slaveholding-legacy-turns-reconciliation

Pope's slavery apology draws praise as Jesuit slaveholding legacy turns to reconciliation

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1439+ words) People pause to view a memorial marker to the unknown enslaved people buried at St. Peter Claver Parish's cemetery in St. Inigoes, Md. , after Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington blessed the memorial Nov. 26, 2022. At least 24 parishes in the archdiocese have requested…...