4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1083+ words) Study Group 7 says bishops’ visits to Rome should be instruments of missionary conversion, communal discernment, and greater co-responsibility in the Church. VATICAN CITY — For centuries, “ad limina apostolorum” visits — the periodic pilgrimage of diocesan bishops to the tombs of the…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (622+ words) by INFOVATICANA | September 14, 2026 The feast has its roots in fourth-century Jerusalem and was later linked both to the veneration of Christ’s Cross and to the recovery of the relic after the Persians seized it in the seventh century. Crucifixion was…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (572+ words) By Kurt Jensen, OSV News WASHINGTON OSV News — While overwhelming sorrow at the memory of the dead from 9/11 comes easily, the continuing challenge for Catholics is forgiveness and reconciliation in a fractured world, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said in his…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago   (377+ words) Pope Leo XIV yesterday remembered the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and renewed his appeal for peace amid conflicts and violence around the world. Source: National Catholic Register. Speaking in English after praying the Angelus with the faithful gathered…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (325+ words) By Courtney Mares, OSV News ROME OSV News — Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in his Sunday Angelus address, praying for “those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day.” Speaking from…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago   (234+ words) His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia received a delegation of academics and educators participating in the 12th International Summer University at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Redfern, Sydney, on Thursday, September 10. The International Summer University, titled “Greek…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago   (659+ words) During his Angelus address yesterday, to pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the power of forgiving others as Christ has forgiven us, in order to counter hatred, division and violence, and promote peace and love....

17+ hour, 23+ min ago   (297+ words) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square. "Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (297+ words) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. “Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (527+ words) Pope Leo XIV dedicated his Wednesday General Audience to the dignity of the human person, urging Christians to defend it in every circumstance with “the light and strength of the Gospel.” Continuing his reflections on the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral…...