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As the World Cup begins, Catholic social teaching requires our attention
2+ day, 10+ hour 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…...
This Pride Month, the Sacred Heart of Jesus bleeds for queer Catholics
3+ day, 1+ hour 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…...
Pope Leo meets with victims as Spanish church reckons with sex abuse crisis
4+ day, 20+ hour 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…...
Pope's slavery apology draws praise as Jesuit slaveholding legacy turns to reconciliation
1+ week, 2+ 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…...
A Church at a crossroads: Spain's Catholics look to Pope Leo for encouragement
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1584+ words) People walk past a poster of Pope Leo XIV in Madrid May 28, 2026, ahead of the pontiff's June 6-12 apostolic visit to Spain. (OSV News/Reuters/Kacper Pempel) Gonzalo and three of his friends earn pocket money in a rather unusual way…...
Pope Leo calls Archbishop Fulton Sheen 'a light of faith' who touched millions with the Gospel
1+ week, 4+ day ago (645+ words) Pope Leo XIV praised Venerable'Fulton'Sheen on June 1 as "a light of faith, hope, and love" whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans " including the'pope himself as a child. Speaking at a Vatican audience with members…...
Pope Leo in Spain
1+ week, 5+ day ago (199+ words) Pope Leo XIV will visit Spain June 6-12, 2026, the first papal visit to the country since Pope Benedict XVI traveled to Madrid for World Youth Day in 2011. With stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, the visit will bring Leo…...
After legal fight, Chicago clergy bring spiritual care to ICE immigrant detainees
2+ week, 3+ day ago (990+ words) A procession in solidarity with ICE immigrant detainees organized by the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership in Chicago on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 2026. (Courtesy of Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership/Bryan Sebastian) Under a court-ordered agreement reached between a…...
Why is AI company Anthropic helping launch Pope Leo XIV's encyclical?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1595+ words) An Anthropic web page is seen in this March 1, 2026, illustration. Christopher Olah, the lead of Anthropic's interpretability team, will appear April 25 with Pope Leo XIV when he presents his encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas."" (OSV News/Reuters/Dado Ruvic) Follow on Twitter…...
Synod study group calls for greater role for laity in the selection of bishops
4+ week, 1+ day ago (836+ words) Follow on Twitter at @thomasreese SJ A'study group established by Pope Francis after the Synod on Synodality has called for a greater role for the laity and clergy in the selection of bishops, especially by involving the diocesan priests" council…...