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Video Pope Leo celebrates 1 year as pontiff
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (172+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Pope Leo celebrates 1 year as pontiff ABC News' Melissa Adan discusses the pope's first year and the surging interest in Catholicism around the world. Chances for severe weather this weekend; heat wave…...
Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1194+ words) The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the…...
Pope celebrates first anniversary of election with visit to Pompeii to pray at shrine
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (661+ words) Pope Leo XIV has marked the first anniversary of his election by praying in Pompeii POMPEII, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV spent the first anniversary of his election Friday by praying in the ancient city of Pompeii, commemorating a Marian feast…...
Pope Leo XIV sought pastoral role in first year, but sparring with Trump intervened
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1304+ words) In his first year as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV seems driven not by the dramatic gesture or tensions that often fueled the papacy of his predecessor, but by a calm, persistent zeal to preach the Gospel and emphasize community and…...
Elaborately decorated skeletons in Catholic churches across Bavaria take some visitors by surprise
3+ day, 31+ min ago (727+ words) Four skeletons, known as catacomb saints or Holy Bodies, have been on display for centuries at the Catholic monastery church of Banz in southern Germany BAD STAFFELSTEIN, Germany -- It is a sight that has sent shivers down the spines of…...
Pope will inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (521+ words) Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month The June 6-12 visit will first bring Leo to Madrid for meetings with the government, parliament and King Felipe VI and…...
Does frequent worship lead to better mental health? Often, but not always, experts say
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (640+ words) NEW YORK -- Worldwide, the landscape of religion is not serene. Many denominations have been racked by divisions. In some regions, believers are targeted with violence. Countless faith leaders have betrayed their flocks via corruption or sexual abuse. Against this backdrop,…...
Video Pope Leo appoints bishop to lead West Virginia Catholics
1+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Pope Leo appoints bishop to lead West Virginia Catholics Pope Leo appointed Bishop Evelio Menjivar, who was formely an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Flood threat across the…...
Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating
1+ week, 1+ day ago (435+ words) Pope Leo XIV is encouraging some of the wealthiest U. S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works ROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Saturday encouraged some of the wealthiest U. S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works,…...
Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop
1+ week, 2+ day ago (734+ words) West Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- The next bishop for West Virginia Catholics will be an El Salvador-born advocate for immigrants who has opposed…...