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The short prayer that gives Pope Leo peace at night
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (451+ words) Pope Leo XIV offered a personal glimpse into his spiritual life during a private audience with a Spanish missionary priest from Extremadura: "I say the prayer of John XXIII: "Lord, I'm going to sleep. The Church is yours; you take care…...
Elders must be listened to, says Leo at care home in Angola
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (231+ words) ALBERTO PIZZOLI | ALBERTO PIZZOLI "The elderly must not only be helped; above all, they must be listened to," said Pope Leo XIV during a visit to a care home for the elderly in Saurimo (Angola) on the eighth day of…...
'Mother of the Heart' brings hope on old slave trade route
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (385+ words) ALBERTO PIZZOLI | AFP On April 19, Pope Leo XIV prayed at Angola's shrine to "Mam" Muxima," the "Mother of the Heart" of the Angolan people at the country's most important Marian shrine. From this place of pilgrimage, situated in the middle…...
In Angola, Pope Leo prays for Ukraine, Lebanon
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (344+ words) ALBERTO PIZZOLI | AFP In the midst of stage three of his four-country, 10-day, five-language visit to Africa, Pope Leo mentioned some specific intentions after celebrating Mass in Kilamba, Angola, this morning. While we are in the midst of celebrating the…...
This English martyr is the patron saint of booksellers
1+ day, 3+ min ago (295+ words) In the Catholic Church, there are patron saints for nearly every profession. This is encouraging, as it can give us examples to follow, and saints to invoke for our particular vocation. For anyone who is a bookseller or publisher (especially…...
Belonging before believing: My wife, the Evangelist
1+ day, 6+ min ago (693+ words) Virrage Images | Virrage Images My son's confirmation Mass and our Easter dinner table had one surprise guest: a non-Catholic delivery guy. Join our family rosary and you'll hear specific prayers for another delivery guy's progress through his vocational school. I…...
5 Great resources to help you understand the Mass
23+ hour, 58+ min ago (376+ words) Courtesy of Ascension Press The Catholic Church was overjoyed to welcome record numbers of new converts this past Easter " and Aleteia wishes a warm and loving welcome to all our new brothers and sisters in Christ! If you're one of…...
How the road to Emmaus mirrors what happens at Mass
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (496+ words) Wikipedia | Public Domain What can be surprising to some people is that the Gospels don't end with Jesus' death and resurrection. In fact, in each Gospel there are additional stories that tell what happens after Jesus' resurrection. These stories relate…...
Africa, living in bubbles, and hope: Pope addresses students
2+ day, 14+ min ago (735+ words) ALBERTO PIZZOLI | ALBERTO PIZZOLI Forming "consciences that are free" should help inspire "prophetic change in the face of the tragedies and forms of poverty of our time," Pope Leo XIV noted during a meeting with students at the Catholic University…...
How a visit to the Holy Land changed a "de facto Catholic"
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (535+ words) Courtesy of Hunter Bratton Many who have been to the Holy Land share a similar take-away: For Hunter Bratton, visiting the Sea of Galilee "contextualized the Gospel stories that took place there." Reading those passages later, "you have a much…...