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Lift Up Your Eyes: The three heights of Leo's visit to Spain
46+ min ago (736+ words) aleteia. org Lift Up Your Eyes: The three heights of Leo's visit to Spain STEFANO RELLANDINI | AFP The motto chosen for Pope Leo XIV's June visit to Spain " Alzad la mirada, rendered in English as "Lift up your eyes" " comes…...
Pope flight delays and emergency landings: JPII's 1990 event
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (367+ words) SIMONE RISOLUTI | SIMONE RISOLUTI When the world's top VIPs fly around the globe, there aren't many occasions of technical difficulties. But every once in a while, we are reminded that even kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers -- and yes,…...
American CEO and missionary is on the road to sainthood
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (355+ words) While many officially recognized saints are priests or religious, there has been an increasing number of causes that focus on ordinary men and women from the laity. Such is the case of John Rick Miller, a layman who was a…...
Catholics converts: The story behind the numbers
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (516+ words) A surge of converts to Catholicism has been in the news lately, but what do the numbers really tell us? Pew Research Center recently released the results of a comprehensive study of converts to Catholicism in the U. S. The numbers help…...
The Eucharist shapes our character, says Sydney prelate
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (216+ words) Saeed Khan | AFP In preparation for the 2028 International Eucharistic Congress in Sydney, Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP, issued a brief pastoral letter to the faithful of the archdiocese. Released for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi and titled "Adoring the Eucharistic Lord:…...
There's value in weakness: Pope's beautiful letter on aging
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (572+ words) ANDREAS SOLARO | AFP Old age is a "complex season rich in possibilities" that helps us appreciate "the value of weakness" and the "infinite dignity" of human life in "all its stages." These are some of the key ideas of a…...
Pope to migrant traffickers in Tenerife: "Stop. Repent.
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (539+ words) Pope Leo XIV closed his first apostolic visit to Spain on Friday with a forceful address on migration in Tenerife, directly confronting those who profit from the trade in human beings and urging host communities to move beyond charity toward…...
Pope Leo XIV: The Sacred Heart teaches us how to love
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (421+ words) PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU | AFP The love of God shown to us in "the humanity of the Savior and in the movements of his Most Sacred Heart" is "immutable and faithful even in the face of incomprehension and rejection, fear, sadness, and…...
An act of hope: Bishops consecrate US to Sacred Heart
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (782+ words) Bishops recite together the Prayer of Consecration to the Sacred Heart. On June 11, 2026, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U. S. bishops formally consecrated the United States of America to the…...
US Bishops support sainthood cause of Minnesota priest
1+ day, 23+ min ago (331+ words) One of the first steps in the cause of beatification and canonization of any individual is the consultation of the local group of bishops. In the case of Msgr. Joseph Buh, a priest who ministered in the Diocese of Duluth,…...