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Cathedral of the Holy'Cross in Boston celebrates longtime rector with final service
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (273+ words) Longtime rector Rev. Msgr. Kevin O'Leary was celebrated with a final special service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on Sunday after 18 years in the position. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End of…...
Africans say a Black pope would be nice to have. But they are not too hopeful
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (776+ words) The answer will come soon, as the cardinals eligible to elect the new pope open their conclave next Wednesday at the Sistine Chapel. At least three African cardinals are among those currently cited as "papabile," the term used by Vatican…...
Pope urges young people to resist temptation of corruption in big Mass in Cameroon
1+ week, 3+ day ago (762+ words) Leo traveled to the port city of Douala, Cameroon's financial and economic hub, on a day dedicated to encouraging the country's youth. Later Friday back in the capital, Youande, Leo has an appointment with students, professors and administrators at the…...
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine
1+ week, 5+ day ago (803+ words) Leo's visit to Annaba, the modern-day Hippo, was a spiritual homecoming for the American pope on his second full day in Algeria. He arrived Monday on a first-ever papal visit, against the backdrop of his calls for peace that have…...
Peter Thiel's lecture series on the Antichrist comes to Rome, and Catholic institutions back away
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (793+ words) The invitation-only conference in Rome, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven so controversial that the Catholic universities initially associated with it have all denied official involvement. Thiel is a co-founder of Pay Pal and Palantir, the data-mining company that has…...
Pope starts Africa tour in Algeria and calls for peace against Iran war's backdrop
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (805+ words) By NICOLE WINFIELD, AOMAR OUALI and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Leo's arrival in Algiers marks the start of an11-day tourof four African nations " Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea " that will bring the first U. S. -born pope deep into thegrowing heart of the…...
Pope urges peace in Easter Mass
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (319+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue. Leo, the first U. S. -born pope, emphasized Easter's message of hope as a…...
Pope's Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges
2+ week, 2+ day ago (961+ words) Leo's line, of course, referred to his Augustinian spirituality. But his connection to the Algerian-born St. Augustine, the towering figure of Christianity who is known well to Algeria's Sunni Muslim majority, served at the very least to favorably introduce Leo…...
Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
3+ week, 2+ day ago (629+ words) By COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS, Associated Press "I think it will be an important sign because of what the pope represents, a spiritual leader in the world today, and for this voice, that everyone wants to hear, that says…...
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (89+ words) Boston Herald Trinity Church in Boston, along with places of worship around the state, kicked off Holy Week on Sunday with a traditional Palm Sunday procession. Sunday's procession took place outside the church in the brisk air of Copley Square....