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With Lexington Park Mass, Cardinal McElroy begins parish visits in St. Mary’s County
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (698+ words) The parish hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish buzzed with the low, cheerful hum of voices on March 5 as people gathered around folding tables set with light refreshments. Coffee cups clinked softly while small groups leaned close to talk....
In Hope We Are Saved
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (292+ words) At the same time, I was encouraged to see that in many neighborhoods throughout the Twin Cities, many homes and some businesses display signs of support for the immigrant community. Those signs serve as silent, yet powerful reminders that love,…...
Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in US
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (386+ words) Pope Leo XIV met two sociologists on March 5 who have co-authored a book on Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass in the United States. Stephen Cranney, a data scientist and lecturer in sociology at The Catholic University of America,…...
Text of Pope Leo’s March 4 general audience
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (299+ words) The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's general audience address given Mar. 4 at St. Peter's Square. Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! Today, we will continue our exploration of the Conciliar Constitution Lumen gentium, a…...
CUA student among ‘perpetual pilgrims’ to travel National Eucharistic Pilgrimage patriotic route
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (321+ words) Nine young adults have been selected as "perpetual pilgrims" to travel with the Eucharist along the East Coast this summer in the third National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. The pilgrims " five men and four women " will participate in the pilgrimage's full route,…...
Vatican commission warns of replacing God with ‘world governed by machines’
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (968+ words) The Vatican's International Theological Commission has warned that if humanity places total trust in technology in a "world ruled by machines," it risks replacing the "living God" with a counterfeit "virtual God." The assessment came in a sweeping new document,…...
Vatican synod study group proposes creation of pontifical commission for new technologies
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (923+ words) A Synod on Synodality study group has recommended the creation of a new "Pontifical Commission for Digital Culture and New Technologies" in the first of 15 synod study group reports expected in the coming weeks. The Vatican published the first two…...
Question corner: The annulment process
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (612+ words) Question corner: The annulment process'Catholic Standard Question corner: The annulment process Q: I've recently decided to return to my childhood Catholic faith after many years aways, and my priest told me I need to get an annulment. When I called the…...
Church is holy by Christ’s presence, not human perfection, pope says
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (331+ words) The Catholic Church is both a community made up of fragile and limited human beings and a divine reality, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience. The pope continued his series on the Second Vatican Council March 4 in…...
On Nativity Parish’s 125th anniversary, longtime and new parishioners praise its legacy of faith
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1804+ words) It's safe to say that all church communities have their ups and downs, but Nativity Parish in Washington, D.C., celebrated that in a special way in August 2025, as Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop emeritus of Washington, blessed the long-awaited new elevator…...