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On U. S. Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV honors migrants in Lampedusa " Diocese of Scranton
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (1378+ words) LAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) " For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350, 000 people and performed postmortem examinations on those who died making the crossing to Lampedusa, where migrants rescued from the Mediterranean first arrived. One story,…...
Reading the Signs of the Times" is theme for Solemn Novena to Saint Ann
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (300+ words) SCRANTON " Father Richard Burke, C. P. , Rector of Saint Ann's Monastery has announced the dates for the 2026 Solemn Novena to Saint Ann. The Novena will take place from Friday, July 17, through Sunday, July 26, the Feast Day of Saint Ann. The Passionist preachers…...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends, but "the journey continues
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (11+ words) Diocese of Scranton...
Bishops express sorrow, warn faithful and call for prayer after SSPX excommunications
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (961+ words) (OSV News) " Several U. S. bishops have issued statements expressing sorrow, warning the faithful and urging prayers for unity following the Vatican's July 2 excommunication of adherents of the now-schismatic Society of St. Pius X. The Switzerland-based SSPX " which has for decades wrangled with…...
Pope Leo's July prayer intention: "For respect for human life'
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (386+ words) (Vatican News) " Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him this July in praying for respect for human life. In his prayer intention for the month of July, the Pope is praying "for the respect and…...
Pope Leo to address National Eucharistic Pilgrimage during closing Mass in Philadelphia
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (905+ words) (OSV News) " The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends July 5 with a closing Mass, procession and celebration in Philadelphia, which will begin with a special video message from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo will speak to "pilgrims gathered in Philadelphia, those participating virtually,…...
SSPX carries out unauthorized consecration of 4 bishops despite pope's warning against it
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (701+ words) (OSV News) " Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in "c'ne, Switzerland, with Mass broadcasted live and thousands of…...
Pope Leo XIV: Sts. Peter and Paul show us how to be "servants of the truth in charity
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (718+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " On the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV personally placed the pallium on the shoulders of 35 metropolitan archbishops, urging them to follow the example of the patron saints of Rome in being "builders…...
New priests share journeys of discernment and discipleship that led to 2026 ordinations
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (1065+ words) (OSV News) " Father James Musgrave III, 39, a Detroit native who is one of more than 400 men ordained to the priesthood in the United States this year, came late not only to his discernment, but also to faith itself. He grew…...
Previously unpublished homilies of Pope Benedict XVI released in English
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (425+ words) VATICAN CITY (Vatican News) " An English edition of a book of Pope Benedict XVI's previously unpublished homilies has been released by the Vatican. "The Lord Holds Us by the Hand" offers readers a collection of Pope Benedict's homilies, allowing them…...