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Bishop says church heritage must inspire faith, hope
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (315+ words) CAGAYAN DE ORO City" The Catholic Church must do more than preserve its historic churches and artifacts, a Catholic bishop said Thursday, urging heritage workers to connect conservation with faith and mission. Speaking at the closing Mass of the 14th Biennial…...
Vatican synod report urges women’s input in preparing future priests
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (363+ words) The General Secretariat of the Synod has published a preliminary'report'urging that women's "views and assessments" be given due weight in the discernment of candidates for priesthood and warning against seminary models that separate future priests from the ordinary life of…...
This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of March
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (322+ words) Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of March is for disarmament and peace. In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question to the faithful: "Would you imagine what a world without wars would be…...
Family is key to building a synodal Church, says CBCP head
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (219+ words) Families are at the heart of building a synodal Church, the head of the Catholic Bishops" Conference of the Philippines said Saturday, calling on parents and children to listen, pray, and discern together. Speaking at the closing Mass of the…...
Pope Leo XIV names new apostolic vicar of Tabuk
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (262+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed Fr. Sean Mejia, the temporary administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk, as its new bishop. The announcement came on Mejia's 54th birthday. The bishop-elect will become the third apostolic vicar of Tabuk, a missionary…...
Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies
1+ week, 4+ day ago (317+ words) In a private exchange with priests of the Diocese of Rome on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV responded to four questions, advising them on prayer, study, and priestly fraternity. The off-camera moment took place after Leo gave a public speech to…...
Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV’s 11-day pastoral visit to 4 African countries in April
1+ week, 4+ day ago (635+ words) The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will undertake his first pastoral visit to Africa as pontiff April 1323. In a statement released on Wednesday, Feb. 25, the Holy See confirmed that the Holy Father's 11-day apostolic journey will take him…...
Pilgrimage to bring St. Francis relic to parishes nationwide
1+ week, 5+ day ago (197+ words) Catholics across the Philippines will have the rare opportunity to venerate a first-class relic of Saint Francis of Assisi during a nationwide pilgrimage. The relic relic, classified as "cineribus corporis," contains the bodily ashes of the saint. The pilgrimage, called…...
Thousands convene in Assisi to pray before bones of St. Francis on first day of historic viewing
2+ week, 30+ min ago (634+ words) Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St. Francis in his basilica in Assisi, Italy. The saint's bones will lie in a glass box through March…...
CBCP official warns of ‘two enemies’ facing seminarians
2+ week, 4+ day ago (370+ words) A Catholic archbishop has warned young seminarians that insecurity and pride pose serious dangers to priestly formation, urging them to guard their vocation. Speaking during a Mass at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City on February 12 for…...