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Kiki’s Corner: Giving up negativity for Lent
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (719+ words) How many of you watch the Winter Olympics? We are so proud of the American hockey men's team that received the gold medal! What an honor after all these years since 1980. Those young men, I know how hard they work,…...
What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to a new AP-NORC poll
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (838+ words) As he promises to work for unity in a polarized church, Americans with very different views about the future of the church are feeling optimistic about his pontificate. Terry Barber, a 50-year-old Catholic from Sacramento, California, hopes Leo will seek…...
Pope: First millennial saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (80+ words) ROME (AP) " Pope Leo XIV on Friday set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church's first millennial-era saint Carlo Acutis. Leo made the announcement during a meeting of cardinals, known as a consistory, to set the dates…...
Being a devout Catholic at a secular college can be challenging. Some call it a blessing.
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (902+ words) They sing Gregorian chants in Latin, pray and receive Communion at a side chapel " inside the huge, nondenominational Princeton Chapel " that young, devoted Catholics see as a sacred refuge in a mostly liberal and secular Ivy League environment. "I feel…...
Bishop Brennan: Pope Leo XIV to continue outreach focus of Catholic Church
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (152+ words) WHEELING " The Most Rev. Mark Brennan, Bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, believes newly-elected Pope Leo XIV will continue the commitment of the Catholic Church to social justice based on his name choice and hopes Catholics can rally around him as…...
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (76+ words) VATICAN CITY (AP) " Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing…...
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1076+ words) Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. "I would also like to thank all my brother cardinals who have chosen me to be the successor of Peter and to walk together with you as…...
Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica
10+ mon, 11+ hour ago (514+ words) A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" " the pope's name in Latin. A light cast its warm glow over the tomb and a reproduction of the late pontiff's pectoral cross on the wall above it....
Tens of thousands file into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay final respects to Pope Francis
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (1020+ words) The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main aisle to pay their last respects to Francis, who died Monday at age 88 after a stroke. The Vatican…...
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1731+ words) Bells tolled in churches from his native Argentina to the Philippines and across Rome as news spread around the world. "At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated…...