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New documentary brings 'farm boy' martyr Blessed Stanley Rother to wider Church
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (702+ words) (OSV'News) " Francisco Bocel remembers the night three assassins forced him to bring them to Father Stanley Rother. Bocel shared how he still carries that traumatic moment with him " one of many being featured " in an upcoming documentary on the life…...
Newly restructured ministry department will work across disciplines, alongside deanery leaders
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (1094+ words) KANSAS CITY, Kan. " A changing of the guard is an exciting time. It's full of pomp, circumstance, ritual, colors and music. It brings celebration and, as the name suggests, change. Since the archdiocese's "changing of the guard" last year with…...
Saints" lives lead us down the path to our own holiness
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (513+ words) by Father Keith Chadwick Who are the saints? They are a key part of living the Catholic life, and yet there is much confusion over devotion to them. Canonized saints are the men and women that the church formally declares…...
Bishops kick off World Cup play with joint Welcome Mass
16+ hour, 34+ min ago (375+ words) by Jay Soldner Special to The Leaven In his homily, Archbishop Mc Knight reflected on the connection between the world's most popular sports event and the Catholic way of life. "Our Mass today near the beginning of the World Cup…...
Father Timothy Skoch named new director of vocations
16+ hour, 34+ min ago (903+ words) KANSAS CITY, Kan. " The call to the priesthood might be best illustrated by Caravaggio's "The Calling of Saint Matthew," suggested Father Dan Morris. "In that painting, there's Jesus pointing to Matthew, but then there's Peter also trying to point like…...
As America marks 250 years, Ukrainian Catholic bishops offer a lesson in what freedom costs
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (714+ words) (OSV'News) " As America's 250th anniversary was celebrated across the States and the world, with Pope Leo XIV accepting the Liberty Medal for the occasion, U. S. Ukrainian'Catholic'bishops asked Americans to consider the meaning of freedom through the experience of a nation still fighting…...
Pope Leo starts his summer break at Castel Gandolfo with cheerful welcome
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (700+ words) by Paulina Guzik and Junno Arocho Esteves (OSV'News) " When the papal coat of arms was hung at the balcony of the papal Castel Gandolfo residence July 5, locals knew that their main summer protagonist was on the way. On Sunday afternoon,…...
Archbishop Mc Knight reflects on the Holy See's announcement regarding SSPX
1+ week, 1+ day ago (288+ words) The following is a letter from Archbishop Shawn Mc Knight regarding the Holy See's announcement concerning the Society of Saint Pius X." I have received the announcement from the Holy See regarding the episcopal consecrations carried out by bishops of the…...
Vatican declares SSPX in schism. What does it mean?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1214+ words) (OSV'News) " The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be "in schism" after the traditionalist group consecrated four bishops without the papal mandate, marking the most serious rupture in the Church since Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's unauthorized episcopal…...
Pope Leo XIV: AI must be disarmed
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (423+ words) In paragraph 16 of the encyclical, Leo XIV tells us that he is addressing all those of good will: "I address this heartfelt appeal to all the Catholic faithful, to all Christians and to all men and women of goodwill." The…...