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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass, skips naming wars in Urbi et Orbi
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (214+ words) Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" - from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided…...
'Desire to return to church': Catholic statistics show growth; anecdotes of other Christian denominations reflect similar surge
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (189+ words) A Holy Thursday Mass is celebrated at St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown, Pa., April 2, 2026. Bishop Mark L. Bartchak delivers a homily during a Holy Thursday service at St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown, Pa., April 2, 2026. Bishop Mark L. Bartchak (center) washes…...
PHOTO GALLERY | St.John Gualbert hosts Bishop Bartchak for Holy Thursday
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (192+ words) PHOTO GALLERY | St.John Gualbert hosts Bishop Bartchak for Holy Thursday'tribdem.com A Holy Thursday service is held at St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown, PA., Thursday service, Apr.2, 2026. Bishop Mark Bartchak gives a sermon during a Holy Thursday service…...
Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in a tradition marking the end of the Christmas season
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (132+ words) Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The lit Christmas tree is backdropped by the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Faithful listen to Pope Leo XIV's…...
Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (358+ words) Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings'The Tribune-Democrat Federal immigration officers shoot, wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of…...
Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (283+ words) Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia'The Tribune-Democrat Pope Leo XIV closes St. Peter's Basilica Holy Door to end the 2025 ordinary Jubilee year, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025. Pope Leo XIV closes St. Peter's Basilica…...
Under glare of world's media, Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey, Lebanon on first foreign trip
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (227+ words) FILE - Pope Francis and Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew kneel to kiss the Stone of Unction in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, May 25, 2014. Locals and tourists visit the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey,…...
'I feel like I was heard': Pope meets with global group of clergy abuse survivors to talk zero tolerance
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (207+ words) Janet Aguti, left, and Evelyn Korkmaz, from the global organization of abuse victims and activists, Ending Clergy Abuse, join a press conference after a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Evelyn Korkmaz, left, Gemma…...
American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter's in a sign of change
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, sitting, delivers a speech as he celebrates the old Latin Mass for pilgrim in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Pope Leo XIV meets Cardinals and Bishops during an audience with pilgrims of the…...
Pope celebrates Mass in parish church with special ties to his Augustinian order
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (290+ words) Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for "merciful compassion" for the world's poor, victims of tyranny and wars, as he celebrated Mass in a parish church that has special spiritual ties to Leo's own'Augustinian'religious order. Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful…...