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Annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal Serves Those Who "Thirst for the Gospel
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (294+ words) WASHINGTON " The Catholic faithful who give to the annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal are imitating Jesus, who "spent little time in cities but built his ministry in fishing villages and rural areas," said Bishop Chad W. Zielinski, chairman of the U. S. Conference…...
Pope at Easter: Jesus showed nonviolence is true power over evil
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (961+ words) Celebrating the joy of Christ's resurrection, Pope Leo XIV said the faithful cannot be indifferent or resign themselves to the evil in the world. To "make the cry for peace that springs from our hearts be heard," he announced he…...
Pope: Don't be paralyzed by mistrust, fear; be catalyzed by Christ to build peace
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (717+ words) During the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV said sin is like the stone that sealed Jesus' tomb, separating us from God and seeking to kill his words of hope within us. But, he said, God responds…...
Pope at Colosseum: Follow Christ's path, including the Way of the Cross, to bring peace
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (813+ words) "Every person in authority will have to answer to God for the way they exercise their power," said the reflection for the first station, "Jesus is condemned to death." Inspired by the life of St. Francis of Assisi, this year's…...
Good Friday liturgy underscores need to break 'this chain' of violence
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (492+ words) At the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica, the homily framed Christ's Passion as a radical answer to violence, presenting love and restraint as the only way to interrupt its cycle. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A message of nonviolence and…...
Jesus shows how to give life and freedom, not dominate and destroy, pope says
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (803+ words) People tend to consider themselves powerful when they dominate, victorious when they destroy and great when they are feared, Pope Leo XIV said during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday April 2. Christ, however, shows a different kind…...
'In this dark hour of history,' do not shy away from your mission, pope says
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1031+ words) In the first Holy Thursday homily of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV called on Catholics to embrace a mission of selfless love, leaving behind comfort and control. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to reject comfort, power and…...
All Catholics share in Church's mission, not just clergy, pope says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (437+ words) Drawing on Second Vatican Council teaching, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the important role of laypeople in the Church and the world. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church's mission, called to live and…...
'Lay down your weapons,' pope says in Palm Sunday Mass, calling for peace
1+ week, 4+ day ago (595+ words) Opening Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV pointed to Christ's Passion and urged prayers for peace, especially in the Middle East. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV used his first Palm Sunday Mass to issue a forceful plea for peace, urging…...
Pope in Monaco: Wealth of the Gospel, riches of the earth must be shared
1+ week, 5+ day ago (960+ words) MONACO (CNS) -- Built behind fortresses and perched on precipitous rock, the tiny principality of Monaco has survived centuries of invasions, revolutions and world wars, but now this prestigious Mediterranean haven must reach out and share its faith and its riches,…...