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Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict, says young Catholics are a sign of hope
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (728+ words) Speaking to tens of thousands in Rimini, Leo warned against a culture that “rearms minds, words and nations” and argued that Christians must respond with mercy, encounter and a commitment to peace. He also delivered a message of encouragement to…...
Pope begins his summer break after decisive flexing of muscle on international and church stage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1071+ words) Leo is spending the rest of July at the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, the Vatican’s historic summer residence south of Rome that the American pope has turned into his weekly getaway for tennis and swimming. The Vatican said Leo…...
As Pope Leo faces traditionalists' schism, a Minnesota church merges old customs with fidelity
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1105+ words) “Our Catholic faith is a living tradition, and there is a difference between being rooted and being stuck,” the Rev. John Ubel said in homilies Sunday at English-language and Latin Masses. Since the Second Vatican Council modernized the liturgy more…...
What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (817+ words) The ancient Latin Mass and ceremony, being celebrated Wednesday before thousands of faithful, marks the first major crisis for Leo. The American pope has prioritized church unity and healing tensions with traditionalists that worsened during the Pope Francis pontificate. The…...
Pope Leo XIV urges Italians to rediscover their faith during prayer before remains of St Augustine
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (615+ words) Leo traveled by helicopter to Pavia, near Milan, where the remains of the fifth-century saint are kept. Leo prayed quietly before the small gold-rimmed glass box containing the remains that had been brought to the altar of the San Pietro…...
As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what alien life might mean for religion
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (770+ words) LOS ANGELES (ABC NEWS) — In “Disclosure Day,” out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of extraterrestrial life — and the implications it would have for religion on Earth. But Spielberg is hardly the only one…...
Pope honors Barcelona sacred monuments on death centenary of Sagrada Familia designer Gaudí
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (506+ words) Leo opened his day by visiting inmates at a Barcelona prison, keeping up the tradition of Pope Francis to use his foreign trips to minister to those who can’t join in the public celebrations when a pope comes to town....
Pope Leo urges Spaniards to to set aside "polarizing narratives" during first papal visit in 15 years
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (793+ words) (CBS) — Pope Leo XIV urged Spaniards on Saturday to stop “fanning the flames of polarization” as he arrived in Spain at a moment of political turmoil for the Socialist-led government and a credibility crisis for the Catholic Church. The American…...
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1108+ words) (ABC) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to…...
Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (813+ words) ATLANTA (RNS) — The past 25 years have been rough for American churches and other houses of worship. The median worship attendance dropped by more than half. Church closures and the rise of the nones — those who claim no religion — have grabbed…...