1+ week, 3+ day ago  (658+ words) ROME " Pope Leo XIV lifted a wooden cross and held it aloft from his waist at the start of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (619+ words) 12. "Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.'" " Luke 23: 34 13. "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." " John 19: 30 14. "At that…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (408+ words) Within the Christian worldview, some might ask, "What's the big deal about evangelism?" We would think this response would come from non-believers, but sadly, there are also church members who have the same calloused attitude. When we consider the idea…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (463+ words) Thousands of worshippers flocked to St Peter's Square on Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first Easter Mass address as pontiff. Framed by white roses on the central balcony of the Vatican's basilica, the pope called on "those…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (794+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another. With…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (272+ words) Pope Leo XIV began his first pre-Easter week as pontiff by holding the traditional Palm Sunday Mass in front of a congregation of tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square. The ceremony marks the start of Holy Week…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (565+ words) Pope Leo XIV begins an 11-day tour of Africa on Monday, his first major international trip since becoming pontiff and the first ever by a leader of the world's Catholics to the Muslim country of Algeria. Leo is due to…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (74+ words) For the first time, three of America's most influential cardinals and archbishops agreed to a joint interview, sharing their candid take on war in Iran, immigration, and the future of the Catholic Church. Sunday on 60 Minutes. For the first time,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (380+ words) Pope Leo XIV urged residents of the cosmopolitan Mediterranean principality of Monaco on Saturday to use their wealth, influence and Catholic faith for good, especially to uphold Catholic teaching on protecting the sanctity of life. The pontiff made a one-day…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (558+ words) Israel said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem would regain access to Christianity's holiest site after the decision to block him from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday triggered international condemnation. Police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the church,…...