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On U. S. Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV honors migrants in Lampedusa " Diocese of Scranton
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (1378+ words) LAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) " For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350, 000 people and performed postmortem examinations on those who died making the crossing to Lampedusa, where migrants rescued from the Mediterranean first arrived. One story,…...
Reading the Signs of the Times" is theme for Solemn Novena to Saint Ann
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (300+ words) SCRANTON " Father Richard Burke, C. P. , Rector of Saint Ann's Monastery has announced the dates for the 2026 Solemn Novena to Saint Ann. The Novena will take place from Friday, July 17, through Sunday, July 26, the Feast Day of Saint Ann. The Passionist preachers…...
11th Catholic Men's Conference set for October
9+ min ago (165+ words) The 11th annual Catholic Men's Conference will be held from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Holy Redeemer High School, 159 South Pennsylvania Blvd. , Wilkes-Barre. With a theme this year of "Just Be Catholic," the conference features nationally known speakers and will conclude with…...
The Pope Sends a Message to Youth in Iraq
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (301+ words) Home - The Pope Sends a Message to Youth in Iraq Carmen "lvarez Cuadrado y Santiago Taboada Castillo Erbil is the fourth largest city in Iraq and capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. This area has been greatly affected by the war in…...
Making Things New: MT D'vila on Study Group 9
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (288+ words) This is part of Outreach's'series of articles'on the Study Group 9 report. "Behold, I make all things new." (Revelations, 21: 5) In the couple's steadfastness to each other in the challenges of raising a family I can see grace, the divine glue that…...
VATICAN - World Mission Day: Third on line study session for the French-speaking world reflects on Pope Leo XIV's message
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (214+ words) 2026-07-09 World Mission Day: Third on line study session for the French-speaking world reflects on Pope Leo XIV's message 2026-07-05 Leo XIV: May Vietnamese Blessed Truong Buu Diep intercede for "all those who proclaim the Gospel in situations of persecution" 2026-07-04 Leo XIV: The Catholic…...
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit US Episcopal Church, House of Bishops
39+ min ago (299+ words) [Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally will visit The Episcopal Church Sept. 25-28, including stops in the dioceses of New York and Connecticut, and at the House of Bishops" fall gathering at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas. While in…...
[Catholic Caucus] Austrian diocese with "Rainbow Ministry" officially supports LGBT "pride" parade
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (238+ words) An Austrian Catholic diocese has officially supported a local LGBT "pride" parade. "On the eve of the Pride Parade in downtown Villach, the team from the diocesan Rainbow Ministry hosted a prayer service at St. Michael's Chapel in Villach Sankt…...
How will the Church move forward after the German Synodal Way?
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (576+ words) It remains to be seen how he will approach the other great concern over schism, one which defined his predecessor's papacy: the legacy of the German Synodal Way. Having commenced on December 1 2019, the Synodal Way overlapped at points with Pope…...
July's other illicit episcopal consecration
46+ min ago (1037+ words) This month is likely to see in the Church not one but two sets episcopal consecrations without a papal mandate, though taking place under very different circumstances. The first, publicized worldwide, took place July 1 at "c'ne, Switzerland, when the traditionalist…...