Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV to Catholic Universities: “Christ Is No Stranger to The Rational Discourse but the Key that Gives Meaning and Harmony to All Our Thinking

The Holy Father’s Message to the participants in the 28th General Assembly of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU)

Jul 28, 2025 16:13

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Analysis Opinion

Russia Tortures and Murders Christians in Ukraine: What Many Silence and Some Applaud

In December 2022, the Russians banned the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, faithful to Rome, from the occupied territories. The ban included the Catholic organizations Caritas and the Knights of Columbus, which have been providing humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people.

Jul 28, 2025 13:48

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

After just four months as bishop of Detroit, the new bishop dismisses three beloved professors from the local seminary

Though the archdiocese has offered no official reason for the terminations—citing longstanding policies against commenting on personnel matters—many observers see the move as a deliberate shift away from the conservative theological roots that helped shape Sacred Heart into a flagship institution during the papacies of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

Jul 28, 2025 13:42

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Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Jewish settlers vandalize the only completely Christian city in the Holy Land once again

German Ambassador Steffen Seibert did not mince words. “Whether the victims are Christian or Muslim, these extremists may invoke divine mandate,” he said, “but their actions are criminal and betray every authentic religious tradition.”

Jul 28, 2025 13:39

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Analysis Opinion

The perils of polarization

The post-communist Catholic leadership of Poland has also made its share of blunders, fueling the fears of the secular left that a publicly engaged Polish Catholicism would create something like Franco’s authoritarian Spain

Jul 28, 2025 13:35

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Jubilee 2025•Young People

One Million Young People Are Expected in Rome for the Youth Jubilee: Here’s the Detailed Program

Approximately one million pilgrims are expected to attend the Prayer Vigil with Pope Leo XIV at Tor Vergata, Rome, on Saturday, August 2. This number will increase with the Holy Mass on Sunday, August 3, at 9:00 a.m., presided over by the Holy Father also at Tor Vergata.

Jul 27, 2025 20:58

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Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

The Our Father explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, July 27, 2025

Jul 27, 2025 20:50

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Gender Ideology•Woman

UN Women’s Rights Czar Fights Back Against Trans-Feminist Smears

Alsalem has been ostracized by the global women’s rights establishment and is being attacked viciously by government-backed trans-friendly women’s rights organizations and their media allies. The attacks are also coming from within the UN system, including the very UN rights office that should support her mandate.

Jul 27, 2025 20:35

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Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Meets Russian Orthodox Envoy Amid Hopes and Hurdles for Dialogue

Metropolitan Anthony, who also attended the funeral of Pope Francis as Kirill’s representative, came bearing a message of goodwill and congratulations from the Moscow Patriarch to Leo XIV, recently elected Bishop of Rome

Jul 26, 2025 20:38

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Pope Leo XIV

How to build a solid priest in formation and happiness? 3 answers from Pope Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to participants in the course for seminary formators at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and to participants in the General Chapter of the Xaverian Missionaries

Jul 25, 2025 20:50

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Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Why did the Israeli army attack a Catholic parish in Gaza? Israel “holds itself accountable” after investigation

Days later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described the incident as the result of a “technical failure,” not a human miscalculation. In a report, military investigators claimed the damage had been caused by an unintentional munition deviation during an operation in the area.

Jul 25, 2025 20:36

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Causes of Saints•Ecumenism•Local Church

Relic of Saint Thomas More could be exhumed from Anglican church to be venerated by Catholics

More’s head, once placed on a pike above London Bridge as a warning to traitors, was rescued by his daughter, Margaret Roper. After her death, both she and the relic were interred in the Roper family vault beneath St Dunstan’s — a space that has been opened several times in the past two centuries, most recently in 1997, confirming the presence of the skull in a niche.

Jul 25, 2025 20:26

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