Causes of Saints•Local Church

This is the new bronze statue of Saint Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV in a ceremony held in St. Peter’s Square. Within the Sanctuary of the Spogliation are now two statues: one honoring St. Francis, and another dedicated to Acutis, who is buried precisely in this place.

Sep 15, 2025 17:23

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Local Church

U.S. Bishops’ Administrative Committee Approves Transition of Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism to a Permanent Subcommittee

The new subcommittee will begin its work following the conclusion of the November Plenary Assembly

Sep 15, 2025 17:20

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Gender Ideology

USA: Female athletes, states to high court: Save women’s sports

A legal challenge to West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act that, if successful, would undermine women’s sports by allowing males who identify as female to compete with females in girls’ and women’s sports.

Sep 15, 2025 17:15

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Local Church

An American is the successor to Pope Leo XIV as head of the Order of Saint Augustine

Father Joseph Farrell, OSA, who until now has been Vicar General of the Order and Assistant General for North America, takes up the mantle of Father Alejandro Moral Antón and accepts his new position at the head of the Order. He is the 98th Prior General in the more than 750-year history of the Augustinians.

Sep 15, 2025 17:07

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Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

What does the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross mean for Catholics today? Pope Leo XIV’s concise and concrete answer

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, September 14, 2025

Sep 14, 2025 19:20

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Ecumenism•Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV

“We cannot and do not want to forget”: Pope Leo XIV at ecumenical celebration for martyrs and witnesses of the faith

Homily of Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith of the 21st century

Sep 14, 2025 19:18

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Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Abuse, Social Media, Synod, Seminaries, Mission… This Is What Pope Leo XIV Addressed During a Meeting with New Bishops

The topics of relations between the various bodies of the Church, both universal and particular, were also addressed; the process of appointing Bishops, a subject of study by some groups that emerged from the Synod; the multiple crises the world is experiencing, the need to share and confront them together; and the value of the presence of the Bishop, close to the suffering.

Sep 12, 2025 23:43

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Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

«A Genocide,» — A Bishop Speaks Bluntly of the Suffering of Christians in Nigeria

In the interview, the Nigerian Bishop warns about the direction Europe is heading: «Islamic radicalism is already strong in Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom,» and warns that neighbouring countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad «cannot take in millions of asylum seekers.»

Sep 11, 2025 22:18

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Pope Leo XIV

The missionary and dialogical impulse of theological action, according to Pope Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to participants in the conference “Creation, Nature, Environment for a World of Peace” organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology

Sep 11, 2025 19:10

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Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s (answered) question to new bishops: what does it mean to be servants of the faith of the people?

Words of the Pope during the meeting with the newly appointed bishops

Sep 11, 2025 19:06

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General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” and Jesus’ cry before dying explained by Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, September 10, 2025, on Jesus’ cry on the cross before expiring and dying

Sep 10, 2025 17:48

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Jubilee 2025•Rome

Latin Mass returns to St. Peter’s Basilica: here’s what we know

A Latin Mass Returns to St. Peter’s: Cardinal Burke to Celebrate Pontifical Liturgy Amid Growing Interest in Tradition

Sep 10, 2025 17:44

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