Cardinals and Bishops•Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV indicates to bishops 4 theological cores and 4 indispensable virtues for a pastor

Meditation of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Jubilee of Bishops

Jun 26, 2025 19:19

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Local Church•Pro Life

USA: Bishop Thomas Responds to Supreme Court’s Planned Parenthood and Medicaid Decision

The case, a challenge to the state’s decision to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, turned on a specific question about the legal basis for Planned Parenthood’s claim

Jun 26, 2025 19:12

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Local Church

U.S. Bishops Urge Senate to Act with Courage and Creativity to Protect the Poor and Vulnerable

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), implored Congress to be consistent in protecting human life and dignity and make changes to the bill to protect those most in need.

Jun 26, 2025 19:04

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Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

Interiority, Seminary: School of Affections, Wounds, Discernment … Pope Leo XIV Speaks to Seminarians

Pope Leo XIV’s meditation to seminarians on the occasion of the Jubilee of Seminarians

Jun 26, 2025 06:20

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Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

“We Are Not Perfect but We Are Fiends of Christ,” the Pope’s Great Address That All Priests Should Read

The Holy Father’s words to participants in the meeting for priests, promoted by the Dicastery for the Clergy, regarding the implications for formation to the priestly ministry.

Jun 26, 2025 06:13

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Good News•Jubilee 2025•Rome

An inspiring journey of faith and art through the sculptures in Rome by Pope Francis’s artist

Timothy Schmalz Joins Jubilee 2025 with an Inspiring Journey of Faith and Art Through His Sculptures in Rome. Pilgrims visiting Rome will be able to embark on a unique spiritual journey guided by the voice of artist Timothy Paul Schmalz.

Jun 25, 2025 19:05

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General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

Fatigue of living? Pope Leo gives a beautiful, spiritual and profound reflection

Pope’s General Audience, June 25, 2025 on the healings of Jesus as a sign of hope

Jun 25, 2025 18:54

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Justice and Peace•Pope Francis

Jubilee Report: a plan commissioned by Pope Francis about the debt of the poor countries

The report drafted for the late pope by a group of economists led by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz has been released. The study calls for a new global initiative for the most indebted poor countries but also lays out the rules for fairer finance to avoid perpetuating the same problem.

Jun 25, 2025 18:49

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Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Childhood Home of Pope Leo XIV at the Center of Preservation Battle in Dolton, Illinois

Originally slated to be auctioned off this month, the sale of the property at 212 E. 141st Place has now been extended to July 17. Behind the delay is the town of Dolton’s determination to acquire the property — not for development, but for preservation

Jun 25, 2025 18:46

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Local Church•Religious Freedom

EU Court to Weigh Whether Baptismal Records Clash with Data Protection Laws

Alessandro Calcagno, a canon lawyer and deputy secretary general of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), explains the Church’s position: “The sacramental record is not a mailing list, it is a historical document. You may leave the faith, but the fact that you were baptized remains. You cannot ‘un-baptize’ yourself.”

Jun 25, 2025 18:42

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Pope Leo XIV

This is the Mexican that Pope Leo XIV appointed as the new coordinator for his pastoral trips

Monsignor Salas Castañeda succeeds Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, an Indian prelate recently appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Koovakad had long played a central role in shaping the logistics and spiritual tone of papal visits across continents

Jun 24, 2025 22:19

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Holy Land•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope confirms new Custos of the Catholic Church for the Holy Places in the Holy Land

Francesco Ielpo Appointed New Custos of the Holy Land Amidst Turbulent Times

Jun 24, 2025 22:01

ZENIT Staff