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Testimonies•Vocations

Praying for priests: Polish nuns, lay people and the “emergency SMS for priests”

For over two decades, the «Bethany Mission of Support for Priests» has been matching laypeople with individual priests, not for mentorship, debate, or oversight—but for lifelong, silent intercession. This isn’t a lobbying group or a reform committee. It’s something far more ancient and, perhaps, more radical: a community that believes the best way to help priests is to pray for them.

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV attends surprise birthday party

Sunday’s lunch was not a grand public event, but it spoke volumes. In celebrating a birthday, the Pope celebrated also a brotherhood that has endured shifting vocations and distant geographies. It was a moment of joy, reflection, and quiet affirmation of the values that first brought them together: intellectual pursuit, spiritual depth, and a common life rooted in the Rule of St. Augustine — where no one seeks the truth alone, but leads others to it in unity and humility.

Justice and Peace

Toronto Draws New Lines: Bubble Zones Ignite Tensions Over Freedoms and Safety

The bylaw was passed on May 22 by a vote of 16 to 9, following heated deliberation and a series of amendments. What began as a narrowly defined proposal has since broadened in scope. Under the revised ordinance, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and all educational institutions will automatically fall under the protective radius if they request it—effectively turning many parts of the city into quiet zones, where protest is no longer permitted.