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In Lebanon, three Indian Redemptorist priests continue their mission: To stand with the poor and bring hope where it seems lost. --- Many Catholic families are among the more than 1 million people who have taken flight to escape Israeli airstrikes [...]

Pope Leo XIV issued a special message on Thursday, the Solemnity of St. Joseph and 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s lighting-rod document on family life, Amoris Laetitia, which marked a decisive moment in his papacy in terms of detraction. --- ROME [...]

Is the end of the world drawing nigh? This is the question at the heart of Christopher Beha’s 2020 blockbuster novel, The Index of Self-Destructive Acts. A deranged-looking street preacher appears at the beginning of the novel, predicting the [...]

In 2023, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Madawaska was vandalized. A spokesperson for the diocese said the vandalism caused up to $300,000 in damage, and the church’s organ has yet to be repaired. --- It’s been seven years since Scott [...]

The Vatican released on Monday details of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming four-nation Africa tour, suggesting Christian-Muslim relations, comforting victims of violence and encouraging the Catholic community in former European colonies will be key themes. --- ROME — The Vatican released on [...]

On Tuesday, the Scottish Parliament is scheduled to vote on a Bill that would legalize Assisted Suicide, a law that the Catholic Church in Scotland says would cause “a serious threat to vulnerable Scots.” --- LEICESTER, United Kingdom – On Tuesday, [...]

Pope Leo XIV will accept the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4 in a remote broadcast from Rome but won’t travel to the U.S. during its 250th birthday celebrations this year. --- PHILADELPHIA — Pope Leo XIV [...]

Pope Leo XIV indicated growing concern with the next frontier in combatting abuses in the Catholic Church, highlighting the plight of “vulnerable” adults and meeting with a journalist who uncovered alleged abuses in the powerful Opus Dei movement. --- ROME – Pope [...]

The Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident on Thursday at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and law enforcement authorities rushed... Read More The post Active Shooter at Michigan Synagogue, Authorities Say appeared first on The [...]

The Vatican/SSPX dispute is an unfortunate situation for sure. But is it an intrinsically evil act to ordain bishops without the Pope's approval? --- The Vatican/SSPX dispute is an unfortunate situation for sure. But is it an intrinsically evil act to [...]