VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region. With Israeli tanks shelling multiple targets in Gaza, witnesses claimed the strike July 17 came from Israeli artillery shells. The Israeli military said in a…
WASHINGTON – Reacting to the military strike of Holy Family Church in Gaza this morning, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined the prayers of Pope Leo XIV for those killed and to those injured and emphasized the need for immediate ceasefire and dialogue for peace. “With the Holy…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Politics can unite instead of divide as long as it refuses to settle for propaganda that feeds on creating enemies, Pope Leo XIV said. Politics can unite, he said, if it “engages in the difficult and necessary art of an exchange of views, which seeks the common good.” “It is still…
ROME (CNS) — The Catholic News Service team in Rome won nine awards from the Catholic Media Association, which were announced during the 2025 Catholic Media Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Incorporated in 1911, the Catholic Media Association is an organization of publishers and media professionals for a total of about 355 member organizations, which include…
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin [In the Dioceses of the United States] Reading 1 Exodus 1:8-14, 22 A new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, came to power in Egypt. He said to his subjects, “Look how numerous and powerful the people of the children of Israel are growing, more so…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To believe in and follow a loving and compassionate Christ is to allow him to enter one’s heart and take on his same feelings, Pope Leo XIV said. “It means learning to have a heart that is moved, eyes that see and do not look away, hands that help others and…