Reading 1 Acts 15:7-21 After much debate had taken place, Peter got up and said to the Apostles and the presbyters, “My brothers, you are well aware that from early days God made his choice among you that through my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the Gospel and believe. And God, who…
WASHINGTON – “You have the capacity to organize and create change that will endure for generations to come,” said Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan in a joint letter to young people, written during the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’. In the letter, the bishops recognize the impact the climate crisis has…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel parable of the “wasteful sower” who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path “is an image of the way God loves us,” Pope Leo XIV told visitors and pilgrims at his first weekly general audience. The parable can strike people as odd because “we…
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Congress considers the draft text of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” in the budget reconciliation process, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), encouraged lawmakers to uphold human life and dignity and the common good. “My brother bishops have sent a comprehensive letter…
ROME (CNS) — God’s love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including that of the pope, Pope Leo XIV said. “Let us ask the Lord for the grace to cultivate and spread his charity and to become true neighbors to one another,” he said, paraphrasing his predecessor, Pope Francis, in a…
WASHINGTON – As the Catholic Church celebrates the 10th anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), offered the following statement: “Over the last decade, Laudato Si’ has inspired the Catholic Church and the world to draw closer in…