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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Greeting tens of thousands of visitors crowded in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV welcomed all the young people who arrived in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth. “I greet with particular affection the young people from various countries who have gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, which begins…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With their courage and tenacity in the pursuit of happiness, migrants and refugees are “messengers of hope,” Pope Leo XIV said. “Their courage and tenacity bear heroic testimony to a faith that sees beyond what our eyes can see and gives them the strength to defy death on the various contemporary…
WASHINGTON – Recently, Planned Parenthood and other big abortion businesses were banned from receiving federal Medicaid dollars for a period of one year. However, Planned Parenthood sued, and a preliminary injunction was granted by the court that requires taxpayer funding to continue. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB),…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The relics of two saints-to-be — Blesseds Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis — will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee of Youth July 28-Aug. 3, according to worldyouthday.com. The Church of San Marcello al Corso will become a “Blessed Carlo Acutis Center” to host talks, prayer, Masses and…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Of the many momentous or menial tasks women religious perform, one of the better-kept secrets has been the role of four Sisters of the Holy Child Mary who were part of a global effort to make a complete map and catalog of the starry skies. Up until recently, the women were…
WASHINGTON – “Despite material poverty, the Catholic Church in Africa is bursting with spiritual life, filled with converts and has abundant vocations,” said Archbishop Thomas R. Zinkula of Dubuque, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Africa. “The Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa makes it possible…