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Papal Synodality: Why Pope Leo XIV Has Given Eastern Churches a Greater Say Over Their Patriarchs

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (670+ words) Vatican City, September 10, 2026: When a Church in crisis is thousands of miles from Rome, the instinctive solution is often for the pope to intervene directly. Pope Leo XIV has chosen a different approach. A different way of handling Church crises…...

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Pope Leo XIV Calls Bishops to Witness to Unity in a Fragmented World

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (462+ words) Vatican City, September 10, 2026: In a world increasingly marked by polarisation, division and fragmentation, Pope Leo XIV has called on bishops who are friends of the Focolare Movement to become witnesses to unity by returning to the source of Christian communion…...

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The Nativity of Mary: A Gift in God’s Plan of Salvation

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (221+ words) Mary’s holiness is therefore never independent of Christ. What the Church believes about Mary is inseparable from what it believes about Christ. Her entire existence points beyond herself to her Son. She is not another redeemer alongside Christ, but the…...

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Learn to Remain with Jesus: Pope Leo XIV’s Message to Seminarians

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (570+ words) Vatican, September 3, 2026: The heart of priestly formation is not simply acquiring knowledge or completing the required stages of preparation, but learning to remain close to Jesus, Pope Leo XIV told seminarians from two Italian seminaries. The Pope addressed seminarians from…...

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Pope Leo XIV: Church Must Serve Humanity and Confront Society’s Contradictions

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (439+ words) Reflecting on the 1965 Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes of the Second Vatican Council, the Pope urged Christians to reject passivity and indifference in the face of tensions, conflicts and rapid social changes. “We cannot remain as unengaged spectators; rather, we…...

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Cardinal Ferrão Releases Book on Sacraments and Call to Holiness

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (395+ words) Panaji, Goa, September 2, 2026: Archbishop Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão on Wednesday released Understanding the Sacraments: To Become Holy (Sonvskar Somzun Gheum-ia Povitrponn Apnnaum-ia), a bilingual English-Konkani book by Fr. Tony S. Fernandes SFX, at Bishop’s House in Panaji. The book seeks…...

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Pope Leo XIV at Angelus: ‘Even when confused like Peter, dialogue with the Lord’

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (401+ words) Castel Gandolfo, August 30, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to speak honestly with Jesus in moments of confusion and uncertainty, drawing on St. Peter’s struggle to understand Christ’s path to the cross. Speaking during the Sunday Angelus in Castel Gandolfo,…...

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Why Do Catholics Ring Bells During Mass?

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (607+ words) August 25, 2026: Have you ever noticed the small bells ringing during Mass and wondered why they are used? For many Catholics, sanctuary bells are associated with the most sacred moments of the Eucharistic celebration. They are not merely a familiar tradition:…...

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What Happens When We Sing “Holy, Holy, Holy” at Every Mass?

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (830+ words) August 24, 2026: Imagine someone announcing that there is a place where human beings and the angels of heaven come together and sing in one voice. Wouldn’t people flood to that place? Wouldn’t we want to see it for ourselves — to stand…...

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Pope: Sacred music must glorify God and sanctify the faithful

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (387+ words) Vatican City, August 19, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has said sacred music is an integral part of the liturgy, called to glorify God, express prayer and help the faithful grow in holiness. Speaking during his Wednesday General Audience, the Pope continued his…...