2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (129+ words) NEW YORK " A collection of early public writings by the future Pope Leo XIV will be published this fall for the first time in English. "Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me" is scheduled for Sept....

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1238+ words) VATICAN CITY " A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics will challenge Pope Leo XIV's authority next week by consecrating four bishops without his consent. Rather than shying away from the confrontation, the Society of St. Pius X seems intent on embracing…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (725+ words) SANT'ANGELO LODIGIANO, Italy " Pope Leo XIV on Saturday exalted the first American saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, as a model for Christians today to care for migrants in need, as he visited her birthplace during a day trip to northern Italy....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (563+ words) TYRE, Lebanon " Wearing a yellow scarf showing her son killed fighting for Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Iman Dilbani wept during a religious sermon Friday in the battered southern city of Tyre during the Islamic holy month of Muharram. Tyre, Lebanon's…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1140+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " From 1830 to 1860, tens of thousands of enslaved people disembarked ships at Richmond's Manchester Docks, an entry point into a bondage system that built Virginia's wealth and shaped the city's history. Shackled together, the enslaved people trudged along a…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (341+ words) LIMA, Peru " Peruvian President Jos" Mar'a Balc'zar announced Thursday that Pope Leo XIV will visit Peru in the first half of November. Balc'zar said after meeting with the pontiff at the Vatican that Leo will travel to Puno, Iquitos, Cusco,…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (336+ words) LONDON " The Church of England apologized Thursday for its role in forced adoptions as recent as the mid-1970s, acknowledging the painful experiences of many unmarried women at so-called mother and baby homes in the U. K. that were affiliated with the church. Archbishop…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (809+ words) Building your "dad dynasty" Father's Day can make men feel like they are being graded. For those who grew up without a strong father figure, the pressure to break the cycle runs even deeper. For those who had a great…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (307+ words) A newly launched wireless carrier targeting Christian consumers has drawn widespread attention for what cybersecurity experts say is the first U. S. cell phone plan to permanently block pornography at the network level " a restriction that even adult account holders cannot disable....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (375+ words) PRAGUE " Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral had its new organ inaugurated on Monday, giving the 700-year-old building, the largest in the Czech Republic, a proper instrument to accompany religious services and concerts. Prague archbishop Stanislav P'ibyl was set to bless the…...