1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (941+ words) While attending eucharistic adoration as a teenager, Father Michael Laugeman heard a question that he couldn't ignore: Have you ever thought about becoming a priest? More than a decade later, God's interior prompting has led the 27-year-old to the Cathedral…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (480+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, the Vatican announced. Pope Leo signed the encyclicalon May 15, the 135th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," Pope Leo XIII's foundational…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (538+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV has encouraged young Catholics preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation to ask the Holy Spirit for the gift of perseverance, warning that too many young people "disappear from the parish" after receiving the sacrament....

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (794+ words) Children sat and knelt on the floor near the steps to the sanctuary of St. Ambrose Church as Deacon Joseph Arnone placed the body of Christ into the monstrance on the altar. The white host in the center of the…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (517+ words) VATICAN CITY " Christ is present in the liturgy " in the word that is proclaimed, in the sacraments, in the ministers, in the community and most of all in the Eucharist, Pope Leo XIV said. "Let us allow ourselves to be…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (508+ words) Clare Flanagan has had a natural talent for creative writing from a young age. The fourth grader at Our Lady of Lourdes School in University City has penned newsletters for her school's eco-friendly club and even crafted scripts to act…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (610+ words) JERUSALEM " Holding placards calling for "justice," "trust" and "peace," religious leaders led hundreds of peace activists, Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze in a march in Jerusalem May 18, days after thousands of Israelis clashed with Palestinian residents in the Old City…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (240+ words) St. Louis Review - OBITUARY | Father John L. Mayer A funeral Mass for Father John L. Mayer will be celebrated at 10 a. m. Wednesday, May 27, at Seven Holy Founders Church in Affton. Father Mayer died May 17 at the age of 86. Born in St. Louis on…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (530+ words) Catholic bishops are expressing their grief and support following a deadly May 18 shooting at a mosque complex in San Diego that killed three adults, including a security guard. The two teen suspects were later found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (267+ words) St. Louis Review - OBITUARY | Sister Annette Marie Pezold, CCVI Sister Annette Marie Pezold, CCVI, died on April 14 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born in St. Charles on July 3, 1933, to Dorothy (Murphy) and Joseph Pezold. She entered the Congregation of…...