36+ min ago  (346+ words) The parish community of Baulkham Hills gathered in a spirit of celebration and reflection'recently'for the launch of Parish Priest Fr Joseph Lam's ninth book, Saint Augustine on Listening, Humility and Unity: The Augustinian Root of Pope Leo XIV.' Approximately 70 guests attended…...

12+ min ago  (517+ words) Rome's streets, squares, and narrow alleyways are home to more than500 Marian street shrines, known as the Madonnelle. Painted, frescoed, or sculpted, these sacred images have long been woven into the city'sspiritual and cultural identity, serving as places of prayer, gratitude,…...

24+ min ago  (227+ words) With roots reaching back to the 13th century, the Pontifical Theological Faculty Marianum is one of world's leading centers in Mariology " the theological study of Mary." Entrusted to the Order of the Servants of Mary, the faculty welcomes hundreds of students…...

15+ min ago  (393+ words) A top Vatican official warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence at a conference ahead of today's release of Pope Leo's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Source: EWTN News. Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendon'a, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and…...

30+ min ago  (406+ words) For three pilgrims from a small town in Queensland, meeting Pope Leo XVI helped close the gap between their "geographically isolated" homeland and the heart of the Church. Source: Vatican News. On May 20, a small group of pilgrims travelled the…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (256+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's Regina Caeli address given May 24, the feast of Pentecost, at St. Peter's Square. Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! On this Solemnity of Pentecost we are…...

57+ min ago  (565+ words) May is traditionally known as "Mary's month," a time when Catholics around the world turn their attention in a special way to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Amid the beauty of spring and the approach of summer, the Church reflects on…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (251+ words) Pope Leo XIV called on believers on Sunday to pray for the unity of the Catholic Church in China, as it is divided into the official Church controlled by Beijing and the underground Church that has remained faithful to Rome....

4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (519+ words) The traditionalist Catholic Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Vatican appear headed toward a collision course over the group's plan to ordain bishops without papal approval. The SSPX has said it will proceed with consecrations on July 1, despite…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (994+ words) Every May, a colourful procession wends its way through an Italian seaside town, pausing at its harbour to remember the day English sailors landed with a statue of the Virgin Mary. The shipwrecked men told the residents of Nettuno this…...