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U. S. bishops get 2027 "ad limina" schedule
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (565+ words) American bishops have been scheduled to meet next year with Pope Leo XIV, in the first of the ad limina visits to Rome for U. S. bishops during Leo's pontificate. In a May 19 letter, Msgr. Kevin Fuller, general secretary of the United…...
Seoul World Youth Day organizers launch global contest for liturgical hymns
9+ min ago (282+ words) As hundreds of thousands of young Catholics prepare for World Youth Day 2027, organizers in Seoul are turning to composers worldwide to help shape the gathering's spiritual soundtrack. The WYD Seoul 2027 Local Organizing Committee recently launched an international hymn composition contest,…...
Historical Highlight: A Church in Exile
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (156+ words) The years between 1775 and 1779" likely represent the most challenging period in Old South's 356-year history. But this is also a time that symbolizes the congregation's resilience. Even after a period of exile, hardship, and uncertainty, the members came back together…...
Pope Leo XIV had a message for Villanova's Class of 2026
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (257+ words) Villanova University graduates received a surprise message from a famous alumnus during commencement on Tuesday. It came from Pope Leo XIV, who graduated from Villanova's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1977. He is the first pope from the United…...
Seven Things You Should Know Before the Publication of Leo XIV's First Major Magisterial Document
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (277+ words) (ZENIT News / Rome, 05. 18. 2026) " The Holy See Press Office announced that the first Encyclical of Pope Leo XIV will be released on May 25. Here are seven things you must know before the publication of Leo XIV's first major magisterial document: 1) The…...
'Technomancers' and AI worship: Catholic experts warn of spiritual dangers online
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (234+ words) ROME (CNS) -- Catholic exorcists and occultism experts warned that artificial intelligence is increasingly being used for rituals, divination and even forms of worship, raising concerns that some people are replacing God with technology. At a five-day conference in mid-May on…...
WATCH: Catholic children teach Pope Leo XIV viral '6-7' hand sign
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (25+ words) KRCR WATCH: Catholic children teach Pope Leo XIV viral '6-7' hand sign...
Warning many "disappear from the parish" after Confirmation, Pope Leo tells young people to ask for perserverance
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (542+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " 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…...
Pope and Armenian Patriarch talk about a "Third Vatican Council"
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Vance 'looking forward to reading' Pope Leo's AI encyclical
10+ hour, 57+ min ago (357+ words) May 19, 2026 By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) " Vice President JD Vance said May 19 during a press briefing at the White House that he is "looking forward to reading" Pope Leo…...