19+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1091+ words) May 24, 2026 (Readings on USCCB website) Mass Propers for Pentecost During the Day: Entrance Antiphon, Wis 1: 7: The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world and that which contains all things understands what is said, alleluia. Rite of Sprinkling: On…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (380+ words) Pope Leo XIV arrived this morning in Acerra, a southern Italian city known for its pollution, for a brief pastoral visit. Following a 45-minute helicopter ride from Rome, the Pontiff arrived at 8: 45 AM and was greeted by Bishop Antonio Di…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (284+ words) In his second and final address this morning in Acerra, a southern Italian city known for its pollution, Pope Leo XIV called for individual responsibility and conversion to counter environmental degradation. The meeting with area mayors and residents took place…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (190+ words) During a May 22 meeting with the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Pope Leo XIV approved decrees that advanced six beatification causes. In approving a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Elias Peter Hoayek (1843-1931), Pope Leo…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (365+ words) The chairman of the U. S. bishops" Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, joined by the presidents of Catholic Charities USA and the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, called for "robust funding" for eight…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (202+ words) " Continue to this story on OSV News CWN Editor's Note: In a wide-ranging interview, Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O. C. D. , of Stockholm discussed the rise in conversions in Sweden and his own spiritual journey, which included conversion from Lutheranism at 20. "People are getting…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (252+ words) Miche'l Martin, the taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, discussed peace in a May 22 audience with Pope Leo XIV. "Very pleased to meet with the Pope Leo XIV in The Vatican today," Prime Minister Martin wrote in a social media post. "We…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (283+ words) The Vatican newspaper warned that international aid is running out for the over one million Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh (map). Faithful Catholic resources depend on your faithful Vatican newspaper warns of deepening humanitarian crisis for…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (174+ words) The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, whose theme is "One Nation Under God," begins tomorrow, May 24, in St. Augustine, Florida, at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche. The pilgrimage will wind its way up the Eastern states to New…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (242+ words) Pope Leo XIV today is making of pastoral visit to Acerra, a southern Italian city of 60, 000 known for its Mafia-linked toxic waste pollution. Pope Francis was scheduled to visit the city on May 24, 2020, to mark the fifth anniversary of Laudato…...