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16+ hour ago  (777+ words) Although the path to full communion has become "more difficult to discern," Catholics and Anglicans must continue on the path of dialogue and "proclaim Christ to the world," Pope Leo XIV said in his first meeting with Anglican Archbishop Sarah…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago  (835+ words) During an Earth Day assembly on April 20 at Father Andrew White, S. J. School, in Leonardtown, Maryland, students sat cross-legged on the gym floor as teachers gathered at the front, preparing to pull down a large sheet of yellow butcher paper covered…...

18+ hour, 5+ min ago  (187+ words) A: The short answer is no; you didn't do anything wrong by receiving holy Communion before completing your penance. But even if we suppose for the sake of argument that you had confessed a mortal sin, it still would have been…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago  (349+ words) Pope Leo XIV issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of five candidates, including a Dutch nun who served in St. Louis in the early 20th century. During a meeting April 27, with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (815+ words) Catholic Standard Full text of Pope Leo's homily for Good Shepherd Sunday This is the official English translation of the full text of Pope Leo XIV's homily for Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (also known as Good Shepherd…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (787+ words) Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the U. S. Catholic bishops' conference denounced the violence and called for all…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (867+ words) For Rachele Pl, a longtime educator at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, one of the most important lessons she teaches is "helping students learn the true meaning of their vocation in life." "I want…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (615+ words) On April 22, Archbishop Salvatore "Rino" Fisichella, a pro-prefect in the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization and the lead organizer for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, presented a lecture at The Catholic University of America in Washington that emphasized the vital role liturgical…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (914+ words) Priests are called each day to leave the doors of the Church open to a "suffering humanity" in need and not "be an obstacle to those who wish to enter," Pope Leo XIV told 10 deacons just before ordaining them to…...