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Pope Leo XIV meets Peru's president, discusses possible November visit
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (448+ words) Pope Leo XIV met with Peruvian President Jos" Mar'a Balc'zar at the Vatican June 18 for a nearly two-hour discussion, after which the president revealed details of a possible papal trip to Peru in November. The papal visit could span eight…...
Tickets for Sheen beatification, related events available starting week of June 22
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (572+ words) Tickets for Venerable Fulton J. Sheen's Sept. 24 beatification in St. Louis and events surrounding the historic celebration will be available starting the week of June 22 through the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation website at celebratesheen. com. Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria announced…...
Future priest seeks to "bring God's forgiveness to people'
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (801+ words) Among those who will be at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 20 to witness and celebrate as Deacon David Ezequiel Narv'ez Vargas is one of five men ordained as a priest for the Roman…...
Religious freedom "rooted in human dignity," says USCCB official ahead of US bishops" observance
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (1054+ words) Ahead of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops" annual observance of Religious Freedom Week, OSV News spoke with Emily Schumacher-Novak, associate director of education and outreach for the USCCB"s Secretariat of Justice and Peace. Schumacher-Novak explained that this year"s…...
Discussing "250 Years Towards Racial Justice," panelists say history shines light on present challenges and work that remains
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1379+ words) As the nation celebrates freedom in the upcoming Juneteenth holiday and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, it is important to acknowledge its racial history honestly so the work of justice and equality can continue, panelists said…...
Pope says Church "must move forward" if illicit ordinations proceed
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (842+ words) Pope Leo XIV said that although he is considering a final appeal to the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, the choice to splinter from the Catholic Church falls on them. Speaking to journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo…...
Homeboy Industries, Georgetown public policy school team up for $100 million fund drive
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (767+ words) Georgetown University's Mc Court School of Public Policy in Washington now has a relationship with a $100 million fundraising campaign to expand an acclaimed Los Angeles gang-intervention program founded by Jesuit Father Greg Boyle. Frank Mc Court Jr. , the billionaire Georgetown…...
Pope Francis's message at World Youth Day in Brazil sparked Deacon Mariano's call to priesthood
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (897+ words) An experience during World Youth Day at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2013 helped inspire Federico Jos" Mariano to follow a call to the priesthood. "I remember the words of Pope Francis shouting, "Do not be afraid," which echoes the inaugural…...
US military archbishop mourns victims of B-52 plane crash
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (224+ words) The head of the nation's Catholic archdiocese for the armed forces expressed his condolences after eight persons were killed June 15 when a strategic bomber crashed during a test flight at a U. S. base in California. "Certainly, the bishops, priests, religious, and…...
Pope Leo praises newly beatified Salesian martyrs killed for their fidelity to Christ
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1021+ words) Nine Polish Salesian priests killed in German Nazi concentration camps during World War II were beatified June 6 at the Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Krak'w during a Mass that highlighted not only their martyrdom but also their lives…...