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Vatican prepares Pope Leo XIV summit on marriage crisis
Pope Leo XIV is aware that among the vocations to which men and women are called by God, marriage is one of the “noblest and highest.” He said as much …
Month: April 2026
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Church Must Proclaim Truth Without Imposing Itself, Pope Leo XIV Says
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Office for the Universal Church and Dialogue of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany, at the Vatican on April 30, 2026. The pontiff …
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Popemobile to Begin Charity Tour in the United States
Pope Leo XIV waves as the popemobile passes by a crowd of American pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s general audience on June 18, 2025, at the …
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New York City street renamed for religious sister’s decades of service
A New York City street acquired a new name this past weekend honoring a Catholic sister’s decades of dedication to the East Harlem community. On Saturday, April 25, more than …
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Church must proclaim truth without imposing itself, Pope Leo XIV says
Pope Leo XIV said Thursday that the Church is called to reach all peoples not by imposing itself but by bearing witness to the truth in charity. In an April …
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A priest vanished two years ago. South Sudan’s churches say he’s not alone.
Thousands of people are missing in South Sudan. Church leaders are shining a light on this scourge on the second anniversary of a Catholic priest’s disappearance.
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4 asteroids just got named for Pope Leo XIII, Vatican astronomers
The Vatican Observatory announced in an April 29 press release that an asteroid has been named in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who formally reestablished the observatory in 1891.
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Court likely to end deportation protections for Haitians, Syrians
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared closely divided during April 29 oral arguments about the Trump administration’s attempts to end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
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Supreme Court rules New Jersey pregnancy centers can challenge state probe in federal court
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled April 29 that a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey can challenge in federal court an investigation by that state’s attorney general alleging they misled …
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Why a Catholic ‘Revival’ May Be Leaving the Working Class Behind
Jesus worked as a carpenter; how is the Church connecting with tradesmen? And how the Church can better reach people with a blue-collar background.