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Pope Leo proclaims Catholic Church’s best-kept secret in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Chapter 2 of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, might be called the official “CliffsNotes” version of Catholic social teaching.
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Bicentennial birthday greetings to America — including Dorothy Day’s one-word message
As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, read a sampling of NCR’s six-page spread in the July 2, 1976, issue, which had dozens of 200th birthday greetings from Catholics …
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Pope Leo: God’s grace shines in our lives, as it did in the lives of Saints Peter and Paul (CWN)
God’s grace shines in the lives of Christians today, as it did in the lives of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV said during his June 29 Angelus address …
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‘The priority now is to rebuild lives,’ says archbishop in Venezuela (Aid to the Church in Need)
Archbishop Raúl Biord of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, spoke of the devastation wrought by the earthquakes there. In La Guaira, “the seminarians were in the building when the earth shook,” Archbishop …
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Catechism of the Catholic Church—God put us in the world to know, to love, …
God put us in the world to know, to love, and to serve him, and so to come to paradise. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1721
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Jun. 30 Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church, Opt. Mem.
The Optional Memorial of the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church honors of the nameless followers of Christ brutally killed by the mad Emperor Nero as scapegoats for the …
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St. Margaret Mary’s Relics Visit US as Nation Honors the Sacred Heart
Paul HaringJavier and Melanie Carreno and their 1-year-old son, Uziel, venerate the major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Florida, on June 12. The …
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These Classic Reads Will Foster Greater Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
TAN Books offers classic reads for the month of June and beyond. 17th- and 19th-century books offer blessed insights into the Heart of Jesus.
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Catholic Church, US Government Drive Relief Efforts in Venezuela
Volunteers carry boxes of humanitarian aid amid debris following earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. ‘People in some areas feel invisible to the government, to …
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Supreme Court to Review Parents’ Challenge to Law Regarding Notification of Gender Transitions
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear parents’ challenge to a Washington state law on gender-related services for minors on June 29, 2026. The parents argue that their right to …