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Leo’s emerging style of pastoral leadership
“In a noisy and confusing culture, Leo’s clarity and precision, as well as his obvious authenticity, break through,” writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
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Blessed Fulton Sheen’s relic doesn’t speak to everyone
The first-class relic of Fulton Sheen was presented during his beatification Mass Sept. 24. As images of Sheen’s mandible have spread on social media, reactions have been strong and swift.
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Central African Republic’s president, Pontiff discuss peace, development (Journal de Bangui)
President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic discussed peace and development in an October 1 audience with Pope Leo XIV, the Journal de Bangui reported. President Touadéra subsequently met …
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Pope Leo expresses appreciation for Word on Fire (@BishopBarron)
Pope Leo XIV received Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, in an October 1 audience. “Friends, it was a delight to meet Pope Leo this morning for a joyful and …
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Court rules ex-teacher in same-sex marriage may sue Pennsylvania diocese (Religion Clause)
A federal district court judge declined to dismiss an ex-teacher’s discrimination lawsuit against the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Aquinas …
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Let us focus on Christ and return to the faith of the Church Fathers, Pope tells Lutheran delegation (CWN)
In an audience with a delegation from the Lutheran World Federation, Pope Leo XIV issued an “appeal to all believers, and especially theologians, to set their minds on Christ and …
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Detroit archbishop: ‘Sins against creation are among the very serious sins’ (Detroit Catholic)
The archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, said yesterday that “sins against creation are among the very serious sins.” “We have an obligation to cooperate with creation,” Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said at …
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Pope Leo: Christians cannot accept a culture of waste (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV told representatives of an Italian utility company that we are “witnessing the uncontrolled consumption of resources” and that “the management and disposal of enormous quantities of waste …
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Active Participation Revisited
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, smiles as he chats with U.S. bishops before a meeting at the congregation at the Vatican Jan. …
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Vatican diplomat rues AI integration into nuclear weapons amid rising rhetoric (Holy See Mission)
A leading Vatican diplomat described as “particularly troubling” the “renewed prominence of nuclear weapons in strategic doctrines and rhetoric contemplating their possible use, as well as in the gradual erosion …