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June 14, 2026: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Scripture for Life: Today’s Gospel question asks how we might practice the creative compassion that incarnates the kingdom of God in a suffering world.
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Pope Leo XIV highlights ‘key aspects’ of Catholic Charismatic Renewal
In his first meeting with members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), Pope Leo XIV focused on five “key aspects” of the spirituality that characterizes the movement. “God has indeed …
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Fulton Sheen’s missionary legacy hailed by Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the missionary legacy of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the famed American evangelist who will be beatified Sept. 24 in St. Louis, calling him …
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Bad Bunny wants to meet Pope Leo XIV. In Madrid, a crossover event is in the works.
The pontiff and the pop star will be in Madrid next week. “It’s not impossible to think that here will be where Pope Leo and Bad Bunny will cross paths,” …
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‘Invisible, silent, misunderstood work’: The pope’s school for diplomats at 325 years
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the school in Rome that trains young priests to serve as ambassadors for the pope, is celebrating the 325th anniversary of its founding this year. Located …
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Catholic scientists to gather near Chicago to discuss human sexuality, future of the universe
The Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) is preparing to gather for its ninth annual conference June 5–7 at Mundelein Seminary northwest of Chicago, with plans to discuss some of the …
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The Pope to the Pontifical Mission Societies: Let us walk together in an “ongoing missionary conversion”
by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City – The urgency of embracing an ongoing “missionary conversion” was at the heart of the address Pope Leo XIV delivered in English to the participants …
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Why I Don’t Read Papal Encyclicals
The first papal encyclical I remember reading—or attempting to read—was Ecclesia de Eucharistia (2003), the last encyclical by Pope John Paul II. Published three days before I was baptized into …
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The Catholic Argument for Abolishing the United States Department of Education
On October 17, 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act, establishing the United States Department of Education (ED) as a federal agency. While the ED has …
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Cardinal Tagle: Mission is not strategy, it is participation in “God’s mission”
Vatican City – “Mission is not a strategy or a mere strategic plan, but a true participation in God’s mission.” With these words, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle recalled the profoundly …