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Haiti’s PM meets with Pontiff; Cardinal Parolin offers Mass for peace (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV received Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé of Haiti, a Caribbean nation that has suffered years of armed strife.
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Secretary of State Rubio describes ‘very good’ meeting with Pope Leo (U.S. Department of State)
At a press conference on May 8, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed his audience the previous day with Pope Leo XIV. “We had a very good meeting,” said …
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St. Jane Frances de Chantal—The great method of prayer is to have none…
The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will …
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May. 11 Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter; Minor Rogation Day, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Francis di Girolamo (1642-1716) (also known as Francis de Geronimo), a Jesuit priest from Italy who spent most of his life working as a rural …
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Judge bans statues of St. Florian, Michael the Archangel from public safety building
Statue of the Archangel Michael (us.fotolia.com/scaliger) There is controversy in Massachusetts, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, with Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom …
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Opinion: The destructive culture of persona and the increasing loss of character
Jonathan Rinderknecht (left) and Gavin Newsom (right). (Images: Wikipedia) California has always sold itself as the place where people can invent or reinvent who they are. And it is within …
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Getting Bible Translations Right (or That the Man of God May Be Proficient, Equipped)
Getting Bible Translations Right (or That the Man of God May Be Proficient, Equipped) by (Msgr.) C. Anthony Ziccardi In a recent address, Pope Leo counseled priests not to rely …
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“Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creatures”
Detail from “Madonna and Child” (c. 1450) by Petrus Christus [WikiArt.org] Editor’s note: The following homily was preached in slightly different form on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 13, …
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Pope Leo XIV Prays for Sahel Victims
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Regina Caeli on May 10, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media At the …
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‘Over This, Your White Grave’: Read the Poem Pope John Paul II Wrote for the Mother He Lost
John Paul II as a child with his parents, Emilia and Karol Wojtyła How the loss of a mother, ‘soul of the home,’ shaped the heart of a pope …