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Grace Transforms Us When We Open Our Hearts to Eucharist
(See the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) St. Carlo Acutis was canonized the first millennial saint last September by Pope Leo. He …
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AMERICA/HAITI – Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City – On May 25, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization , confirmed Fr. Junior Phares Larosiliere, of the diocesan clergy of Port-au-Prince, …
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AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – St. Theresa Mission Hospital launches Ebola awareness campaign
Nzara – St. Theresa Mission Hospital in Nzara has initiated a comprehensive awareness campaign targeting the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio to strengthen precautionary measures against ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the …
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ASIA/MYANMAR – Five bishops forced to leave the cathedral. Bishop of Pekhon: “People, tired and traumatized by the violence, pray with tears in their eyes”
Vatican City – Due to the civil war that has ravaged Myanmar since 2021, five bishops from the country’s 17 dioceses have been forced to abandon their episcopal sees and …
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Jihadists trying to establish a caliphate in northern Mozambique, says bishop (Aid to the Church in Need)
Jihadists in Mozambique are attempting to establish a caliphate, a local bishop warned. “The signs are all there,” Bishop António Juliasse of Pemba told Aid to the Church in Need. …
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Survey: 55% of US adults view Pope Leo favorably (The Economist/YouGov Poll)
A survey of 1,604 U.S. adult citizens, conducted between May 29 and June 1, found that 55% had a favorable opinion of Pope Leo XIV. 23% expressed an unfavorable opinion, …
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Catalonian parish church bricked up after vandalism (OIDAC Europe)
Authorities in Òdena, a small town in Catalonia, Spain, bricked up a parish church after vandals ransacked it, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe reported. “The …
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If the “problem” is no longer atheism. Spain’s missionary urgency awaits Leo XIV
by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Madrid – From June 6 to 12, 2026, Pope Leo XIV will visit Spain as part of his fourth apostolic journey outside Italy. During this trip, he …
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What Does ChatGPT Have to Do With Slavery? ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Highlights AI’s Hidden Exploitation
Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NEWS/VATICAN POOLCatholic theologian Léocadie Lushombo speaks during the presentation of Pope Leo’s first encyclical on May 25, 2026, at the Vatican as Cardinal Michael Czerny listens. Catholic theologian …
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Well-traveled Pope Leo knows Spain better than many Spaniards, author says
As an ordinary priest, prior general of the Augustinians and the bishop of Chiclayo, Pope Leo XIV traveled extensively in Spain, gaining firsthand knowledge of the country and its people. …