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Pope Leo XIV writes preface to book that shaped his spiritual life
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 19, 2025 / 11:05 am …
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Pope Leo XIV writes preface to book that shaped his spiritual life
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 19, 2025 / 11:05 am …
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As archbishop of New York, Hicks will have a significant impact on the Catholic Church and American life
Many people, including Catholics, look on the archbishop of New York as the leader of the U.S. Catholic Church. With this appointment, the pope has picked an archbishop who could …
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A new blessed for Argentina: Pope Leo XIV approves miracle attributed to Enrique Shaw
Servant of God Enrique Shaw. / Credit: Acdeano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has approved a miracle …
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A new blessed for Argentina: Pope Leo XIV approves miracle attributed to Enrique Shaw
By Julieta Villar ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 10:35 am Pope Leo XIV has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Enrique Shaw, an Argentine layman, …
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Cardinal Dolan Is America’s Preacher Par Excellence
Alexi RosenfeldCardinal Timothy Dolan preaches at Christmas Midnight Mass on Dec. 25, 2021, in New York City. COMMENTARY: As Vatican II taught that proclaiming the Gospel stands at the heart …
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Advent Week 4: By His Trust in God’s Plan, Joseph Becomes Model of Faith
As we light the fourth candle on the Advent wreath we find ourselves only a few days away from Christmas. The Sunday Gospel invites us to see the mystery of Christ’s coming …
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Total Reliance on God Bolsters Our Hope, for God is With Us
(See the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent) Advent is the season of hope. It provides the Christian community a period of time to bolster our hope and to …
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Church altar featuring homeless man goes on display a stone’s throw from his grave at the Vatican
This is a story both big and small, of art and faith and a human tragedy that caught the attention of Pope Francis: homeless German man Burkhard Scheffler died from the …
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Heart Speaks to Heart: Why Science and Scripture Agree on the Importance of Beginnings
Romolo TavaniDuring her pregnancy, Mary’s heart beat in rhythm with that of her Child, forming the nucleus of a cor ad cor love. But that beginning preceded a larger beginning, …