The liturgy is “a living entity,” and it has always been subject to developments and changes over the centuries, Pope Leo said.
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Pope Leo: Catholic culture of love can counter the lies of hatred, power
The Catholic vision of love and mercy must overcome the false narratives that create enemies and convince people and nations to “re-arm” in a “culture of power,” Pope Leo XIV said.
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Church needs simpler language to explain synodality, U.S. bishops’ president says
“Synodality is often presented and perceived by many as a cumbersome and complicated process with language and terminology that is unfamiliar to most Catholics,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley said.
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Pope Leo adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar
Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St. John Henry Newman, who is “a radiant light for the Church on pilgrimage through history,” to the General Roman Calendar so that “his Optional Memorial be celebrated by all on 9 October.”
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Pope Leo appeals for end to antisemitism, prejudice, genocide
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to all antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution worldwide.
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Papal puzzle lovers: Popes Leo XIV and XIII noted for liking word games
Pope Leo XIV, who plays the daily online puzzle Wordle, is not the only papal puzzle lover.
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Pope Leo on Christmas Eve: To turn away others is to turn away God
“Where there is room for the human person, there is room for God,” the pope said in his homily on Dec. 24 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Vatican’s 2024 surplus represents ‘significant progress’ in economic situation
The Vatican reported that it ended 2024 with a 1.6-million-euro surplus ($1.85 million) compared to a deficit of 51.2 million euros ($59.3 million) in 2023.
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Pope Leo decries opioid crisis, gambling, cruelty toward migrants in major speech on new social ills
“Ever more inhuman measures are being adopted—even celebrated politically—that treat these ‘undesirables’ as if they were garbage and not human beings,” he said during an address to popular movements.
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Pope Leo visits teen hospitalized during Jubilee of Youth
Pope Leo said that if the teen “had come all the way to Rome, then (the pope) could come all the way to the hospital to see him.”