“The eulogy makes the person being praised the main focus of attention. The homily and the words of remembrance have God as the primary focus,” Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield said.
Simone Orendain – OSV News
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3 US-based leaders among 12 consultors named to Vatican human development office
Pope Leo XIV has appointed three U.S.-based consultors, all with ties to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
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San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller announced that a tribunal of canon lawyers authorized by the Vatican found John Mary Foster guilty of “a crime against the faith for his refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff.”
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Consecration 101: What the bishops’ upcoming consecration of the US to the Sacred Heart means
The act of consecration is a significant matter. But what does it really mean to consecrate a place—such as an entire country?
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Story of customer service agent hanging up on Leo shows pope’s ‘normal’ side
The incoming provincial superior of the Midwest Augustinians, the order that Pope Leo XIV belongs to and the province he once led, said viral interest in the story of the pope’s customer service call last year has been unexpected.
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Investigation ‘ongoing’ in false bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother
The police chief of a southwest suburb of Chicago, where one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers lives, confirmed to OSV News that his department is conducting “an ongoing and active investigation” of an unsubstantiated bomb threat at John Prevost’s house.
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Catholics express grief, warn of politicizing immigration issue in murder of Loyola student
Catholics in Chicago have expressed sympathy and sorrow over the death of a Loyola University Chicago student who was shot and killed March 19 near the school campus.
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The No. 1 person former President Obama most wants to meet? Pope Leo XIV
In a YouTube interview, former President Obama said Pope Leo’s ministry “wasn’t just preaching from the pulpit but getting his hands dirty, trying to help people. So I’m looking forward to talking to him.”
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Illinois pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as ‘macabre’
“Most states, many places, entice people to come to their states for: various cultural activities, the weather, many other things. And here we are, trying to provide abortion-related services, so people can end the life of their unborn child. It’s so macabre.”
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New NY archbishop ‘committed’ to immigration issues, accountability on abuse—and staying a Cubs fan
(OSV News) — The newly named leader of the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, introduced himself to the faithful of his new home Dec. 18 with a pledge to become familiar with its challenges and uphold human dignity. He also highlighted his Chicago-area background, which is similar to Pope Leo XIV’s. In […]