The U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus during the U.S.C.C.B. spring assembly in Baltimore.
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45 years ago today: Attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history
On that fateful day right before lunch, John Paul II rode slowly through St. Peter’s Square in an open white jeep, and he bent down to bless a small girl in the crowd. Seconds later, gunshots rang out.
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Catholic diocese fights Trump administration plan to seize pilgrimage site for border wall
The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ.
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On same-sex blessings in Germany, cardinal calls talk of Vatican sanctions ‘premature’
Speaking to journalists in Rome May 6, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was asked if the Vatican intends to impose sanctions on the German bishops after the continued promotion of a handbook for blessing same-sex couples.
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Trump says he’ll raise imprisonment of Catholic activist Jimmy Lai during China visit
President Donald Trump said May 11 he plans to discuss the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during his upcoming visit to China; however, he suggested the prominent Catholic and pro-democracy campaigner “caused a lot of bedlam.”
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Interview: Bishop Erik Varden on his ‘nihilism’ on A.I. and the danger weaponizing Christianity for politics
“Any presentation of Christianity that abstracts the scandal of the Cross or perversely uses the Cross as a weapon with which to strike others is veering toward heresy or even blasphemy.”
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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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Pope Leo prays for end to ‘fratricidal hatred’ as he celebrates anniversary in Pompeii
Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for political leaders to end the “fratricidal hatred” in the world, as he spent the anniversary of his election in the ancient city of Pompeii commemorating a feast day that is particularly important to him and coincided last year with the start of his pontificate.
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Bishops’ pro-life chair ‘urgently’ encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on abortion pill
The head of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee has written a letter to Trump administration officials expressing concern about the status of their promised safety review of mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill.
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Poll: Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo
A new poll published the day after President Donald Trump renewed his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV showed Americans broadly disapprove.