At a time of rising antisemitism stemming from Israel’s war, Leo adopted as his own the Vatican’s official position abhorring antisemitism as he marked the 60th anniversary of a landmark Vatican document that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews.
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Federal judge strikes Biden-era rule including gender identity in sex discrimination prohibition
Attorney General Lynn Fitch argued in an Oct. 23 statement, “The Biden administration attempted to import its radical theories on gender identity into ObamaCare, forcing healthcare providers to perform surgeries or prescribe drugs even if it violated their best medical judgment.”
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In new letter, Pope Leo shares 3 priorities for Catholic education amid A.I. revolution
“I call upon all educational institutions to inaugurate a new season that speaks to the hearts of the younger generations, reuniting knowledge and meaning, competence and responsibility, faith and life,” Leo wrote in an apostolic letter.
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Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon: What to expect from his first international trip
Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for peace in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2.
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Cardinal Burke celebrates traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica
In the presence of hundreds of priests and with lay faithful packed into the pews and standing along the walls, U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke celebrated the traditional Latin Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee
“If we deny our part in history, we deepen the harm,” wrote Bishop Bullock and the Jesuit priests in their message. “We cannot lie about the past without perpetuating injustice and moral blindness.”
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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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Migration, AI and key leadership votes on US bishops’ fall meeting agenda
The bishops have a full agenda of both temporal and spiritual matters—including votes for key leadership roles as well as discussions on migration, health care directives, artificial intelligence, Eucharistic devotion and liturgical texts.
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A priest is walking from Pope Leo’s childhood home to Ellis Island to highlight plight of migrants
A Chicago-area priest is on a mission to highlight the plight of families upended by the current mass deportation efforts in the United States by making a 50-day pilgrimage—on foot—from Chicago to New York.
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Pope Leo names St. John Henry Newman co-patron of Catholic education in new document
St. Newman, whom Pope Leo will declare a “doctor of the church” on Nov. 1, will join the current patron of Catholic education, St. Thomas Aquinas.