Pope Leo told reporters gathered outside the Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo that he had just tried to phone Holy Family Parish in Gaza City. “I just tried to call the pastor, but I have no news,” the pope said.
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After 800 years of silence, the oldest pipe organ in the Christian world plays again
Researchers believe that the Crusaders brought the organ to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, in the 11th century during their period of rule over Jerusalem. After a century of use, the Crusaders buried it to protect it from invading Muslim armies.
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Duchess of Kent, a royal who chose faith and service, dies at 92
The duchess was received into the Catholic faith by Cardinal Basil Hume in 1994 in a private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.
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LGBTQ Catholics process through Holy Door at St. Peter’s
At least 1,200 people from dozens of countries in the LGBTQ group crossed the threshold into St. Peter’s Basilica Sept. 6 after several days of prayer services, Masses, conferences and panel discussions.
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Wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint on Sunday
In recent years, Carlo Acutis has shot to near rock star-like fame among many young Catholics, generating a global following the likes of which the Catholic Church hasn’t seen in ages.
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JD Vance says meeting with families of victims from Minneapolis church shooting affected him deeply
“I have never had a day that will stay with me like this day did,” the vice president told reporters.
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JD and Usha Vance to visit Minneapolis following Catholic school shooting
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, will visit Minneapolis Sept. 3 to pay their respects to the victims of the deadly Aug. 27 mass shooting at a Catholic school liturgy, his office said.
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Pope Leo’s prayer for September: Respecting and protecting God’s creation
Participating in the ecumenical Season of Creation, Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is “for our relationship with all of creation.”
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Annunciation pastor calls first Sunday Mass after church shooting a ‘humble beginning’
Recalling the fear and the cries from students, parents and school staff to “get low, stay down, stay down, don’t get up” as bullets tore through Annunciation church at an all-school Mass in Minneapolis, Father Dennis Zehren, the pastor, said it marked a new beginning.
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Pope Leo named one of top 100 A.I. influencers by Time magazine
If Leo XIV continues to marshal the world’s Catholics against AI’s alienating potential, Time said, “Silicon Valley faces a formidable—and unexpected—spiritual counterweight.”