“Sometimes, when the bishop confers Confirmation—the gift of the Holy Spirit—you never see the young people again,” Pope Leo said.
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Pope Leo to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO
The late Pope Francis famously stayed away from the big European centers of Christianity during his 12-year pontificate, preferring instead to visit small Catholic communities far from Rome.
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Bishop Barron reflects on equality as a God-given right at America 250 prayer event
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, both Catholics, were among the administration officials who addressed “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” by video messages.
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Rededicate 250 touts a star-studded prayer bash with politicians and Christian celebrities
Bishop Robert Barron and Cardinal Timothy Dolan are scheduled to speak at the Trump administration’s daylong prayer celebration this weekend.
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Pope Leo says rise of AI-directed warfare leads to a ‘spiral of annihilation’
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation.”
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U.S. bishops to consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for 250th celebration
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.”