Catholics worldwide will mark World Mission Sunday with a “renewed energy,” a Brooklyn priest and Pontifical Mission Societies researcher said.
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Vatican To Publish Pope Francis’ Private Diary
The Vatican Publishing House will publish “The Private Diary of Pope Francis,” a book by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Knights of Columbus Raising Funds to Help Nuns in Cuba Bake Communion Hosts
The deteriorating condition of the power grid in Cuba is preventing Discalced Carmelite nuns in that country from baking Communion hosts for the nation’s Catholic churches, according to the New York State Knights of Columbus, who are raising funds to help the sisters.
Aboard Papal Plane From France, Pope Leo XIV Says He’s Not Losing Sleep Over AI Apocalypse Fears
On the return flight to Rome from his four-day visit to France Sept. 28, Pope Leo XIV said that the prospect of artificial intelligence destroying humanity does not keep him up at night.
Pope Leo XIV Leads Thousands in Candlelight Rosary Procession in Lourdes, France
Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of people in a candlelight rosary procession Sept. 27 in the Marian shrine of Lourdes, saying that he had come as “a pilgrim among pilgrims.”
Pope Leo Prays for the Sick and Suffering in the Lourdes Grotto in France
In the Marian shrine of Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the sick and the suffering and drank from healing spring water in the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858.
At Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV Holds Private Meeting With Abuse Survivors
On the eve of his final day in France, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV held a private meeting in Lourdes with seven survivors of sexual abuse.
At UNESCO, Pope Laments Paradox of Celebrating Artificial Intelligence While Human Dignity Is ‘Discarded’
Speaking Sept. 25 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris during the first papal visit to the organization in 46 years, the pope said that while machines are now described as “intelligent,” society is struggling to recognize the inherent worth of every human person.
Interfaith Coalition Displays Gaza Children’s Memorial: ‘We Need to Care for Them’
Leaders of an interfaith coalition of human rights advocacy organizations brought a portion of the Gaza Children’s Shroud to the U.N.
Pope Leo Prays in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris 7 Years After Devastating Fire
It was an emotional moment for many French Catholics as Pope Leo XIV led prayers Sept. 25 inside Notre Dame,