Generations of Catholics came to know Ann Teresa O’Neill as the child whose miraculous cure from acute lymphatic leukemia in 1952 helped lead to the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint.
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Catholic Relief Services Receives State Department Funds to ‘Significantly Expand’ Humanitarian Aid to Cuba
Catholic Relief Services is welcoming federal support that will help “significantly expand” humanitarian aid to Cuba, as the Caribbean nation battles multiple crises.
Pope Leo XIV Quotes Bob Dylan Song in Book Foreword Calling for Nuclear Disarmament
Pope Leo XIV said the conscience of just one person can “be worth the entire world” when it comes to preventing a nuclear catastrophe, in a new book foreword that also quotes an unpublished Bob Dylan song about the atomic bomb.
New Pope Leo XIV Medal From Villanova Honors Care for the Poor, Creation
Villanova University, Pope Leo XIV’s alma mater, has announced a new award recognizing those who integrate care for the poor and creation.
Pope Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo: God’s Kingdom Grows in the ‘Little Things of Daily Life’
Catholics from every inhabited continent gathered in Castel Gandolfo July 19 as Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer from the papal summer palace in the small Italian hill town,
Billboard Campaign Calls Attention To Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria
A new billboard campaign in Times Square is raising awareness of anti-Christian violence in Nigeria while supporting ministries serving persecuted communities.
Brooklyn Priest Praises Pope Leo’s Support for Charismatic Catholic Renewal
Pope Leo XIV’s May 30 audience for the Charismatic Catholic Renewal exceeded expectations for the 3,000 attendees who were eager to learn if he would carry on the papal commitment to the movement that began in the 1960s.
Sizzle & Spirit: Learn About These Summer-Related Saints
While there is not a patron saint of summer itself, Catholic tradition links many saints to the weather, activities, and feast days that define the sunny months.
Diocese of Brooklyn Youth Ambassadors’ Mission Trip to Dominican Republic Nourished Minds, Bodies, Souls
The Youth Leadership Ambassador Program has reached mission fields from Africa to Central America, but the just-completed trip to the Dominican Republic might so far be the most life-changing, participants said.
Supper Series: You Too, Can Eat Like a Pope at This NYC Italian Restaurant
Salvo Lo Castro, who served as the chef in the Vatican for 10 years and made many of Pope Benedict XVI’s favorite dishes, has brought his culinary skills to New York City’s Soho with his Italian restaurant Casasalvo.