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Pope calls for renewed missionary zeal, hails example of Archbishop Fulton Sheen (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:06:12 GMT

Hailing the example of Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979), Pope Leo XIV called for the missionary renewal of the Church.

Pope recalls 'chorus of prayers for peace' as Marian month of May ends (CWN)

Sun, 31 May 2026 10:05:29 GMT

At the conclusion of today’s Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV spoke about the conclusion of the month of May, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

'God seeks peacemakers,' Pope says at conclusion of Rosary for peace (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:06:31 GMT

Pope Leo XIV presided at a Rosary for peace (video) as the Marian month of May concluded and said that Christians are called to be peacemakers.

Welcome the life of the Triune God, Pope Leo says on Trinity Sunday (CWN)

Sun, 31 May 2026 10:05:10 GMT

Pope Leo XIV today invited pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square to welcome the life of the Triune God, a life “given to us in Christ Jesus.”

French lawmakers debate eliminating seal of Confession for abuse cases (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:06:08 GMT

France’s National Assembly is scheduled to debate a bill today that would require priests to report abuse against minors when they learn about it in the confessional.

Cardinal Farrell lauds Neocatechumenal Way on 60th anniversary; papal message highlights evangelization (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:06:27 GMT

More than 6,500 members of the Neocatechumenal Way took part in a May 30 Mass in Madrid’s cathedral marking the sixtieth anniversary of the movement.

Be servants of others, Pope tells students, staff of Villa Nazareth (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:06:37 GMT

Pope Leo XIV received students, staff, alumni, and friends of Villa Nazareth, a university residence in Rome for students of limited economic means, and encouraged them to serve others.

Pope's prayer intention for June: for the values of sports (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:06:03 GMT

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for June 2026 is “let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth.”

Report details allegations against priests who were University of Notre Dame dorm rectors (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:06:31 GMT

The University of Notre Dame released an external report, commissioned by the university, into allegations against Father Thomas King, C.S.C., a priest who served as rector of a male residence hall from 1980 to 1997.

Cardinal Tagle emphasizes unity in address to Pontifical Mission Societies (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:06:52 GMT

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, one of the two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization, emphasized unity and mission in an address to more than 100 national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies.

Pontifical Mission Societies helped build 751 churches in past year (CWN)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:06:51 GMT

The Pontifical Mission Societies announced that over the past year it supported “2,700 projects in mission territories dedicated to the education and protection of children; over 6,500 novices in their formation paths; 76,000 minor and major seminarians; and 751 new churches across five continents.”

Pope links young people's mental health challenges to loss of interior life, sense of meaning (CWN)

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:05:04 GMT

Addressing education ministers from Ibero-American nations, Pope Leo XIV linked the mental health challenges experienced by young people to the loss of a sense of meaning, an inner life, and “interior constellations” to which they can look.

The family is formed by a man and a woman, Pope says in message to symposium (CWN)

Sat, 30 May 2026 07:05:20 GMT

In a video message released today and addressed to a symposium on the family in Brazil, Pope Leo XIV described the family as a “unique community of persons formed by a man and a woman.”

Lauding charismatic renewal, Pope compares baptism in the Spirit to St. Augustine's experience (CWN)

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:05:53 GMT

Repeating previous popes’ words of praise for the Catholic charismatic renewal, Pope Leo XIV compared the experience of baptism in the Spirit to St. Augustine’s own experience.

Canada's Prime Minister Carney, Pope Leo discuss AI, peace (CWN)

Fri, 29 May 2026 08:05:16 GMT

Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada spoke by phone this afternoon about artificial intelligence, four days after the publication of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (CWN article, analysis).

Pope says polarization, war recall St. Augustine's City of Man (CWN)

Sat, 30 May 2026 10:05:44 GMT

Pope Leo XIV linked contemporary wars, polarization, and division to St. Augustine’s description of the City of Man.

Pope to lead international Rosary for peace this evening (Dicastery for Evangelization)

Sat, 30 May 2026 10:05:27 GMT

The Dicastery for Evangelization announced that Pope Leo XIV will pray a Rosary for peace this evening, May 30, at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, as the Marian month of May comes to a close.

The Pope’s Rosary will be simulcast in participating Marian shrines around the world. Vatican News, the news agency of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, extended the invitation to the faithful around the world and announced the intentions of each of the five mysteries being prayed.

Bishop reports unprecedented number of converts in Estonia (National Catholic Register)

Sat, 30 May 2026 02:05:13 GMT

The sole bishop in Estonia, where only 0.8% of people are Catholic, discussed a small but unprecedented rise in conversions this year.

Bishop Philippe Jourdan received 48 adults into the Church at Easter; 33 of them were unbaptized.

“We had never had so many,” Bishop Jourdan told the National Catholic Register. “Previously, catechumens were often in the 30-to-40 age bracket. Now, they are much more often in their 20s.”

New Chaldean Patriarch enthroned; vows to preserve Church's liturgical traditions (Syriac Press)

Sat, 30 May 2026 02:05:03 GMT

Paul III Nona, who was elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church last month, was enthroned in Baghdad on May 29.

Syriac Press reported that the new Patriarch outlined six priorities, including unity in the Church, the spiritual life, and “authentic identity”: “preserving liturgical traditions, the Syriac-Aramaic language, customs, and Eastern Christian spiritual philosophy.”

Welcoming the persecuted as refugees makes America great, USCCB committee chairman says (USCCB)

Sat, 30 May 2026 07:05:48 GMT

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said that “offering refuge to the world’s vulnerable and persecuted is a founding principle of our country and it is uniquely what makes this country great.”

“For decades, the United States was known for offering this opportunity, not favoring one particular group, but granting relief in accordance with our laws, our shared values, and the national interest,” Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas, said after the Trump administration announced the admission of 10,000 Afrikaners from South Africa. “Today, however, that is sadly not the case.”

“We appreciate the Administration’s acknowledgement that our country can continue to resettle refugees, and we renew our call for resettlement to be extended further to others in need, including those persecuted on the basis of their faith, the likes of whom have no access to refuge in our country at this time,” Bishop Cahill added.