‘Lay down your weapons,’ pope says in Palm Sunday Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV used his first Palm Sunday Mass to issue a…
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Vatican Palm Sunday recalls early Christian martyrs, brave sea captain
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Palm Sunday procession at the foot of an 85-foot-tall Egyptian obelisk…
Life must be defended in a world wounded by warfare, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The sanctity of life, from conception to its natural end, must be…
Childhood classmates from the United States reunite with Pope Leo
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Once a young teenager wearing a cap and gown for his eighth-grade…
Faithful share role in safeguarding faith, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — All baptized Christians share in the Church’s mission and, guided by the…
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Middle East
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched their first…
God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says
ROME (CNS) — Believing problems and differences can be resolved with war is absurd, Pope Leo…
Church’s unity comes from faith in Christ and from love, Pope Leo says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church is made up of diverse people who are united…
Jesus is close by, just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people
ROME (CNS) — Every Catholic parish needs to show that Jesus, who promises a just, true…
Vatican hosted its own mini Paralympics half a century before Games’ official start
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More than 50 years before the first Paralympic Games were held in…
Church is holy by Christ’s presence, not human perfection, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) —The Catholic Church is both a community made up of fragile and limited…