Arts Aug 12 Madonna urges Pope Leo to visit Gaza: ‘Bring your light to the children before it’s too late’ By Associated Press
World Aug 02 Pope Leo XIV thrills hundreds of thousands of young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into a vast field on Rome’s outskirts Saturday for the weekend highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year: an evening vigil, outdoor slumber party and morning Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV that… By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World May 19 JD Vance extends to Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit U.S. Joining him at the meeting on Monday was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also a Catholic. By Nicole Winfield, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
Politics Sep 04 What is postliberalism? How a Catholic intellectual movement influenced JD Vance’s political views Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview. It also put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings. By Peter Smith, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 Catholic diocese sues federal agencies over green card backlog for foreign-born priests For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to… By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
Dec 03 Bombing at Sunday Mass in Philippines kills 4, president blames foreign militants By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on… Continue reading
Jun 20 Catholics call for Vatican to embrace women in leadership, LGBTQ community, report says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican on Tuesday released the synthesis of a two-year consultation process. It has published a working document that will form the basis of discussion for a big meeting of bishops and laypeople in October. Continue reading
Feb 01 Pope Francis visits Congo, urges forgiveness for past wrongs By Nicole Winfield, Christina Malkia, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press Pope Francis is urging Congo's people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them. Continue reading
Aug 25 Pope in Ireland vows to end cover-up of clergy sex abuse By Nicole Winfield, Maria Grazia Murru, Associated Press Pope Francis declared Saturday as he arrived in Ireland that he shares the outrage of rank-and-file Catholics over the cover-up of the "repugnant crimes" of priests who raped and molested children, and vowed that he was committed to ending the… Continue reading
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