The year with the highest Bible sales in history

Questions about liturgy: Flags Over a Coffin

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Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

[Pope in Turkey: Day 4] Committing ourselves to the restoration of full unity (and 3 common challenges between Catholics and Orthodox Christians according to Leo XIV)

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Words of Leo XIV in the Orthodox Cathedral of St. George on the occasion of the patron saint’s day of St. Andrew

Visit to the Holy Land, Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine), and Situation in Ukraine: The Pope’s Responses on Flight to Lebanon

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Press Conference during the Istanbul-Beirut Flight

[Pope in Turkey: Day 4] The Pope’s words during his visit to the Armenians of Istanbul

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Words of Leo XIV during his prayer visit to the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral

Mother, Social Activist, and Harvard Graduate: The Path to Sainthood: The Case of a Former Abortion Advocate

Dante Alba, LC

Ruth entered Harvard University as an atheist (or almost an atheist, as her husband notes) and with pro-abortion views. Her future husband also considered himself an atheist when they met, although both shared a sincere desire to seek the truth and the intuition that they should take Christianity more seriously.

A Beer Created in Chicago Is Dedicated to Leo XIV

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Governor Pritzker invited Pope Leo to visit Chicago, noting that the city since the Pope’s election has been «in a positive sense, chaotic,» the Governor joked with the Pope, suggesting he could «enjoy or at least show off» the four-pack of Da Pope beer. Leo XIV replied, «We’ll put them in the refrigerator.»

French government security office confirms that Christians in the country are being targeted by Islamism

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The DGSI’s assessment is supported by a long record of public directives from jihadist leaders

[Pope in Turkey: Day 3] What does it mean to “be the Church”? Pope Leo XIV’s twofold answer

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Homily of the Pope during Mass with the Catholic community in Turkey

[Pope in Turkey: Day 3] Leo XIV is visibly moved as he enters the main church of the Patriarch of Constantinople

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Words of the Pope during his visit to the Patriarchal Church of St. George on the occasion of the Doxology of the Orthodox Church

Vatican renounces exclusive use of Latin: new regulations allow proceedings in other languages

Valentina di Giorgio

In a formulation that may sound modest but carries immense cultural weight, the new regulations state that curial institutions “shall ordinarily draw up their acts in Latin or in another language.”

Pope Leo XIV reverses Pope Francis’ decision regarding the organization of the Diocese of Rome

Valentina di Giorgio

Leo XIV acknowledges Francis’ intentions without contesting their validity. But he suggests that the Holy Year provided something the earlier reform could not foresee: a lived demonstration of the center’s pastoral coherence

The year with the highest Bible sales in history: 2025 is set to break records in the USA

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According to recent data from Circana, Bible sales rose another eleven percent this year compared with 2024, continuing a steady climb that has accelerated since the pandemic years

[Pope in Turkey: Day 2] Who is Jesus Christ in the lives of women and men today? The question (and answer) of Leo XIV

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Pope’s address during the Ecumenical Prayer Meeting in İznik

[Pope in Turkey: Day 2] Two reflections from Pope Leo XIV for nuns and the elderly (which give all Catholics pause for thought)

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Words of the Pope during his visit to the nursing home of the Little Sisters of the Poor

[Pope in Turkey (Day 2)] The logic of smallness and three challenges of faith according to Leo XIV to Turkish Catholics

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Address of the Pope during the Prayer Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Men and Women, and Pastoral Workers in Istanbul