Can Pope Leo XIV Actually Unite the Church?

 

Premiered Oct 4, 2026  

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Is Christian unity actually getting closer? Since his election in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV has made it one of the priorities of his pontificate. In this video we walk through every major ecumenical encounter of his first seventeen months, and then ask what it all means. You will see:

• The prayer at Nicaea with Patriarch Bartholomew and leaders from across the Christian world
• The first public prayer of a British monarch with a Pope since the Reformation
• The meeting with Sarah Mullally, the first woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury
• The visits of Armenian, Assyrian and Antiochian leaders, and the call with the Coptic Pope
• The meetings with Lutherans and the World Council of Churches
• The invitation to Jerusalem in 2033

Is the Pope changing Catholic teaching? What is the "ecumenism of blood"? Why does a common date for Easter matter? Stay to the end for the five-point summary.

Morning Keys: Vatican to publish Francis’s private diary

 

Written by Morning Keys

Here are today’s key Catholic stories, led by news that the Vatican will publish The Private Diary of Pope Francis, notes he kept from 1992 to 2024, in a book by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández out Nov. 24. Also inside: Pope Leo XIV’s letter to Gaza’s Catholic parish after a strike killed a Christian mother and daughter, Archbishop Shawn McKnight’s call for Kansas to commute every death sentence, and Leo’s meeting with U.S. bishops’ leaders on the eve of the Amoris Laetitia gathering. New at Where Peter Is this morning, Mike Lewis asks whether the saints are owed the same work of mercy as everyone else: burial.

Today’s Mass readings (USCCB) · Saint of the day (Vatican News): St. Bruno

Let the Dead Rest in Peace, Not Pieces

  

Christians in both the East and West should not sweep away the relic tradition completely. The connection between relics and the altar is an ancient tradition, and as the current Roman discipline says, placing relics beneath a fixed altar is to be preserved (canon 1237 §2), although it is no longer mandatory. The Byzantine East celebrates the Divine Liturgy on an antimension, an altar cloth that ordinarily has a saint’s relic sewn into it. That is quite different, however, from extracting a jaw, hand, or foot and putting it on display.

Red Mass marks opening of Supreme Court term in Washington

Red Mass marks opening of Supreme Court term in Washington

Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy was the principal celebrant of the Mass, and Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, offered the homily.

French bishop condemns ‘destructive’ protest violence, urges peaceful dialogue

Bishop Matthieu Rougé, who leads the French bishops’ conference’s Council for Catholic Education, said responsible adults must lead young people to express their concerns peacefully.

Argentine auxiliary bishop removed from office following allegations by 2 adults

The prelate was barred from receiving formal appointments or new offices and from administering the sacrament of penance for five years. He may celebrate Mass and administer the other sacraments.

St. Louis Archdiocese sues over limits on sacraments for ICE detainees

The Archdiocese of St. Louis says it has been discriminated against in its efforts to minister to Catholic ICE detainees.

‘Open Reception’ and sexuality: three obstacles to a New Proposal

 

Please like and share to spread Trump's shame!

  

Wow. These are the ACTUAL words spoken by the sitting President of the United States about two American cities containing millions of Americans. Let that sink in. Please like and share to spread Trump's shame! 

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Christianity at a Crossroads (2026) - Episode 3

 

Premiered Sep 21, 2026

CHRISTIANITY at a CROSSROADS is a 4-part (4-hour) television series designed for broadcast on Public Television and wide use in congregations, schools and seminaries. Through stories filmed on location across the country and insightful commentary from a range of accomplished speakers, it will explore as never before the changing face of Christianity in American life today. 

New episodes will drop every Monday. 

 Episode 1: September 21

Episode 2: September 28 

Episode 3: October 5 

Episode 4: October 12

No Kings: Vote Early "DRAG OUT THE VOTE" Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

 

What Just Happened In the EPC?

 

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) just had its 2026 General Assembly in June in Denver Colorado. It was the biggest General Assembly in the history of our denomination, and it ended with a rather significant controversy. A committee formed in 2024 presented three motions that would change our governing documents and papers. All three of those motions passed, but just barely and not without a significant amount of debate. The issue at hand is over whether or not the EPC should allow individuals who are currently experiencing homosexuality to be ordained as church officers. The motions and changes that were passed have opened up that door to those things. This video is primarily for the congregation of Faith Presbyterian McDonough. Though, it is being made public. To anyone outside of our church, please keep your comments kind and civil. Thank you.

 

Leo says St. Francis repaired the Church

 

Written by Morning Keys

Here are the key Catholic stories from the weekend, led by Pope Leo XIV’s Sunday Angelus on the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, whom he said repaired the Church by faith and fraternal love. Also inside: the Amoris Laetitia meeting opening Wednesday, Cardinal Parolin on what it takes to end wars, Brazil’s presidential runoff, Cardinal Gambetti’s move to Chieti-Vasto, a new Pedro Gabriel video, and two new posts at Where Peter Is.

Today’s Mass readings (USCCB) · Saint of the day (Vatican News): St. Faustina Kowalska