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Messenger Media, Diocese of Covington - 7/9 through 7/15

The annual St. Ann Novena is back for, focusing this year on major Marian apparitions throughout the world! Beginning July 18, the nine days of prayer will take place at St. Ann Mission in Covington, with priests and deacons of...

St. Maria Goretti, pray for us! (July 6th)

Maria Teresa Goretti is an Italian virgin-martyr who resisted and forgave the man who attacked her. Born in 1890, Maria warded off a man who attempted to rape her at the age of 12, concerned more for the purity and state of...

Nugget of Wisdom from Fr. Ivan's Homily

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Secret Weapons of the Soul When life's chaos overwhelms us, our instinct is to harden ourselves. But in Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offers a radical strategy - meekness and humility. ...

How the design for the official logo for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France was created

Diego López Marina

Through vibrant, symbolic imagery, the logo captures the theme of the pope’s visit, evoking peace and new life as well as France’s spiritual heritage as expressed through its cathedrals’ rose windows.

Catholic bishop: ‘There’s no political will in fight against terrorism in Nigeria’

Abah Anthony John

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of the Diocese of Yola says the Nigerian government lacks the will to end the persistent insecurity that has claimed thousands of lives in the West African country.

Nicaraguan bishop: Irrationality and cruelty are tragic characteristics of the dictatorship

Walter Sánchez Silva

Silvio Báez, the exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua, decried the persecution of the Church in Nicaragua but also expressed his hope that change is possible, placing his trust in Jesus Christ.

US cardinal: Exorcist role should be 'private' after priest's removal tied to UFO controversy

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ROME (CNS) -- Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs.Following comments on social media linking UFOs to demonic activity, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti was removed in early June as an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington. In one of his first interviews since the decision, Cardinal McElroy told Catholic News Service it should not be interpreted as a judgment on unidentified flying objects or extraterrestrial life, but in what he sees as the proper role of an exorcist within the Catholic Church."It wasn't touching on the question of UFOs," the cardinal said in an interview June 29 at the Pontifical North American College. "My major objection is that I think the traditional role of an exorcist is a very private one. It's a sacred one."Msgr. Rossetti has built one of the largest online followin

Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Hesitation and resistance to the Church's synodal journey can be addressed with clearer explanations, better training and more hands-on experience of what synodality is, bishops representing North America said."A very clear takeaway is the need for more formation in synodality, including its meaning, its methods and its spirituality," Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said."Synodality is often presented and perceived by many as a cumbersome and complicated process with language and terminology that is unfamiliar to most Catholics. Unless we can simplify how synodality is presented, it risks becoming the exclusive domain of specialists or 'the initiated' rather than a way of simply living our faith together," he told Catholic News Service. Archbishop Coakley was one of a number of leaders of the so-called "continental bodies" who met at the Vatican in late June as

On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo honors migrants in Lampedusa

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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) -- For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350,000 people and performed postmortem examinations on those who died making the crossing to Lampedusa, where migrants rescued from the Mediterranean first arrived.One story, he said, has stayed with him.After a shipwreck near Malta, a father told Bartolo how he had tried to keep his family alive in the water. He held his youngest child against his chest, his wife with one hand and his 3-year-old son with the other as he swam. When he realized he no longer had the strength to save everyone, he let go of his older son."'If I had held on for one more minute, my son would still be here,'" Bartolo recalled the father telling him. Rescue crews arrived moments later."Understand," Bartolo said in an interview with Catholic News Service June 3, "how terrible it is that a father has to choose which child to let go."Stories like this, he said, explain why Pope Leo XI

US cardinal: Exorcist role should be 'private' after priest's removal tied to UFO controversy

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

ROME (CNS) -- Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs.Following comments on social media linking UFOs to demonic activity, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti was removed in early June as an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington. In one of his first interviews since the decision, Cardinal McElroy told Catholic News Service it should not be interpreted as a judgment on unidentified flying objects or extraterrestrial life, but in what he sees as the proper role of an exorcist within the Catholic Church."It wasn't touching on the question of UFOs," the cardinal said in an interview June 29 at the Pontifical North American College. "My major objection is that I think the traditional role of an exorcist is a very private one. It's a sacred one."Msgr. Rossetti has built one of the largest online followin

Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Hesitation and resistance to the Church's synodal journey can be addressed with clearer explanations, better training and more hands-on experience of what synodality is, bishops representing North America said."A very clear takeaway is the need for more formation in synodality, including its meaning, its methods and its spirituality," Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said."Synodality is often presented and perceived by many as a cumbersome and complicated process with language and terminology that is unfamiliar to most Catholics. Unless we can simplify how synodality is presented, it risks becoming the exclusive domain of specialists or 'the initiated' rather than a way of simply living our faith together," he told Catholic News Service. Archbishop Coakley was one of a number of leaders of the so-called "continental bodies" who met at the Vatican in late June as

On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo honors migrants in Lampedusa

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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) -- For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350,000 people and performed postmortem examinations on those who died making the crossing to Lampedusa, where migrants rescued from the Mediterranean first arrived.One story, he said, has stayed with him.After a shipwreck near Malta, a father told Bartolo how he had tried to keep his family alive in the water. He held his youngest child against his chest, his wife with one hand and his 3-year-old son with the other as he swam. When he realized he no longer had the strength to save everyone, he let go of his older son."'If I had held on for one more minute, my son would still be here,'" Bartolo recalled the father telling him. Rescue crews arrived moments later."Understand," Bartolo said in an interview with Catholic News Service June 3, "how terrible it is that a father has to choose which child to let go."Stories like this, he said, explain why Pope Leo XI

Death toll on the rise in quake-struck Venezuela amid humanitarin crisis

The economic aftershocks following Venezuela’s devastating double earthquakes are creating a knock-on humanitarian crisis. Read all

Khamenei buried in Mashhad as Iran–U.S. tensions rise

The funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has taken place in Iran as mediators struggle to restart U.S.-Iran talks. Read all

Armagh Church leaders condemn anti-Muslim bonfire display

The Catholic and Church of Ireland Archbishops of Armagh denounce the placement of a replica mosque atop a bonfire, urging respect for religious freedom, compassion, and solidarity with the Muslim community. Read all

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