The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome was founded in 1701 as a training ground for the pope's ambassadors.

The US has said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend while Tehran said it responded by targeting an American base.

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The 2026 Conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists will take place June 5–7 at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago.

Cardinal Michael Czerny, whose family fled communism, will preside as two executed priests become the first martyrs of communism beatified in the Czech Republic.

Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholic scouts and guides to deepen their commitment to faith, service, and Christian witness as he receives members of the Italian Catholic Guides and Scouts of Europe Association (FSE) in the Vatican.

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During his address to representatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Pope Leo XIV invites the entire Church to participate in World Mission Sunday. Pope Leo also recalls longtime National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, Venerable Fulton Sheen, who will be beatified in September, as a "light of faith, hope, and love," noting, "I myself am a witness of his evangelization when I was growing up."

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The Rogationists and Daughters of Divine Zeal inaugurate the centenary commemorating the birth into heaven of St. Hannibal Mary Di Francia with a Solemn Eucharistic Celebration on Monday, 1 June, at the Parish of Saints Anthony and Hannibal Mary in Rome.

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The “Digital Networks Act” is currently under discussion at the European level, aimed at regulating the continent’s communication and information landscape for the years ahead. The European Broadcasting Union stresses the urgency of not sacrificing radio’s role in the digital age. The presence of radio receivers in automobiles is considered essential.

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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity  Assent to the triune God - a trinity of persons subsisting in a unity of essence - constitutes a foundational dogma of Christian theology.  As St. Augustine says, credo ut intelligas...

"Mary Moved with Haste" Mary's first recorded action after the visit of the angel was to visit her older cousin Elizabeth. Pregnant and traveling over a hilly landscape, she moved "with haste" to rejoice in what the Lord wanted...