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Cardinal Cupich: Pope's encyclical 'a new lens' for Church's Social Doctrine

In an interview with Vatican News, the Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, says Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical 'Magnifica humanitas' recognizes that "new technology has the potential to overtake our capacity to control it, and the Pope is giving us a wake-up call to seize this moment with urgency."

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Cubans are coming to parishes saying they haven’t eaten in days, bishop laments

In a country where deprivation is the norm, the situation is exacerbated by deteriorating infrastructure and the U.S. fuel embargo. People are hungry and the Church is striving to meet their needs.

Young Catholics drive record crowds for Chartres Pilgrimage in France

Nearly 20,000 people from 22 countries took part in the three-day walk. An internal study of the pilgrims this year looked at their faith, practice, and motivations.

2 brothers ordained priests on same day in Brazil, fulfilling ‘God’s dream,’ bishop says

Taking different paths to the priesthood, two brothers were ordained on May 23 in their childhood parish, where they had served as altar boys and sang in the choir.

Evangelizing & Seeking Justice

Evangelizing & Seeking Justice  "The earth is the Lord's" (Psalm 24:1)  For many, religion is reduced today to merely "being a good person." Our behavior and ethics are seemingly all that matters; we don't need to actually tell...

Charles Zech, professor who launched papal-approved church management program, dies at 79

The professor founded and led the Center for Church Management at Villanova University, where he taught economics for years.

Churchgoers hear about political, social issues in U.S. from pulpit, Pew survey says

White evangelical Protestants and U.S. Catholics were the most likely to report that clergy recently spoke about abortion.

Vatican announces global rosary for peace with Pope Leo XIV

A worldwide rosary, coordinated by the Dicastery for Evangelization, will be prayed at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on May 30.

2 years after Pakistan mob lynching, Christian family still seeks justice

As Pakistan marks Eid al-Adha, the son of a Christian man killed by a mob over blasphemy allegations says his family has received no compensation and no one has been punished.

Pope sets up commission to tackle $290 million debt at Padre Pio’s hospital

The hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, where the saint known as Padre Pio lived for most of his life, has debts estimated to run between about $290 million to $350 million.