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Cross Catholic Outreach supporting Popes' charitable outreach

Following the launch of an initiative promoted by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity to assist children affected by war, the President of Cross Catholic Outreach reflects on the charitable organization’s 25 years of service to the poor and vulnerable, and on its “Road Trip for Hope” project involving a popemobile donated by the Dicastery itself on behalf of the Pope.

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Vatican releases document on integral ecology within the family

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life release a document titled “Integral Ecology in the Life of the Family,” offering guidelines for families related to the care for creation and human life.

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COMECE bishops call on Europe to be force for peace amid global conflicts

Meeting in Cyprus for their Spring Plenary Assembly, the bishops of the European Union call for renewed diplomatic and humanitarian efforts to end violence in the Middle East and beyond, echoing Pope Leo XIV’s appeal for dialogue and reconciliation.

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From visions to reform: The powerful witness of St. Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine’s incredible spiritual graces led her to sainthood, and her influential writings earned her the title of doctor of the Church.

Pope prays for victims of violence in southwestern Colombia

As Colombia’s southwestern region endures an uptick in violent attacks, Pope Leo XIV urges everyone to reject any form of violence and prays for the many victims.

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Pope at Audience: Africa journey was a message of peace in times of war

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV recalls various highlights from his recent Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea from April 13 to 23.

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Living ‘martyr’ of communism, Cardinal Simoni, presents relic of Albanian martyrs to Leo XIV

The cardinal, who endured long years of imprisonment and forced labor for fidelity to Christ, met with the pope during a private audience. He was ordained 70 years ago on April 7, 1956.

Hawaii declares April 27 ‘Brother Joseph Dutton Day’

Servant of God Joseph Dutton was a companion of St. Damien of Molokai and a layman who lived among and served those suffering with leprosy.

Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘Jerusalem belongs to no one; it is a gift to all of humanity’

In a wide-ranging pastoral letter, the cardinal addressed the highly divisive conflict and its spiritual undercurrents, proposing a response based on the prophetic vision of the new Jerusalem.

Views vary among prominent U.S. Catholic clergy on ‘just war’ pronouncements

One of the U.S. Church’s most prominent public figures contends that it’s not the role of the Church’s leaders to make a final determination about whether a particular war is just or not.