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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Families are the cradle of the future of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly. “Today’s world needs the marriage covenant in order to know and accept God’s love and to defeat, thanks to its unifying and reconciling power, the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a church and a world divided and fractured, priests are called to be witnesses of God’s love and forgiveness, which reconciles people and makes them one community, Pope Leo XIV told new priests. Leading Christian communities not as “lords” but as stewards, “we will rebuild the credibility of a wounded…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Promoting peace requires training people’s hearts and minds to be concerned about others and perceive the common good, Pope Leo XIV said. “Our children and young people need to be able to experience the culture of life, dialogue and mutual respect. Above all, they need the witness of men and women…
WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Reverend Pedro Bismarck Chau as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark. Bishop-elect Chau is a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark and currently serves as the rector of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey. At the same time, the Holy Father accepted…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal summer residence there. Pope Francis established the project in early 2023, saying he wanted “to make a tangible contribution…