WASHINGTON – “Vocations are a sign of God’s free gift of merciful love to a world in need of salvation,” said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One year ago today, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m., April 21, 2025. It came the day after Easter, when — barely able to raise his hands — he gave his…
Reading 1 Acts 6:8-15 Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and…
Reading 1 Acts 2:14, 22-33 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,raised his voice, and proclaimed:“You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem.Let this be known to you, and listen to my…
Reading 1 Acts 6:1-7 As the number of disciples continued to grow,the Hellenists complained against the Hebrewsbecause their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and…
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM CAMEROON TO ANGOLA (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV pushed back against interpretations that his recent calls for peace on the ground during his Africa trip were directed specifically at U.S.…