17+ min ago  (657+ words) The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?" Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (286+ words) Catholic Connect Magnificat Humanitas: CCBI Explores Faith & AI with St. John's Youth BENGALURU " On July 3, 2026, St. John's Academy of Health Sciences in Bangalore hosted an engaging and timely catechesis session titled "Magnificat Humanitas." The event brought together 51 vibrant participants from…...

18+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1132+ words) FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, many Catholics around the world had been looking ahead with some trepidation to 1 July. This was the date that the conservative Society of St Pius X(SSPX) had earmarked as the day on which it would ordain…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago  (402+ words) The head of the Society of St. Pius X wrote to Leo a day after the Vatican excommunicated the group's bishops and priests and warned its faithful they too could be excommunicated for participating in the schism, or rupture in…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (449+ words) The Society of Saint Pius X has responded to Pope Leo XIV after the excommunication which followed the ordination of four bishops without the Vatican's approval. The superior general, Father Davide Pagliarani, as he had already done in response to…...

13+ hour, 29+ min ago  (465+ words) VATICAN CITY, July 3 (Reuters) " Pope Leo praised the United States" history of welcoming immigrants in his first major address to his home country on Friday, urging in a video appearance that Americans live up to the ideals "in the Declaration…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (339+ words) Archpriest Viktor Zemlianyi noted that with regard to mobilization, constitutional norms are being violated on religious grounds. The secretary of the Rivne Eparchy of the UOC, Archpriest Viktor Zemlianyi, in an interview with journalist Tetiana Tsaruk, called on parishioners to…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (202+ words) Pope Leo XIV is due to visit the Italian island of Lampedusa on Saturday to draw attention to the plight of migrants who risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean, often in unseaworthy boats. The small island of around 6, 000, which lies…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (565+ words) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday Walking Together in Christ: 40 Years On! Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Zechariah 9: 910; Psalm 145; Romans 8: 9, 1113; Matthew 11: 2530 And we do so as people of faith." We hear Jesus" words in today"s gospel:…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago  (130+ words) By Pope Leo XIV, OSV News May this milestone renew the shared commitment to the promise of freedom, justice, opportunity and democracy. May Americans honor the courage and vision of those who came before them by strengthening their communities, respecting…...