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Magnificat Humanitas: CCBI Explores Faith & AI with St. John's Youth
2+ hour, 28+ 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…...
Why has a conservative sect been excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
18+ hour, 32+ 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…...
Catholic group that defied pope and caused schism defends its actions and casts itself as the victim
8+ hour, 34+ 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…...
Lefebvrists answer Pope after excommunication as Redemptorist schism looms
2+ hour, 42+ 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…...
Pope Leo praises US history of welcoming immigrants at 250th anniversary
13+ hour, 32+ 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…...
Secretary of Rivne Eparchy urges believers to save their priests
10+ hour, 59+ 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…...
Pope Leo to highlight Mediterranean migrant deaths on Lampedusa visit
2+ hour, 39+ 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…...
Full text: Letter of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America
11+ hour, 35+ 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…...
As Pope Leo faces traditionalists' schism, a Minnesota church merges old customs with fidelity
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (1143+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- With incense wafting to an elevated pulpit and 13 altar boys looking on, the priest at the Church of Saint Agnes preached about merging old Catholic customs with fidelity to the Vatican this week -- as Pope Leo XIV…...
Vance says he hopes Pope has learned from him and Trump on immigration - AOL
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (15+ words) Vance says he hopes Pope has learned from him and Trump on immigration AOL. com...