ANNABA, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV concluded his visit to the land of St. Augustine by celebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, where he said the Church is continually reborn when it brings hope to the despairing, dignity to the poor, and reconciliation where there is conflict. The basilica, dedicated to…
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Above: Archbishop Lefebvre with Pope Pius XII. Before proceeding, it is important to establish a couple of necessary distinctions. One can speak about a rupture between the Vatican and a group of priests without thereby speaking about schism in the sense of a spiritual crime. While it is fitting to the Church that the Pope…
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV emphasized that technological, economic, and military power must be directed toward the common good. In an address to the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the pontiff discussed authority in the context of Catholic social teaching and described it as grounded not in strength but in…
THRISSUR, India — People from all walks of life paid tribute to Father Francis Alappatt, the priest-physician who galvanized public support for medical service to the poor, at a memorial gathering in Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala on April 13. “It was Father Francis who recommended that all the charitable and welfare…
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Thousands of pro-life marchers filled the streets of Prague on Saturday, April 11, for the Czech Republicʼs annual March for Life, though organizers say police restrictions on crowd access to the eventʼs main gathering point significantly depressed turnout. The event began with a Mass in St. Vitus Cathedral, where around 2,000…
A priest in Chicago has resigned after the archdiocese found that he misused parish funds for “personal expenses,” Cardinal Blase Cupich told parishioners this month. Cupich told St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston that the archdiocese had launched a review of the parishʼs finances on March 30 amid “serious questions” about the parishʼs “fiscal…
ANNABA, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said that “God’s heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud” as he visited the Ma Maison care home for the elderly in Annaba during his apostolic journey to Algeria. After leaving the archaeological site of Hippo, the pope traveled to the home run…
Pope Leo XIV has confirmed that he will hold a consistory with cardinals from around the world on June 26–27, saying their previous discussions produced contributions that are “a resource of lasting value” for the Church. In a letter to the members of the College of Cardinals dated April 12 and made public Tuesday, the…
