From portable throne to electric vehicle: Evolution of papal transportation — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV greets crowds in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile on Sunday, May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 19, 2025 / 12:03 pm (CNA). From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of transportation have evolved considerably over time,…

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Ohio Catholic Charities joins national pilot program to help moms out of poverty — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: KieferPix/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 19, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Catholic Charities in Youngstown, Ohio, will join a new pilot study, Lifting Moms Out of Poverty (LMOP), a program developed by Catholic Charities USA, in a bid to offer aid to mothers with small children. “The intent of the program from…

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PHOTOS: 2025 Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicks off with packed Mass in Indianapolis — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson elevates the Eucharist during the Opening Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis, marking the official launch of the St. Katharine Drexel Route. May 18, 2025. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno CNA Newsroom, May 18, 2025 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicked off Sunday, May 18,…

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‘My first Hail Mary in 45 years’: Rosary Team brings prayer to memory care residents — By: Catholic News Agency

Melanie McClanahan, a Rosary Team volunteer, with a resident. / Credit: Mike Jensen CNA Staff, May 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Teresa Rodriguez was working as a hospice nurse, seeing patients at a memory care facility, when she realized that her patients were not being offered any spiritual services. While speaking with a patient…

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‘It brought me here’: Third annual Eucharistic procession held in Washington, D.C. — By: Catholic News Agency

The Blessed Sacrament is held aloft during a Eucharistic procession through Washington, D.C., Saturday, May 17, 2025 / Credit: Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 17, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The Catholic Information Center (CIC) on Saturday held its third annual Eucharistic procession through Washington, D.C. in which more than 1,000 participants processed through…

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