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In the Catholic campaign, something extraordinary (Dr. Jeff Mirus)

When the party replaces the sacrament (Phil Lawler)

A French Vatican observer ponders the ‘end of the regime’ (Phil Lawler)

The decline and fall of the bureaucratic state (Dr. Jeff Mirus)

The Vatican’s craven response to Cardinal Zen’s arrest (Phil Lawler)

132—Technology and the Artist: Glenn Gould in the Studio (Catholic Culture Podcast)

Red flags in the Vatican financial trial (Phil Lawler)

Through Hymns, With Hymns, In Hymns: The Fathers & Music (Mike Aquilina)

The most astonishing item in the Sermon on the Mount (Dr. Jeff Mirus)

Natural piety: The Burmese Harp (1956) (Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast)

Non-Conformists (Fr. Jerry Pokorsky)

On the sad—but inevitable?—demise of the Catholic News Service (Phil Lawler)

St. John Henry Newman—Knowledge of God’s Will without Obedience (James T. Majewski)

Liturgical Living: Part One, Liturgical 101 (Jennifer Gregory Miller)

Rolling your own understanding of Revelation? Don’t. (Dr. Jeff Mirus)

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Easter: May 20th

Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, priest

Communion Antiphon: The Crucified has risen from the dead and has redeemed us, alleluia. Born in 1380, St. Bernardine of... More

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Holy See is ‘completely committed’ to Ukraine’s territorial integrity, Vatican foreign minister says

Holy See continues to work for peaceful solutions to conflicts, Pope tells new ambassadors

To bear fruit, be true to your roots, Pope tells Romanian seminarians

At conference involving Church leaders and police, Pope condemns human trafficking

Papal encouragement for Pontifical Gregorian University’s psychology institute

Rethink development models and inspire community service, Pope tells university rectors

Editors of 10 Jesuit magazines meet with Pope

Nicaragua bishops vow to fight ‘social structures of sin’ as government crackdown grows

At massacre site, Salvadoran cardinal condemns vengeance, exalts peace

Seek unity amid persecution, Vatican cardinal tells Middle Eastern Christians

US Vatican ambassador: World is looking to Pope Francis to help end Ukraine war

Italy’s Catholic Church at crossroads over sexual abuse investigation

USCCB welcomes Biden administration’s renewed engagement with Cuba

Egypt hands down death sentence for priest’s murder

Argentine governor meets with Pope

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Easter: May 19th

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Communion Antiphon, 2 Cor 5:15: Christ died for all, that those who live may live no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them and is risen,... More

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When the party replaces the sacrament (Phil Lawler)

In the Catholic campaign, something extraordinary (Dr. Jeff Mirus)

Becciu: Pope ordered firing of auditor

Pope: Like St. Charles de Foucauld, return to the essentials of Jesus and charity

Look at suffering, sickness with the eyes of Jesus, Pope tells Camillians

Pope authorizes non-clerics to be major superiors in certain cases

‘Politics is encounter, reflection, action,’ Pope tells Chemin Neuf’s political fraternity

Moscow Patriarch rips Ecumenical Patriarch, calls on belligerents in war to avoid killing civilians

‘We are here to assure you that we stand with you’: leading Polish bishops visit Ukraine

Papal condolences following death of United Arab Emirates leader

Israeli occupation, not Islamic ideology, blamed for violence in Holy Land

Vatican Secretary of State launches Catholic app for military personnel

Chicago archdiocese settles abuse suit for $1.2M

French archbishop takes on role of parish priest

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Easter: May 18th

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of St. John I, pope and martyr

Gospel Verse, John 15:4a, 5b: Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord; whoever remains in me will bear much fruit. Pope St. John I... More

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Tackle poverty to protect children from child labor: papal message

Follow Pauline Jaricot’s example, Pope tells Pontifical Mission Societies

Pope speaks on Book of Job, ‘tenacity for awaiting God’

Top Vatican diplomat visiting Ukraine

The Church is a ‘field hospital for vulnerable,’ Pope tells French organization

Pope expresses closeness to people with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

To be a teacher is to live a mission, Pope tells Filippini Sisters

Jimmy Lai faces new indictment, possible life sentence, in Hong Kong

Santa Fe archdiocese reaches settlement in bankruptcy case

Indian governor signs anti-conversion law

Pope will preside at Pentecost Mass, Vatican announces

New Prague archbishop seen as transitional

Canadian archbishop, Cowessess chief seek new ways of ‘walking together’

Papal approval for international character of Scholas Occurrentes

Communion restored between Serbian, Macedonian Orthodox churches

‘No Vatican tears for Cardinal Joseph Zen,’ Hong Kong columnist writes

Ukrainians ‘have made the Bible come alive’ for world, says archbishop

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Easter: May 17th

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Entrance Antiphon, Rev. 19:5; 12:10: Sing praise to our God, all you who fear God, both small and great, for now salvation and strength have come, and the... More

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Pope to aviators: ‘May the skies always only be skies of peace’

The past should be source of inspiration, not the destination, Pope tells moral theologians

Pope encourages French youth to build on the heritage of holiness

Cardinal Parolin: reform of Curia fulfills major aim of pontificate

Vatican envoy, local Church leaders slam Israeli police’s use of force at reporter’s funeral

Former German diocesan leader forsakes Catholicism

Cathedral attacked in Nigeria after arrests over ‘blasphemy’ killing

Vatican no. 2 says giving Ukraine weapons legitimate, with conditions

Federal court blocks Alabama law against gender ‘transitioning medications’

Arrest of ‘stubborn about justice’ Cardinal Zen divides Hong Kong’s Catholics

US bishops call for ‘honest dialogue’ on racism following shootings

Vatican cardinal lauds late Cardinal Martini as a ‘prophet’

Caritas says it has assisted nearly 1.5 million displaced Ukrainians

Bishop pays tribute to tolerance of late Emirates leader

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Easter: May 16th

Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Entrance Antiphon:The Good Shepherd has risen, who laid down his life for his sheep and willingly died for his flock, alleluia. Today's... More

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A French Vatican observer ponders the ‘end of the regime’ (Phil Lawler)

Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints

Vatican’s ‘foreign minister’ says Ukraine has right to defend itself, receive foreign weapons

Vatican repeats offers to mediate as war enflames religious divisions

Pelosi condemns arrest of Cardinal Zen; Chinese government pushes back

Asian bishops’ leader condemns Cardinal Zen’s arrest, decries crackdown in Hong Kong

Chilean bishop facing misconduct, abuse allegations leaves country

Louisiana high court upholds pastor’s appeal against Covid restrictions

Pope urges educators to respond to global crisis

Pope’s planned tour of Canada draws mixed reactions from Indigenous leaders

Bishop condemns ‘abhorrently evil’ slaying of 10 at Buffalo supermarket

1 killed, several wounded in California church shooting

New Jersey’s bishops slam governor’s latest abortion plan

Vandals plague Brussels basilica

Ecumenical Patriarch recognizes Macedonian Orthodox Church in surprise move

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Easter: May 15th

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Entrance Antiphon Cf Ps 98(97):1-2:O sing a new song to the Lord, for he has worked wonders; in sight of the nations he has shown his deliverance,... More

Sunday: a day of rest.

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Easter: May 14th

Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle and Martyr

Communion Antiphon, Jn 15:12:This is my commandment: Love one another as I love you, says the Lord, alleluia. Today is the Feast of... More

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Elderly's Talents and Charisms Must Be Celebrated (Pope Francis)

In Old Age They Will Still Bear Fruit (Pope Francis)

Easter: May 13th

Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima

Gospel Verse, Jn 14:6:I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me.The Blessed... More

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132—Technology and the Artist: Glenn Gould in the Studio (Catholic Culture Podcast)

The Vatican’s craven response to Cardinal Zen’s arrest (Phil Lawler)

The decline and fall of the bureaucratic state (Dr. Jeff Mirus)

Do not interfere in China’s internal affairs, government spokesman says after Cardinal Zen’s arrest

Vatican announces that Pope Francis will visit Canada in July

German bishops’ leader responds to American critic of Synodal Path

Pope lauds Catholic-Anglican dialogue

Archbishop Roche: Vatican is preparing document on liturgical formation

Philippine bishops warn against election protests

US government finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far

Brazilian bishop forbids parishes from accepting aid from those damaging Amazon

USCCB laments Cardinal Zen’s arrest

Russian government pressing religious leaders to support Ukraine war

Ecumenical Patriarch, in Saudi Arabia, emphasizes peacemaking, ecology

Rohingya Christians seek police protection in world’s largest refugee camp

Italian nun elected president of superiors’ confederation

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Easter: May 12th

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs; Optional Memorial of St. Pancras, martyr

Entrance Antiphon, Cf. Ps 68(67):8-9, 20:O God, when you went forth before your people, marching with them and living among them, the earth trembled,... More

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Red flags in the Vatican financial trial (Phil Lawler)

Extreme abortion-on-demand bill fails in US Senate; ‘stop pushing abortion,’ bishops urge

Cardinal Zen released on bail

Pope calls Sri Lankans to nonviolence amid social unrest

‘Napalm girl,’ photographer meet with Pope Francis

EU financial watchdog upgrades Vatican status to ‘regular’

Birth dearth is ‘real social emergency,’ Pope says

Foreigners enrich society, Pope says in annual message for World Day of Migrants

Wives of soldiers in Mariupol ask Pope to help save their husbands

Vatican audit finds no crime in sales of Buenos Aires archdiocesan property

Terrorists kill kidnapped priest in Nigeria