Headlines for May 08, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Leo XIV: the first American Pontiff!
 Conclave, May 8: morning ballots conclude with no election of Pope
 Conclave schedule, day 2 (May 8)
 Conclave’s 1st day ends with black smoke
 Prelate decries treatment of Africa ‘as a little child in a cradle’
 Irish government discloses €38 million in support for UN Population Fund
 Guam archbishop, removed in 2019, claims innocence
 Canada: arson against Catholic churches continues; arrests are rare
 Ethics should be at the core of AI innovation, Vatican diplomat says at UN
 Over 13,000 pilgrims expected for Jubilee of Bands
 Desire for goodness attracts world’s attention to conclave, Vatican newspaper editor writes
 USCCB committee chairmen back SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

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Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Junípero Serra, Priest (USA)

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Today the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784). Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Mallorca, Spain. He took the name Junípero when he entered the Franciscan Order in 1730. Ordained in 1737, he taught philosophy and theology at the University of Padua for…

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