Headlines for May 13, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Synod leaders voice confidence in Pope Leo
 Jubilee of Eastern Churches begins with tributes to Coptic Christians, Pope Francis
 Church worker murdered in South Sudan
 Pope names personal secretary
 Vatican announces schedule of papal Masses
 Biden administration covered up slaying of Palestinian Catholic journalist, documentary charges
 Pope visits Marian shrine outside Rome
 Pakistani prelates welcome ceasefire, averting ‘very dangerous’ conflict
 Dean of College of Cardinals pledges to Pope Leo his fidelity, collaboration
 Jubilee of Bands culminates in outdoor Mass
 Papal prayer at Santa Maria Maggiore

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Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church; Ember Friday

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Today is the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), who was born at Lisbon, Portugal. He bacame a canon regular and then a Franciscan preaching the Gospel everywhere in Portugal and Italy. Both as a theologian and as a popular preacher he fought vigorously against heresy. His preaching was inspired…

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