Headlines for May 21, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Leo, at audience, continues series that Pope Francis began
 Pope urges opening for humanitarian aid for Gaza
 Ukrainian Orthodox Church declares independence from Moscow
 Pope to celebrate public Mass every Sunday in June
 Chaldean Patriarch tells Pontiff: ‘we’re counting on you’
 Irish public opinion
 Italian premier offers help with Vatican mediation on Ukraine
 Major Archbishop: Pope Leo’s heart ‘beats in unison with the hearts of Ukrainians’
 Vatican diplomat offers principles to address debt crisis, right to development
 Georgia’s president meets with Pope, grateful for Holy See’s support for nation’s territorial integrity
 Pope receives Australia’s prime minister, who invites him to visit nation
 Wide variations in diocesan statistics on Catholic marriages
 Cardinal Parolin, Vatican’s Secretary of State, awarded Path to Peace Foundation prize
 Brazilian bishop resigns at 60
 USCCB president pays tribute to Laudato Si’ on its 10th anniversary
 Over 150 nations, international organizations sent representatives to Pope Leo’s inaugural Mass
 Vatican newspaper highlights Panamanian villagers’ opposition to reservoir

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Thu26 March
Lent

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent

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The weekday Masses towards the end of Lent are like a Passion Play. The Gospels, as one scene after the other, show the mounting hatred and growing tension. This is the “Abraham Mass,” telling of the inheritance received through Abraham. The Opening Prayer reminds us of our great inheritance received from Christ.…

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