Headlines for May 26, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Leo XIV installed as Bishop of Rome, emphasizes listening to God and others
 God’s indwelling helps us become compassionate Christians: papal Regina Caeli address
 Pope Leo emphasizes memory, mission in address to Curia
 Russia rejects Vatican site for Ukraine peace talks
 ‘With you I am Roman’: reviving tradition, Pontiff receives homage of Rome’s mayor
 Pope Francis’ choice to live in ‘modest’ residence imposed heavy costs
 Archbishop Paglia steps down from Pontifical Academy for Life
 Papal visit to Santa Maria Maggiore highlights Marian devotion
 Pontiff encourages prayer for Church in China, recalls Laudato Si’
 Priest shot, in critical condition in Benue State, Nigeria
 Father Stanislaus Streich, martyr of Communism, beatified in Poland
 Supreme Court decision on Oklahoma charter school: only a temporary setback?
 Cardinal Kasper: Women’s diaconate would be ‘sensible pastoral step’
 Leo’s Peruvian goddaughter shares testimony
 US bishops offer prayers, solidarity following shooting at Capital Jewish Museum

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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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