Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the...
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Pope Leo to diplomats: Church will always speak truth, work for justice
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The Catholic Church wants to reach out and embrace all people who need and yearn for truth, justice and peace, Pope Leo...
33rd Annual Fatima Pilgrimage Draws Crowds
By Manny de Freitas – The 33rd annual Fatima pilgrimage hosted by Blessed Sacrament Church in Malvern East, Johannesburg, took place on May 10, beginning with Mass...
From Our Vaults 80 Years Ago: May 16, 1945
Pope on end to war in Europe In a radio broadcast marking the end of the world war in Europe, Pope Pius XII spoke on behalf of...
The Mission of Love: 5th Sunday of Easter
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Fifth Sunday of Easter – Year C Sermon and Christian Act in The Word Theme: A Successful Mission in Completion! What is...
When Church and Politics Meet
By Dr Raymon Perrier – This month, we consider how the year 325 AD was a critical date in the life of the Christian Church. Even if...
Skop, Skiet and Saints
Dear Reader, On May 11, the Church will observe the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The primary focus of this day is our prayerful desire to...
With jobs disappearing, cardinal says he ‘rejoiced’ at pope’s name choice
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV, “I rejoiced, I...
Rerum Novarum Revisited: Economy Should Serve Humanity
By Jason Scott – There is a thread that runs consistently through every papacy for over a century: the Church’s condemnation of unfettered capitalism. Their critique of...
Shrines Around the World: Our Lady of Consolation, Turin
Where’s that: Turin, the metropole of the Piedmont region in north-western Italy. Our Lady’s connection: Cure of a blind man. On October 20 last year, Pope Francis...
