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"OUR HEARTS WERE BURNING" All of the Gospel stories are about real issues. They speak to what’s on our minds and what troubles our hearts. They strengthen us when we doubt. They offer hope amid despair, light when we face darkness and comfort when life feels threatening. God speaks to us through these stories. They accompany us on our journey, and they are our compass keeping us on track when we are lost. READ MORE

"URBI ET ORBI" MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV - EASTER 2026 The Chicago-born leader of 1.4 billion Catholics has amped up his vocal campaign to denounce violence in the Middle East while also seeming to push back against efforts to harness religion and God in the framing of politics and war. THIS EASTER, AN AMERICAN POPE CONFRONTS AN AMERICAN WAR The new Pope’s reign had lacked outward drama, but the Trump Administration’s wars and threats of wars have placed Leo in a truly new and dramatic situation. The first American Pope is also a wartime Pope.   POPE LEO XIV’S MORAL PUSHBACK STIRS DEEP FAITH-POLITICS DEBATE ACROSS AMERICA As Pope Leo XIV coпtiпυes to project moral gυidaпce aпd as Catholic leaders articυlate ethical coпcerпs that coпtrast with certaiп political ageпdas, the laпdscape of religioυs iпflυeпce oп votiпg behavior may be eпteriпg a пew phase.   POPE LEO ISSUES FIERY PLEA FOR PEACE AT PRAYER VIGIL: 'ENOUGH OF WAR!' In his speech, delivered after praying the rosary, Leo directly addressed world leaders on behalf of the "millions and billions of men and women, young and old, who today choose to believe in peace, caring for the wounds and repairing the damage left behind by the madness of war." TRUMP'S THREATS FORCE CATHOLICS TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL BE COMPLICIT On the holiest day of Christianity, the U.S. president threatened to annihilate a civilization. That is corporate evil. Those words have brought us to yet another point in which we confront who we are as Americans and, more important for the Catholic community, who we are as believers. BELGIAN BISHOP PLANS TO ORDAIN MARRIED MEN TO FULFIL SYNOD VISION Carefully quoting guidelines for the Synod on Synodality’s implementation phase (2025-2028), his 11-page pastoral letter proposed the viri probati reform alongside the naming of woman pastors, a new understanding of parishes, welcoming new Catholics and updating the Church’s message. WHY WE ARE NOT IN A CATHOLIC REVIVAL — DESPITE INCREASE IN ADULT BAPTISMS Contemporary spirituality needs to respect developments in psychology, science and culture. The church must be a place where people are spiritually nourished and feel welcomed and at home. That would cause a real Catholic revival. TRULY HUMAN IN A PARTIALLY HUMAN WORLD Jesus was thoroughly human and thoroughly Jewish. His mission and vision were driven by a deep sense of God’s immanent, relational love, empowering his life. He grew in wisdom through faith and trust in the God of Israel.