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Justin McLellanabout 11 hours ago

Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer

Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing a successful lung operation on Tuesday, issuing a seismic shock to the Catholic faithful and altering the image of his 17-month pontificate.

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Justin McLellanabout 14 hours ago

Vatican pro-life chief says tech companies should refuse to livestream execution

Archbishop Renzo Pegoraro told National Catholic Reporter Oct. 12 that tech companies have a moral obligation to refuse participation in streaming an upcoming federal execution by firing squad.

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Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Serviceabout 15 hours ago

Black church leaders broaden voter outreach ahead of midterm elections

"We have to try to make it so big it can't be rigged," Michigan Baptist leader the Rev. James C. Perkins said of voter turnout efforts.

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Associated Pressabout 16 hours ago

Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church’s pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream of the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan.

National Catholic Reporter

Brian Roeweabout 24 hours ago

Sustainability award bearing Pope Leo's name spotlights his own environmental record

The new Pope Leo Sustainability Medal, created by Villanova University, puts a spotlight not just on its inaugural recipient but on how Leo has situated environmental concern for the church during his papacy so far.

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Thomas Reese, Religion News Serviceabout 24 hours ago

President Trump is both attacking green energy and helping it

Before the war with Iran, the world was moving to green energy because it was cheaper. Now it is a stampede, impelled by both economics and national security.

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Camillo Barone1 day ago

Lung specialist who worked at Rome hospital explains Pope Leo's surgery, says risks are low

"The thoracic surgery department at Gemelli is definitely of an excellent standard," said Dr. Barbara Moscatelli. "The pope is in excellent hands."

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Fiona André, Religion News Service1 day ago

Catholic Iowa bishop steps up in case of immigrant from Ivory Coast facing deportation

Bishop Dennis Walsh wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to urge him to stop the deportation of Fatou Traore, which he called a "grave violation of her human dignity and the rights that are intrinsic to each one of us."

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Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service1 day ago

Catholic, evangelical leaders condemn public execution plan of Fort Hood gunman

"The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people," Archbishop Paul Coakley said in a statement.

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Justin McLellan2 days ago

Pope Leo will be hospitalized on Tuesday for lung operation, Vatican says

<p>Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday (Oct.

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John Dear2 days ago

Podcast: 'Catholicism has something vital to learn from other religious traditions,' says Cyprian Consiglio

On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts Cyprian Consiglio, a well-known composer, musician and Camaldolese monk.

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Michael J. O'Loughlin2 days ago

How Pope Leo uses being an American to his advantage

In a new biography of Pope Leo XIV, NPR journalists Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow trace the life of Robert Prevost, whose election as the first American pope has turned conventional wisdom on its head.

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Robert Christian2 days ago

5 ways everyday Americans can revive democratic norms

Though policy change is necessary, we need people to embrace norms that can strengthen our democracy from the bottom up.

National Catholic Reporter

Justin McLellan3 days ago

Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

The pope's operation will take place early this coming week at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where the popes typically receive medical care, and he is expected to remain in recovery for a week, the Vatican said.

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André Escaleira Jr./Denver Catholic, OSV News3 days ago

Everything 'begins with God' for first Black female president of Denver's Regis University

"I don't come here to build something from scratch, I come to receive what has been entrusted to me," Shawna Cooper Whitehead said.

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John Knebels, OSV News4 days ago

Mike Ditka dies at 86: A life of football, fire and Catholic faith

Known as "Iron Mike" and "Da Coach," his public reflections on faith revealed a man unembarrassed to credit his mother, his Catholic schooling and the sacraments for shaping his life.

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Courtney Mares, OSV News4 days ago

Pope Leo names Archbishop Viola new archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica

The Italian prelate will oversee the daily administration of the basilica and preside over liturgies when the pope is not present.

National Catholic Reporter

Joe Ferullo4 days ago

Pete Hegseth would like you to watch a public execution

Americans have a choice about the planned livestream, writes Joe Ferullo: " To protest. To yell. To march. Or to watch. These choices will tell us just how far we have fallen, and who we really are."

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Nikolas Dahmen4 days ago

A spotted sandpiper dances as I birdwatch with Kierkegaard

The Danish Christian thinker Søren Kierkegaard envisioned birds as teachers worthy of our attention. What can birdwatching teach us about joy?

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Jim McDermott4 days ago

Off-Broadway show about cancer invites audience into healing liturgy

How do we mourn the people we have lost? Live with the wounds we've endured? Face the specters of mortality that haunt us? In "Night Side Songs," the Lazours reveal how much can be accomplished together, and in song.

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Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press5 days ago

First suicide memorial by a US archdiocese signals a compassionate shift by the Catholic Church

The Chicago archdiocese this year recognized the work of Rev. Charles Rubey by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and their surviving families.

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Nicole Winfield, Associated Press5 days ago

Pope Leo lays groundwork for future conclave by naming Filipino cardinal as dean of cardinals

Pope Leo XIV took a first step Friday to lay the groundwork for the eventual conclave that will elect his successor: He appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new dean of the College of Cardinals, elevating his profile as a papal contender in the process.

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Carol Zimmermann5 days ago

Religious and political leaders object to Hegseth's proposal to livestream execution

The president of the U.S. bishops' conference described the Pentagon's Oct. 8 announcement that it plans to livestream a firing squad execution as "a barbaric promotion of a culture of death."

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Gina Christian, OSV News5 days ago

Cornell Catholic ministry calls on students to witness to faith amid university sexual assault case

As Cornell University grapples with a high-profile sexual assault case, Catholic leaders on campus said they are responding with "prayer, pastoral care, and renewed commitment to the formation of Catholic students," along with an 11-page pastoral letter to guide the faithful on campus.

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Michael Sean Winters5 days ago

How do we know if we are listening to the Holy Spirit or only to ourselves?

The Catholic tradition is the catalog of Catholics responding to the Holy Spirit in their own time. It is also a catalog of how previous generations of Christians were often blinded by their cultural circumstances.

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Justin McLellan5 days ago

'Synodality' was a Vatican buzzword. 5 years on, it's still changing the church.

The synodal shift "doesn't make a lot of noise, but it's something deep," said Sr. Nathalie Becquart. "There is still a lot to do, but people are more and more confident that this is the way forward."

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Jay Sorgi, OSV News6 days ago

New name, same mission: The National Association of Catholic Church Musicians celebrates 50 years

For half a century, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians helped define much of the sound of Mass and other sacramental experiences throughout the United States, teaching and empowering musicians to make music a spiritual food for tens of millions every Sunday. They plan to do the same and further enrich the life of the church for another 50 years, but under a new name as of Oct. 6: The National Association of Catholic Church Musicians.

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Justin McLellan6 days ago

Pope names Irish sister to lead Vatican's missionary efforts

Pope Leo XIV named Irish Sr. Mary Teresa Barron to lead the Vatican's global network of missionary societies, making her the first woman to hold the post.

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Pat Marrin6 days ago

The Leo Chronicles: What about Gabby?

The Leo Chronicles: Brother Leo misses Gabby and worries she may be in trouble somewhere in Somalia.

National Catholic Reporter

Patrick Egwu6 days ago

Nigerian sisters minister amid inaccessible roads and flood disasters

A hospital run by the Daughters of Divine Love faces challenges from heavy rains and floods, which have damaged sections of the road leading to their community.