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Catechesis of Pope Leo XIV’s first general audience: Full text
This is the text of the catechesis and appeal from Pope Leo XIV's first general audience, given in Italian May 21, 2025 in ...
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God’s love is generous, not calculating, pope says at first audience
The Gospel parable of the "wasteful sower" who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path "is an image of the way ...
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Baptism calls faithful to ‘knock on doors of people’s hearts,’ says Providence’s new bishop
Being a church that knocks on doors means "you move out of your comfort zone, that you're brave and fearless and bold," ...
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Popular priest podcaster takes ‘Parables’ tour cross-country to sold-out crowds
Father Mike Schmitz is on a nationwide speaking tour, opening up Jesus Christ's parables from the Gospel to sold-out crowds ...
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Trump, Vance meet Pope Leo XVI’s brother in Oval Office
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, right, and second lady Usha Vance, stand next to Louis Prevost, brother of Pope Leo XIV, and ...
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Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife May 18, their second encounter of the day, after the inauguration Mass. (OSV News) — Though only days into his ...