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Leo XIV Welcomes U.S.-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire
Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV welcomed the announcement of a two week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, describing it as a sign of hope amid intense Middle East tensions and urging the international community to combine diplomatic efforts…
New record in France: More than 20,000 adults and teens baptized at Easter
This Easter, France recorded more than 20,000 adult and adolescent baptisms, a 20 percent increase compared with the previous year. A new report indicates that the majority of converts are young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, closely…
Federal lawmakers move to make Easter Monday a national holiday
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, is once more calling on Congress to pass his bill to enshrine Easter Monday as a federal holiday. “In just seven years, we mark the 2,000th anniversary of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.…
New DNA research confirms Shroud of Turin’s passage through the Middle East
New research on DNA traces found on the Shroud of Turin suggests the likelihood that the cloth passed through the Middle East. A scientific article reports the results of new investigations conducted on material from the Shroud provided by…
Pope Leo receives 4 albums from Billboard Chart-topping Hillbilly Thomists
In a private audience at the Vatican, Dominican priest Father Thomas Joseph White gave Pope Leo XIV four albums from his bluegrass band, the Hillbilly Thomists. The priest, who is a founding member of the Billboard-chart-topping bluegrass band…
Pope Leo honors Pope Francis at Regina Caeli, stresses importance of truth v ‘fake news’
Pope Leo XIV led the Regina Caeli prayer with pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Monday – a national holiday called Pasquetta or “Little Easter” in Italy – and prayed for his predecessor, Francis. “With particular…
Artemis II moon mission ‘a great development,’ Vatican Observatory director says
NASA’s Artemis II test flight launched into space on Wednesday evening for an expected 10-day lunar flyby mission. The flight, the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century, is a test for future missions hoping to return humans to…
Holy Chrism Mass in the Vatican Basilica
On Holy Thursday in the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father Leo XIV presided over the Holy Chrism Mass, the liturgy celebrated on this day in all Cathedral churches. In his homily, he began by saying, “We are now on the threshold of the Easter…
A Return to Tradition on Holy Thursday: Pope Leo XIV to Wash the Feet of 12 Priests
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Holy Thursday Mass as pope in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, washing the feet of twelve Roman priests—a marked contrast with Pope Francis, who during his pontificate performed the ritual with prisoners,…
SCOTUS says no to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for ‘LGBTQ+’ children
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law…