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Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary
Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...
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Discover the chapel at the Spanish Steps where St. Thérèse prayed for her vocation
In 1887, during a pilgrimage to Rome, Thérèse Martin — now known around the world as St. Thérèse of Lisieux — visited the ...
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Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV: An explainer of symbols and rituals
On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...
What Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms and motto reveal about his dedication to the ideals of St. Augustine − an art historian explains
In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the ...
Perspective: It’s not a ‘hot accessory,’ NYT. It’s a symbol of faith
Most troubling was the implication of the article that the cross has become a new MAGA symbol — an idea that House Minority ...
Quote of the Day: For Catholics, He Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Robust Voice.
REV. DR. WILLIAM J. BARBER II, of the Yale Divinity School, on how the papacy remains a global platform, even for non-Christians, so the issues Pope Leo XIV chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond ...
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Pope Leo calls on youth to ‘accept the invitation of the Church and Christ the Lord’
Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s ...
For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice.
The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.