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Ohio Catholic Charities joins national pilot program to help moms out of poverty
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null / Credit: KieferPix/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 19, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Catholic Charities in Youngstown, Ohio, will join a new pilot study, Lifting Moms Out of Poverty (LMOP), a program developed by Catholic Charities USA, in a bid to offer
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Vatican LIVE LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s first days US Ohio Catholic Charities joins national pilot program to help moms out of poverty
Leo XIV at inauguration Mass: ‘Look to Christ!’
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Pope Leo XIV said that St. Peter was tasked with “loving more,” and “giving his life for his flock,” as he celebrated his inauguration Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Square. The Petrine ministry is “always and only a question of loving as Jesus did,” the pontiff said.Pope Leo XIV elevates
Pope Leo XIV meets U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seated in places of honor usually reserved for heads of state, meet with Pope Leo XIV in the papal library on May 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 19,
At Vatican, Vance meets pope, discusses peace, religious freedom
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ROME – After attending Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass, United States Vice President JD Vance on Monday had private meetings with the pontiff and other top-ranking officials, with key themes being religious freedom and the need for negotiation in conflict areas. According to a May 19 Vatican communique, earlier that
Leo XIV quotes Leo XIII often, but he reflects Pope Leo X: ‘Let us enjoy the papacy’
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So far, Pope Leo XIV has leaned fairly heavily into the legacy of his storied predecessor, Leo XIII, the long-reigning pope elected as a compromise candidate who was expected to live only a few years in office but gave the Church and the world – among other things – the
Head of the Church in Ukraine invites Pope Leo to visit
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During one of the first private audiences of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV received His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The meeting took place in the library of the Apostolic Palace. The Holy Father expressed his closeness to the Ukrainian people and assured
PHOTOS: 2025 Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicks off with packed Mass in Indianapolis
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Archbishop Charles C. Thompson elevates the Eucharist during the Opening Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis, marking the official launch of the St. Katharine Drexel Route. May 18, 2025. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno CNA Newsroom, May 18, 2025 / 18:00
From Indianapolis to LA: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Sets Off on the Drexel Route
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The missions follow the path of St. Junípero Serra — and pilgrims can visit his final resting
Pope Leo holds first meeting with Zelenskyy, prays for Ukraine ceasefire
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ROME – After presiding over his official installation Mass after his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV held a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, shortly after the two had a phone call amid ongoing ceasefire talks. In remarks ahead of singing the Regia Coeli Marian prayer at
FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV’s homily at inaugural Mass beginning his Petrine ministry
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Pope Leo XIV acknowledged divisions among the faithful with a call for fraternal communion and unity in the homily at his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, May 18, 2025 / 10:00 am
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A papacy begins: Pope Leo XIV calls for united Church at inaugural Mass
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Pope Leo XIV waves during the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, held in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. He stands in front of a Flemish tapestry depicting the dialogue between Jesus and Peter after the miraculous catch of fish. / Credit: Vatican
‘My first Hail Mary in 45 years’: Rosary Team brings prayer to memory care residents
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Melanie McClanahan, a Rosary Team volunteer, with a resident. / Credit: Mike Jensen CNA Staff, May 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Teresa Rodriguez was working as a hospice nurse, seeing patients at a memory care facility, when she realized that her patients
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Following Serra’s Footsteps: Eucharistic Pilgrimage on the Camino de California
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Participants in the St. Junípero Serra Walking Pilgrimage arrive at Mission San Buenaventura Aug. 11, 2024. This
16 Martyrs of Compiègne Followed the Lamb to the Guillotine — and to Glory
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“The Martyrs of Compiègne,” St. Teresa Convent, Palma, Spain
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Full Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Homily From Inauguration Mass: ‘This Is the Hour for Love’
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Screenshot/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV celebrates his Inaugural Mass on May 18, 2025, with thousands gathered in
Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘unity’ during his official inauguration
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In his official inauguration in office, Pope Leo XIV said his “first great desire” is for a united Church, “a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world.” In his homily at Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, the pope began with the words