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Church adds Mass ‘for care of creation’ to missal, pope to celebrate

Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and biblical readings for the Mass will be added to the Roman Missal — the liturgical book that contains the texts for celebrating Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

With pope’s support, Vatican to publish document on synod’s final phase

Almost four years after Pope Francis opened the Catholic Church’s path toward synodality — a term many in the church had never heard before — his successor has thrown his support behind the last leg of the church’s synodal journey.

A retired pastor pens book about Civil War chaplains

Retired pastor Father Robert Miller has a passion for Civil War history. Author of six books, Miller has given talks across the country, many in period dress, about the era, often through a religious lens.

After 12 years, locals welcome pope back to his summer home

After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents.

Safeguarding remains a top priority with new appointment, US cardinal says

Pope Leo XIV's appointment of the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors shows that safeguarding remains a top priority, its former president said.

Catholics must respond to environmental injustice with prayer, concrete action, pope says

Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, Pope Leo XIV said.

Archbishops must promote unity, seek new ways to share Gospel, pope says

Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church needs today, Pope Leo XIV said.

Sister Rosemary Connelly, longtime president of Misericordia, dies

Mercy Sister Rosemary Connelly, longtime president of Misericordia Heart of Mercy and champion of people with developmental disabilities, died on June 19. She was 94.

‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran

Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XIV called the situation in the Middle East “alarming” and said diplomacy was the only responsible way forward.

Pope Leo: Hope in God must lead to justice for the poor

Christian hope must move beyond comforting words to real responsibility and structural change to uplift the poor, Pope Leo XIV said in his message for the 2025 World Day of the Poor.
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