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  • Published on 01:18 GMT

    Pope Leo announces where he will spend his 1st anniversary

    And he's already put a visit to the tomb of St. Augustine into his 2026 travel plans. Pope Leo XIV will make a series of visits within Italy in the coming months and one of them will mark his first anniversary as Successor of Peter. The Holy See Press …

    Source: Aleteia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    Glassboro parishioner with cancer blessed by Pope Leo

    A recent trip to Rome became a blessed encounter for healing for a local parishioner with metastatic cancer. Dana Schmidt, 56, who has stage 4 breast cancer, and her husband, Vincent, were among those to attend a general audience with Pope Leo XIV last …

    Source: Catholic Star Herald - New Jersey - Indeterminate
  • Published on 16:17 GMT

    ‘A joyful day’: final piece of Sagrada Familia’s central tower put in place

    The final piece of the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been laid in place, bringing the church to its maximum final height 144 years after work began. After several days when it has been too windy to work, the upper section of the 17 metre …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on 17:33 GMT

    The Olympics and why the Catholic Church cares about sports

    Alexander Farthofer of Austria and Didrik Eng Strand of Norway in action during the Men’s 1500m Speed Skating during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Italy Feb.19, 2026. (OSV News photo/Piroschka Van De Wouw, …

    Source: Catholic Star Herald - New Jersey - Indeterminate
  • Published on 17:09 GMT

    A giant 55-ft cross now crowns Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia

    A highly anticipated moment: the last part of the 55-ft cross was installed on the central tower of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which was designed by Antonio Gaudí more than 140 years ago. The building now reaches over 560 feet in …

    Source: Rome Reports - Indeterminate
  • Published on 07:44 GMT

    George Weigel: Remembering Angelo Gugel

    Angelo Gugel, private attendant to three popes, bottom left, is pictured in the popemobile with Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 30, 2000. Gugel, the pontifical butler and witness to modern papal history, died at age 90 Jan. 14, …

    Source: The Catholic Weekly - Center-right
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Fr. James Martin praises Pope Leo for celebrating Mass with altar girls

    Blogs Martin’s claim that it is un-controversial to have female altar servers is contradicted by many arguments, including irrefutable theological principles and practical considerations. (LifeSiteNews) — Dissident Jesuit priest James Martin has praised …

    Source: LifeSite - Right-wing
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Filippo Sorcinelli: Meet the gay couturier behind the Pope’s wardrobe

    Filippo rose to prominence during the papacy of Benedict XVI. He designed dozens of vestments that reflected the pope’s taste for historical richness and traditional detail. When Pope Francis took over in 2013, the aesthetic direction shifted sharply. …

    Source: Indulgexpress - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Pope Leo’s decision not to visit the US will surely upset American Catholics

    Blogs While a rebuke to Trump or to Americans is unclear, it must sting to know that the first American pope ever elected decided to not visit his homeland during his early days in office. (LifeSiteNews) — American Catholics were surely let down when Holy …

    Source: LifeSite - Right-wing
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    Guess who this top Trump ally tried to recruit to target gays in the Catholic church

    Frédéric Martel, the author of the 2019 international bestseller, In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy, told me over the weekend about the time he was invited to lunch by Steve Bannon, who asked him to come to Bannon’s palatial …

    Source: Raw Story - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Pope visits St. Monica’s place of death on 1st parish visit

    The Holy Father met young and old, and urged disarming words and actions in a parish that was inaugurated for peace in World War I. (Photos of visit) Leo XIV called on Catholics to spread “honesty” and “gentleness” while celebrating Mass at the parish of …

    Source: Aleteia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Pope Leo XIV, in First Roman Parish Visit, Calls For ‘"isarming" Meekness

    Jesus’ preaching, he continued, reveals “the authentic and full meaning of God’s law,” pointing to a fidelity to God grounded in respect and care for others “in their inviolable sacredness” — something to be cultivated first “in the heart.” The pope warned …

    Source: ACI Africa - Pending
  • Published on Feb 15, 2026

    Pope Leo XIV, in First Roman Parish Visit, Calls for ‘Disarming’ Meekness

    The Pontiff urged ‘coherence between faith and life’ and persistent prayer for peace and cultivating hearts full of ‘the noblest sentiments.’ Pope Leo XIV on Sunday made his first visit to a parish in the Diocese of Rome, celebrating Mass at Santa Maria …

    Source: National Catholic Register - Center-right
  • Published on Feb 18, 2026

    A pastoral message from Bishop Lucia

      Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Recently, I read a new work of Bishop Erik Varden, a Trappist monk and Bishop-Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, Norway, entitled, Towards Dawn: Essays in Hopefulness (Elk Grove Village, IL: Word on …

    Source: The Catholic Sun - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2026

    Seeing U.S. at 'inflection point,' NJ's Cardinal Tobin takes on Trump

    Feb. 18, 2026, 4:31 a.m. ET Cardinal Joseph Tobin, leader of New Jersey's biggest Catholic diocese, grew up in a working-class Detroit neighborhood, the oldest of 13 in his Irish Catholic family. From a young age, he was exposed to life on the margins. …

    Source: Asbury Park Press - New Jersey - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2026

    Today-History-Feb18

    Today in History for Feb. 18: In 1546, Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died. Today in History for Feb. 18: In 1546, Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died. In 1564, Michelangelo …

    Source: The Albertan - Pending
  • Published on Feb 17, 2026

    General belief is up, but no religious revival? Panels explore the contrast at NY Encounter

    17 (OSV News) — Results of two national surveys of American adults released in 2025 indicated contrasting trends — more belief in God and spirituality, but no indication of any organized religious revival. Last February, a Pew Research Center report said …

    Source: OSV News - Center-right
  • Published on Feb 17, 2026

    It’s fish fry season again!

    /Local News 1 / 5 A fish sandwich from the Holy Trinity National Catholic Church in Washington. Randi Ross Marodi 2 / 5 Larry Maggi at the Holy Trinity National Catholic Church in Washington. Randi Ross Marodi 3 / 5 Volunteers at the Holy …

    Source: The Herald-Standard - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Bishop Zurek resignation accepted; Cardinal DiNardo named as apostolic administrator of Amarillo

    WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Patrick J. Zurek of Amarillo, 77, and has appointed retired Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, 76, as apostolic administrator of the diocese until a new bishop is appointed and installed. …

    Source: Catholic Review - Maryland - Center-right

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