Archive for May 9, 2025
LIVE UPDATES: First key dates of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate announced
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Pro-lifers protest law attacking conscience protections in New South Wales, Australia
The “Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Health Care Access) Bill 2025” comes six years after the southeastern Australian state decriminalized abortion. Read more
Actor Kelsey Grammer says aborting son ‘the greatest pain I have ever known’
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more
14 things to know about Pope Leo XIV — the first U.S.-born pope
On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th... Read more
Controversial German Synodal Committee to meet this weekend
The German Synodal Committee meets this weekend without four bishops, who will not participate due to the Vatican’s warning that... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to pray Regina Caeli, greet journalists in first engagements after election
Just hours after being elected the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has three appointments on his agenda. Read more
FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV’s homily at Mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel
“You have called me to carry that cross, and to be blessed with that mission, and I know I can... Read more
Pontifical Mission Societies USA rejoices in election of Pope Leo XIV
The American arm of the worldwide Pontifical Mission Societies is celebrating yesterday’s election of Pope Leo XIV. Read more
Asia Pacific Catholics react to news of Church’s first U.S.-born pontiff Pope Leo XIV
From Europe to the Asia Pacific, millions of Catholics are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV as the... Read more
Police arrest Pennsylvania man for detonating explosive inside Catholic chapel
Police in a small Pennsylvania town have arrested a man who allegedly detonated an explosive on the altar of a... Read more
Department of Justice says data breach exposed information on diocesan sex abuse survivors
The U.S. Justice Department says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic clergy abuse... Read more
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass: ‘Jesus is the Christ’
Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the... Read more
U.S. cardinals praise Pope Leo XIV’s missionary heart, international experience
The United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursday elected Pope Leo XIV spoke to the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV’s missionary work in Peru
The deputy secretary of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference said he is “sure that the heart of Pope Leo XIV ...... Read more
Boston Archdiocese urges priests with visas to refrain from international travel
The Trump administration has pursued aggressive immigration policies since Trump took office in January, mostly involving the intended deportation of... Read more
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meeting the last three pontiffs
Pope Leo XIV had the opportunity to meet three of his predecessors at the helm of the Barque of Peter. Read more
In his own words: Pope Leo XIV on the Eucharistic congress, Pope Francis, and synodality
Nine months ago, before he became Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost sat down for an interview at a... Read more
Indian, Pakistani cardinals seen leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together ahead of conclave
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week. Read more
Americans in St. Peter’s Square celebrate historic election of Pope Leo XIV
Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff... Read more
Villanova University: the pope’s alma mater
Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania. Read more
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