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During a Lenten pastoral stop near Rome’s Termini station, the pope joked that he once considered joining the Salesians: “They came in second place, sorry!” Pope Leo XIV on Sunday visited Rome’s Sacred Heart of [...]

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A 50-year-old Italian priest arrived in Singapore in 1955 with a vision to counter communism through Catholic social teaching — and planted seeds still blooming today. When a 50-year-old Italian priest arrived on the shores [...]

This year’s campaign invites the faithful to take part in almsgiving by sponsoring a book in support of the work done by the Salesian Sisters. The Daughters of St. Paul are partnering with the Salesian [...]

Residents in the affected regions argue that decades of deforestation and industrial activity linked to the pulp, palm oil and mining sectors intensified the destruction by stripping hillsides of trees, draining natural buffers and disrupting river paths, leaving rainwater with nowhere to go. When Cyclone Senyar arrived, the land was less able to absorb heavy Read More…

In Sumatra, Indonesian Capuchins put Laudato Si’ into practice

February 24 will mark four years of war in Ukraine. After leading the midday Angelus, Pope Leo was insistent that it is past time for peace. Four years have passed since the beginning of the war against Ukraine. My heartfelt thoughts remain focused on the tragic situation unfolding before the eyes of the whole world: Read More…

“Peace cannot be postponed”: Pope Leo on 4 years of Ukraine war

On this first Sunday of Lent, after visiting a Roman parish, and hours before beginning his own Lenten retreat, Pope Leo took a few minutes to orient the faithful about what Lent should be for us. “The liturgy invites us to view Lent as a luminous path,” he said. “We can renew our cooperation with Read More…

How to see Lent: Pope’s thoughts (and ideas for living it)

During his second Lenten visit to a parish of his diocese, Pope Leo went to the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus near Termini station. In his homily, the Holy Father reflected that freedom is not “the pursuit of personal power, but love that gives itself.” Delving into the history of the parish of Read More…

Pope visits church John Bosco built at request of Leo XIII

A years-long saga over a monument to Italian heritage reached a resolution this week with the announcement that a statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini will replace a statue of Christopher Columbus in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood. The statue of Christopher Columbus had become a lightning rod of controversy in recent years. It was the Read More…

Mother Cabrini to replace Columbus statue in Chicago’s Little Italy

Sometimes the best way to describe something is to describe what it’s not. For instance: Confession is not a time to make excuses, the Eucharist is not just a symbol, and Christmas is not about the gifts. So I went on a hunt for negative wisdom about Lent.  “Lent is not about our sinfulness,” said Read More…

9 Things Lent is not (and 3 things it kind of is)