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In his latest #VaticanDiary, @antoniospadaro traces a quiet thread from a 2002 homily in New Lenox to #PopeLeoXIV voting in the current US midterm elections. For Leo, citizenship means participation, and voting is a duty the papacy never suspended. He never tells anyone how to vote; he simply shows up.
read more: globalcatholic.com/pope-leo-…
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Cardinal Frank Leo, papal legate, presides over the beatification of five Franciscan missionaries in Savannah, highlighting their witness to Christ, their commitment to evangelization, and their enduring example for the Church.
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Pope Leo XIV joked with the those present at the audience on who he would support between the University of Notre Dame, known as the "Fighting Irish," and his alma mater, Villanova University.
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@ArchbishopGomez joins @lacatholics in mourning Dolores Huerta, the labor leader who helped found the United Farm Workers and inspired generations of Hispanic leaders. Huerta died Oct. 28 at age 96.
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The first U.S.-born pope is very much looking forward to eventually visiting his native country, the Vatican foreign minister said.
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Pope greets activists supporting migrants at Chicago’s ICE detention center - Vatican News vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/…
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Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin delivers the opening address at the Pontifical Gregorian University’s international academic conference, “The Holy See and Totalitarian Systems in the 20th Century: New Perspectives and Research Approaches,” warning that there are still those who seek to “control how humanity lives and thinks."
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Lest anyone forgot (read: never knew), the “cartoneros” of Buenos Aires were seated alongside heads of state & government at Francis’ Inaugural Mass for his Petrine Ministry on the insistence of the then-new Pope.
En la previa de la llegada del #Papa a la #Argentina La 'ministra' de Desarrollo Humano Integral del Vaticano @ASmerilli visitó hoy a cartoneros, recicladores y recuperadores urbanos, en el barrio porteño de Saavedra
Gratz eterne, Godfather – all love and blessings from the Most Holy Pops and this 🏀-er house.
(For the ecclesial crowd, this great Christian Dad – a real servant-leader– is a model for what all our shepherds should look like.)
Between Nova-world and his de facto “home parish” in the States (youtube.com/live/9U3yBFdt4QM…), Bob-world’s convergence oltre’Tevere right now is truly extraordinary form.
As post-op vicinanza goes, can’t beat it... and Der Papstbruder wearing white is icing on the cake 💛✌🏽
Around 50 parishioners from St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, Illinois — including the Pope’s brother, John Joseph Prevost — concluded their pilgrimage in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, October 28.
Led by their parish priest, Augustinian Father Ray Flores, the pilgrimage followed in the footsteps of St. Augustine and took them to Pavia, Milan, Turin, Tolentino, Cascia, Florence, and San Gimignano.
Given this weekend’s 🏀 events in Rome, yesterday’s papal declaration of “no such thing as a holy war” is a very ironic inside joke – whether as a ✌🏽student, Friar-alum, or Prior-General, Bob himself has gone to at least one Nova-St Joe’s game in his life: vuhoops.com/2019/12/7/209999…
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Statement from the Archdiocese of Newark regarding Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin’s health diagnosis: Cardinal Tobin is scheduled to undergo surgery on Oct. 29 to remove a kidney mass.
Please join us in praying for his recovery. Read the full statement here: rcan.org/cardinal-tobin-heal…
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While six years separate the two most recent U.S. beatifications of Blessed Michael J. McGivney in 2020 and Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, mere weeks pass before the next: five Franciscan friars known as the Georgia Martyrs on Oct. 31. catholicreview.org/georgia-m… #Saints #WorldNews
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The journey begun in #Assisi as a shared quest for #peace is, first and foremost, the path of prayer. Prayer may seem weak in the face of the powers of the world, but it is the humble strength of believers. Let us turn to God, the giver of peace, that He may touch the hearts of those who seek war and terrorism. Let us not forget that prayer is never in vain! vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
As 6,000 of Pope’s fellow Cats prepare to overrun Rome this weekend for NCAA’s “Holy Opener” – a Saturday audience set for the Nervi/Paul VI Hall – Sunday’s Nova-Notre Dame mens’ 🏀 game to air on Fox mid-morning US ET, bumping NFL Pre-Game.
Ahead of Rome tipoff, basketball powerhouse Villanova embraces 'Pope Leo effect' trib.al/Za5qFt9
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On the 40th anniversary of the historic Day of Prayer for Peace, convened by Pope John Paul II on October 27, 1986, the legacy of the “Spirit of Assisi” spans four pontificates. From John Paul II himself, who explored its theological significance, to Benedict XVI, who extended the dialogue to include non-believers; from Francis, who called for fraternity, to Pope Leo XIV, who invites religions to rediscover within their own roots an antidote to hatred and violence.
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Long US Bench’s most willing waterboy for GOP Administrations – going back to his 2002 USCCB Floor-plea to back Bush over JPII on Iraq invasion – even now-retired +Joe Naumann says White House misled hats to exploit their prayer over Trump: religionnews.com/2026/10/26/… (via @RNS)
With the 2d Latin American Pope now ✅ for his – and his predecessor’s – “homecoming,” given a core issue Leo’ll face on his adopted turf, Thursday’s major, authoritative text on evangelization from the “Holy Office” gave new meaning to "Ressourcement": vatican.va/roman_curia/congr…
Albeit not as, er, “sexy” as what consumes Global North chattering classes, one critical piece of the Francis legacy in the balance over these days is late Pope’s (revolutionary) premium on inculturation… and Conclave’s decisive role on its future: bit.ly/2M22VGn
Lest anyone forgot/was too stunned to grasp it in the moment, Leo’s Election Day slip into Spanish “to [greet] my beloved Diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru” was the first time a new Pope left Italian in his opening word to the world.
(Read: Nada of the kind was uttered in English.)
I am looking forward to returning to the continent where I’ve experienced so many moments of my life. May this journey be an occasion for us to open our hearts to one another, strengthen our communion as brothers and sisters, and renew our commitment to proclaiming the Gospel with joy. #Uruguay #Argentina #Peru
🚨 Holy See announces Pope’s 11-day Latin America mega-tour will proceed on schedule; departure for Uruguay Nov 6.
