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July 24, 2025
Knights of Peter Claver open convention with Mass celebrated by USCCB president
Catholic Standard
By William Murray | Catholic Standard Because Catholics believe that all people are created in the image and likeness of...
July 22, 2025
‘A school that meets in the summer’: Institute for Black Catholic Studies celebrates 2025 commencement
Black Catholic Messenger
Past IBCS professor Dr. M. Shawn Copeland served as the main speaker for the event at Xavier University of Louisiana,...
July 22, 2025
Dr. Cynthia Bailey Manns to lead virtual celebration for feast of St. Mary Magdalene
Black Catholic Messenger
The annual Boston College event aims to recover the history of the “apostle to the apostles” and inspire continued witness...
July 10, 2025
Pope Leo: Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine
America Magazine
By Carol Glatz – Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV...
July 10, 2025
New film follows Father Gerald Kleba on tour through Black St. Louis history
St. Louis Review
The documentary will be part of the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase on July 27 Laura Kosta Submitted on July 10,...
July 7, 2025
Meet the Men Who Just Became Catholic Priests in Virginia
San Diego Voice & Viewpoint/AP
By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe...
July 7, 2025
Reparation on First Fridays
The Josephites
By Sharon Crews Hare | The Josephites Nearly 100 years ago, Pope Pius XI issued an encyclical called “Miserentissimus Redemptor,”...
July 7, 2025
Catholics mobilize aid after historic flash floods devastate Texas Hill Country
CNA
By Amira Abuzeid | CNA Catholics are responding with prayers and aid after record-breaking flash floods in central Texas devastated communities...
July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV Prays for Texas Flood Victims and Their Families
NCR
The Holy Father also reminded the faithful to daily cultivate the seed of the Gospel in their hearts. By Kristina...
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