The earliest homily in the book came shortly after 9/11, following Father Prevost’s election as prior general on Sept. 14, 2001, which was also his birthday.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Sept. 14, but in Vatican City the more significant celebration comes three days later. Sept. 17 marks the pope’s “name day,” the …
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Cardinal Van Thuan, who is on the path to sainthood, is known for heroically enduring 13 years of imprisonment under Vietnam’s communist government.
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“The film is not only about a historical event 2,000 years ago, but about the present Jesus Christ, the risen Lord, present as head of the Church.”
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“While it is not easy to leave the people and places that have formed and sustained me, I welcome this new mission with trust in the Holy Spirit.”
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Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Library for the first time as pope on his birthday, Sept. 14, and announced plans for the construction of a new modern building in …
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Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 in his Sunday Angelus address, praying for “those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day.”
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“For all the emphasis on individual freedom, people today frequently feel less free to be their genuine selves or follow their highest ideals,” the pope said.
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In his homily for the Church’s celebration of Mary’s birth, Pope Leo invited prayerful contemplation of the virtues of the Virgin Mary.
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The pope called St. John Henry Newman “a shining example of a scholar” who “showed the inseparability of faith and reason” in both his works and his life.
