“When you substitute the liturgy of the Church for entertainment, you’re taking away … the contemplative capacity within a child to grow,” he said.
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(OSV News) — After Pope Leo XIV issued one of his strongest appeals to-date to lay down weapons and reject war in his Palm Sunday homily, the spiritual leader of …
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As the U.S. and Israel-Iran war enters its fourth week, and amid a deep humanitarian crisis throughout the region, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace during his Angelus prayer March …
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ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV March 13 asked if Christian leaders who bear responsibility for war have the courage to humbly examine their consciences and seek the sacrament of confession. …
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US peacebuilding a ‘strategic and moral imperative,’ advocates say at Notre Dame event
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — With American peacebuilding at a “crossroads,” amid global conflict and changes in U.S. foreign policy, a Notre Dame conference March 10 in the nation’s capital examined how …
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“There is also the concern that the conflict may widen and that other countries in the region, including Lebanon, may once again sink into instability.”
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“Today we lift up our prayer for peace in the world,” Pope Leo said.
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Catholic clergy are calling for prayer and peace following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran Feb. 28 that killed Iran’s supreme leader and prompted counterattacks.
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“Peace is when our heart and our life are inhabited by silence, meditation and listening to God; because God never blesses violence.”
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As global tensions soar, Pope Leo XIV and USCCB president Archbishop Paul S. Coakley are calling for action.
