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Pope: Avoid both naiveté and ‘prophets of doom’
Posted on 02/21/2026 07:16 AM ()
Pope Leo receives members of the Italian Episcopal Conference’s “Policoro Project”, which supports young people in the country in finding employment.
St. Severian: Saint of the Day for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Posted on 02/21/2026 07:00 AM (Catholic Online > Saint of the Day)
Exarch of Donetsk: The hope to overcome evil remains strong
Posted on 02/21/2026 06:02 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican News, Bishop Maksym Ryabukha, Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k, shares how life in the local parishes and communities continues, how medicine and generators bring life to people, and how hope and faith are still present in Ukraine.
Pope Leo remembers late Cardinal Polycarp Pengo as a “wise and gentle pastor”
Posted on 02/21/2026 04:48 AM ()
In a telegram, Pope Leo XIV offers his condolences for the passing of Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Pope to religious: Be a reflection of God’s love in the world
Posted on 02/21/2026 03:52 AM ()
Pope Leo encourages the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles to continue their mission in difficult regions across the globe and amongst those most in need.
Sunday Gospel Reflection: Strength in temptation
Posted on 02/21/2026 02:00 AM ()
As the Church observes the First Sunday of Lent, Fr Luke Gregory reflects on the theme, "Strength in Temptation: The Wilderness Experience."
Laudato Si’ Village commemorates victims of Allied WW2 bombing
Posted on 02/20/2026 11:22 AM ()
Students, residents, and civic and religious authorities remember the Allied air raid of February 10, 1944, which claimed the lives of more than 500 people who had taken refuge inside the papal residence.
Pope hails LA Religious Education Congress as a time for true spiritual renewal
Posted on 02/20/2026 10:45 AM ()
In a message sent to Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the 70th Los Angeles Religious Education Congress taking place in Anaheim in the US state of California and reiterates that "deepening your relationship with Jesus and being faithful and joyful disciples" makes religious education teachers authentic and effective.
New Way of the Cross debuts in St. Peter’s Basilica
Posted on 02/20/2026 08:08 AM ()
St. Peter’s Basilica is inaugurating a new Way of the Cross on Friday afternoon. The Via Crucis created by the young Swiss artist Manuel Andreas Dürr who was selected following an international competition that received over a thousand submissions.
Indonesia hosts symposium on media's effect on religious practice
Posted on 02/20/2026 07:50 AM ()
An international symposium gathers scholars and practitioners to reflect on the transformative impact of digital media on religion and culture across Southeast Asia.