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catholiccourier.com | Greg Kandra |Gina Capellazzi
The Catholic News Service column, "Speak to Me Lord," offers reflections on the Sunday Scripture readings. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec) | Section: Worship & FaithGn 14:18-20Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 41 Cor 11:23-26Lk 9:11b-17Of all the dramatic moments from Pope Francis’ funeral in April, what many of us will remember was that long journey in the popemobile to St. Mary Major, his final place of rest.
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thebostonpilot.com | Justin Mclellan |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El mundo debe resistir la tentación de las armas modernas que amenazan con dar a los conflictos actuales una ferocidad que supera la de las guerras anteriores, dijo el Papa León XIV. "El corazón de la Iglesia está desgarrado por los gritos que se elevan desde los lugares en guerra", dijo al concluir su audiencia general en la Plaza de San Pedro el 18 de junio. "En particular desde Ucrania, Irán, Israel y Gaza". "¡No debemos acostumbrarnos a la guerra!", dijo el Papa.
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thebostonpilot.com | Justin Mclellan |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Cuando la esperanza parece haber desaparecido, los cristianos pueden acudir a Jesús para superar la resignación y recuperar el deseo de sanarse, dijo el Papa León XIV. A veces "nos sentimos 'bloqueados', encerrados en un camino sin salida. A veces de hecho nos parece que sea inútil continuar a esperar", dijo el Santo Padre a miles de peregrinos reunidos en la soleada Plaza de San Pedro para su audiencia general del 18 de junio.
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thebostonpilot.com | Justin Mclellan |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
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CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- En un mundo marcado por la división y el conflicto ideológico, el Papa León XIV instó a los católicos a rechazar los muros de separación y abrazar a Jesús como "una puerta que une", recordando a los peregrinos que la verdadera esperanza cristiana reside en conectar en lugar de dividir.
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thebostonpilot.com | Kate Scanlon |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 upheld a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender. The question at issue in the case -- United States v.
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thebostonpilot.com | Simon Caldwell |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
(OSV News) -- Members of British Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of decriminalizing abortion up to birth. After two hours of debate in the House of Commons June 17, with a majority of 242 votes needed, MPs voted 379 to 137 in support of an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, which removes criminal liability from any woman who aborts her child for any reason up to and during birth.
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thebostonpilot.com | Justin Mclellan |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The world must resist the allure of modern weapons which threaten to give conflicts a ferocity surpassing that of previous wars, Pope Leo XIV said. "The heart of the church is torn apart from the cries that arise from places of war," he said at the conclusion of his general audience in St. Peter's Square June 18. "In particular from Ukraine, from Iran, from Israel, from Gaza.""We must not become accustomed to war," the pope said.
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thebostonpilot.com | Kate Scanlon |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court said June 16 it will hear an appeal from a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey challenging an investigation by that state's attorney general alleging they misled people about their services and seeking information about their donors. First Choice Women's Resource Centers operates five centers in the Garden State that provide some medical services, including ultrasounds, to women with unplanned pregnancies.
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thebostonpilot.com | Gina Christian |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
(OSV News) -- Just over a month after his election, Pope Leo XIV is enjoying positive reviews from most of the nation's Catholics, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago surveyed 1,158 U.S. adults June 5-9 via telephone and web questionnaires administered in both English and Spanish, with participants receiving "a small monetary incentive" for completing the survey, according to the researchers.
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thebostonpilot.com | Cindy Wooden |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Finding more effective ways to proclaim the Gospel, educate for peace, defend human dignity and promote dialogue are key challenges to living the faith and building the kingdom of God today, Pope Leo XIV said. "Look to the future with serenity and do not be afraid of making courageous choices," the pope told some 200 Italian bishops June 17 during a meeting in the Hall of Blessings at the Vatican.
