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Consumer Price Index shows drop in prices of gas, groceries, electronics

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Hannah Hiester

CV NEWS FEED // The prices of gas, groceries, electronics, and air travel are dropping, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). As CNBC reported this week, data show that between March 2024 and March 2025, the most deflated categories of goods tracked by the CPI included gas (down almost 10%), and dishes and flatware (down nearly 11%). CNBC also noted that gas fell roughly 6% between February and March, while crude oil prices, which affect the price of gas, went down 22% in the last year.
Augustinians celebrate election of former prior general, Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Grace Porto

CV NEWS FEED // The Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) has congratulated their former prior general on becoming pope in a letter written by Father Pasquale di Lernia, secretary general, on behalf of Father Alejandro Moral Antón, the order’s current prior general. Pope Leo XIV, then-Father Robert Prevost, served as the order’s prior general from 2001 to 2013.
Catholic philosophy professor offers insights on young adult converts to faith

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Hannah Hiester

CV NEWS FEED // Amid rising numbers of Catholic converts, a Catholic professor at Word on Fire and Loyola Marymount University wrote that the Church is becoming increasingly attractive to young people around the world because it is real and cannot be digitized. Christopher Kaczor wrote in an article for Word on Fire that countries around the world, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Mongolia, Sweden, and England, are seeing record numbers of young adult converts.
Trump, Vance congratulate Pope Leo XIV, first US-born pontiff, on election

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Hannah Hiester

CV NEWS FEED // President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance took to social media May 8 to congratulate Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pontiff and first North American pope. Formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago native now assumes the role of spiritual leader for more than a billion Catholics worldwide. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” Trump posted on social media.
Knights of Columbus pledge loyalty to Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Grace Porto

CV NEWS FEED // On behalf of the Knights of Columbus, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly issued a statement celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV and promising the loyalty of the Knights. “On behalf of our 2.1 million members around the world, I pledge our loyalty to Pope Leo XIV as well as our prayers today and every day of his pontificate,” Kelly wrote, according to an emailed press release.
Barbara Bush honored with USPS stamp celebrating her legacy of literacy

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Grace Porto

CV NEWS FEED // The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled a commemorative “Forever” stamp honoring former First Lady Barbara Bush (1925–2018), celebrating her enduring legacy as a national advocate for literacy.
Pope Leo XIV played Mass as child, brother tells reporters

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | McKenna Snow

VATICAN CITY // When he was a child, Pope Leo XIV would pretend to be a priest and celebrate Mass, his brother John Prevost said this week to news outlet RTE. “He took our mom’s ironing board and put a tablecloth over it and we had to go to Mass,” Prevost recalled of his brother, then-Robert Prevost. He told reporters that the future pontiff was confident in his Latin and English prayers and took pretend-saying the Mass quite seriously.
Catholic teenager dies after sustaining injury to head during lacrosse game

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Grace Porto

CV NEWS FEED // A 16-year-old Catholic from Bay Village, Ohio, died this week after sustaining a blow to the head during a lacrosse game. Cleveland19 reported that Dylan Veselic, a sophomore at Bay Village High School, was injured when a ball struck his head May 6. He was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery before passing away the morning of May 8.
Pope Leo XIV’s first homily: Full text

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | McKenna Snow

VATICAN CITY // The Holy Father Pope Leo XIV this morning celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinal electors, offering a homily reflecting on St. Peter’s response to Jesus’ question in Matthew 16: “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” The question “concerns an essential aspect of our ministry,” Pope Leo XIV said, “namely, the world in which we live, with its limitations and its potential, its questions and its convictions.” Peter’s response charges all...
Rep. Chris Smith releases statement on election of Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | Grace Porto

CV NEWS FEED // Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., issued a statement upon the May 8 election of Pope Leo XIV, expressing prayers and gratitude for the American pope’s staunch dedication to the right to life. “Catholics — and people of good will around the world — look to the papacy for moral leadership and clarity,” Rep.