Catholic News
- Pope tells 1 million young people: 'Everyone towards Christ, everyone with Christ, everyone like Christ!' (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV addressed one million Argentine young people about “what it means to live as disciples of Jesus: everyone toward Christ, everyone with Christ, everyone like Christ” (video 1, video 2). - Pope encourages priests, religious to learn from the Spiritual Exercises (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV encouraged clergy, religious, seminarians, and pastoral workers in Argentina to examine their lives in the light of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises. - Seek holiness and evangelize, Pope preaches to 650,000 in Córdoba (CWN)
At a Mass attended by 650,000 in the Argentine city of Córdoba (video 1, video 2), Pope Leo XIV preached that it is “a joyful duty to fulfill the mission that the Lord entrusts to each of us. Yes, dear brothers and sisters, we are all called to holiness.” - Proclaim Christ and learn from the Virgin Mary's example, Pope tells Argentina's bishops (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Argentina’s bishops to place the proclamation of Jesus Christ at the center of their pastoral work and to learn from the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary. - Papal encouragement for International Catholic Migration Commission (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV encouraged the leaders of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) to “persevere in your noble and important mission of strengthening the Church’s services to welcome, protect, promote and integrate migrants, refugees and returnees.” - Over 300 hate crimes this year against Christians, Muslims in India (Telegraph India)
The New Delhi-based Association for Protection of Civil Rights documented 322 hate crimes against India’s Christians and Muslims during the first nine months of 2024. “Of the 54 deaths documented, 21 occurred at the hands of state authorities,” according to the report. “These included 12 deaths in alleged police encounters and nine deaths in custody or prison.” India, a nation of 1.42 billion, is 73% Hindu, 14% Muslim, and 5% Christian. - French diocese condemns attack on group of Catholic young adults (CWN)
The Diocese of Rouen condemned an attack on a group of Catholic young adults at the Saint-Romain Fair, one of France’s largest annual fairs. - Relic of St. Nicholas stolen from French basilica, destroyed (Aleteia (French))
A relic of St. Nicholas was stolen from a namesake French basilica on October 31. Two days later, a suspect was arrested; he told police that he had burned the relic out of a desire to “combat fetishism.” The Basilica of St. Nicholas is located in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, a small town in northeastern France. - Vatican spokesman cautions against political interpretations of Pope's South American speeches (Vatican News)
A Vatican spokesman warned against “political interpretations” of Pope Leo XIV’s words during his apostolic journey to South America. “Many struggle to understand” the Pope’s message, “confining their reading of the speeches and encounters to political interpretations while overlooking the gestures, the courage, and the power of witness,” wrote Massimiliano Menichetti, vice director of the editorial directorate of the Dicastery for Communication. “Peter comes to confirm people in the faith, to proclaim Christ to all peoples, to the whole world, and to offer a perspective that lifts our eyes to heaven and, from there, makes sense of every human action,” added Menichetti, who is also the head of Vatican Radio and Vatican News. “This Apostolic Journey calls upon and challenges the whole of human society, placing God’s love for humanity at its center once more.” - Massachusetts bishops lament governor's support for abortion (EWTN News)
The bishops of Massachusetts said in a statement that they “respectfully and passionately disagree” with Gov. Maura Healey’s belief that “abortion, the taking of human life, may be considered health care.” “We also disagree that there is an emergency requiring the further expansion of the existing and already radically permissive law,” they continued. “Our work continues as we heed the call of the Gospel to defend life at all stages.” - Oregon archdiocese asks faithful not to extend or hold hands during the Our Father (Archdiocese of Portland)
An Oregon archdiocese’s liturgy office said that “the practice of the lay faithful extending their hands (or holding hands) during the Our Father should not be done.” “Over the last few decades there has been some confusion as to whether the lay faithful should extend or raise their hands (and even holding hands with others) when the Lord’s Prayer is prayed during Mass, as the priest does,” the office stated. “The priest and deacon should never instruct the lay faithful to use the Orans posture during the Mass.” - Dance performance held inside Italian cathedral (CWN)
A dance performance (video) took place inside Bologna Cathedral on November 9 in commemoration of the eighth centenary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. - At interreligious gathering, Pope Leo reflects on prayer (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV reflected on prayer during a meeting last evening with Argentine representatives of other Christian communities and world religions (video). - Pope Leo: The economy must be at the service of the person (CWN)
In an address to business leaders, labor union leaders, and other representatives of the world of work (video), Pope Leo XIV said that the economy “must be at the service of the person, and not the person at the service of the economy.” - Welcome Christ into your families and evangelize, Pope preaches to 2.5 million in Buenos Aires (CWN)
At an outdoor Mass in Argentina’s capital (video 1, video 2), Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to welcome Christ into their families and, in turn, “take a leading role in evangelization.” - Pope calls for new generation of Argentine saints devoted to charity (CWN)
Telling persons with disabilities that “your lives are not a burden on society,” Pope Leo XIV expressed his wish that “Argentina may be capable of performing great works of charity,” where “the love of Christ triumphs over individualism and exclusion.” - Pope pays tribute to Argentina's heritage, calls on leaders to serve the common good (CWN)
Citing social encyclicals of five of his predecessors, Pope Leo XIV called on Argentina’s leaders to seek the common good as he paid tribute to the nation’s cultural heritage and discussed the Church’s mission. - 5 abuse victims meet with Pontiff (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV met privately for over an hour with five Argentine victims of clergy abuse. - Papal prayer for victims of Kraków attack (Vatican Press Office)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, sent a telegram of condolence to the cardinal archbishop of Kraków, Poland, after a mass shooting left seven dead. “His Holiness Leo XIV, deeply saddened at the news of the victims and injuries caused by the shooting in Krakow, wishes to express his spiritual closeness in the Risen Christ to those who have been affected by this tragedy,” Cardinal Parolin wrote. “Invoking the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, the Holy Father implores the gift of Christian hope for families overcome by grief and joins with all those who are mourning during these days,” he added. - Vatican issues message for World Fisheries Day: 'Come and have breakfast' (Vatican Press Office)
The prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published “Come and have breakfast” (Jn. 21:12), a message for World Fisheries Day. “Christ’s concern extends to the concrete circumstances of those who work at sea, their living and working conditions, and the well-being of their families,” wrote Sister Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. “Before entrusting Peter with a mission, Jesus welcomes him, feeds him and restores communion. The Church is likewise called to show care for workers, including fishers and their families.” “Across the many different realities of fishing—from industrial vessels and small wooden boats to busy ports, quiet coasts, lakes and rivers, and among the local crews and migrant workers—three appeals emerge with particular urgency: to see the person, to protect life, and to remain close,” Sister Smerilli added. - More...