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Catholic Charities Mother of Mercy earns gold rating

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Diocesan Catholic Charities Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinics earned the 2025 Gold Rating from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Quality Standards Program for the sixth consecutive year.

7/1/25

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Catholic Herald wins 19 awards in national competition

Catholic Herald Staff Report

The Catholic Media Association recognized the Catholic Herald with 19 awards in its annual, national competition, with an additional two awards garnered by the diocesan Office of Communications, the organization announced at its annual awards banquet in Phoenix June 27.

6/30/25

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Archbishops must promote unity, seek new ways to share Gospel, pope says

By Carol Glatz

VATICAN CITY — Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church needs today, Pope Leo XIV said.

6/30/25

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Peter and Paul

By Fr. Steven G. Oetjen

June 29 Mt 16:13–19 This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, two great apostles with different personalities and life trajectories, but united in one faith and one mission. St. Peter came from humble beginnings. Simon, son of John, was a fisherman who worked on the Sea of Galilee. From there, he […]

6/28/25

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Catholic Charities Mother of Mercy earns gold rating

7/1/25

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Catholic Herald wins 19 awards in national competition

6/30/25

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Arlington pastor reflects on Pope Leo XIV and artificial intelligence

The chairs were arranged in the round, the pizza was served and summer school was in session on a hot Tuesday night in an Arlington parish hall, with Catholic social teaching on the curriculum. Father Frederick H. Edlefsen, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington, delivered a talk June 24 titled, “From Industrial […]

6/27/25

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Peter and Paul

By Fr. Steven Oetjen

Bread and wine

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA

Why papal ‘hot takes’ among Catholics should go cold

By Mark Irons

Corpus Christi

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan

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National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception offers tours for deaf and blind visitors

6/27/25

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Religious sisters demonstrate on Capitol Hill as U.S. senators consider budget bill

6/25/25

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CatholicVote names Kelsey Reinhardt new president

6/23/25

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U.S. bishops on immigration

6/17/25

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Supreme Court backs religious freedom in Wisconsin case

6/17/25

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Archbishops must promote unity, seek new ways to share Gospel, pope says

VATICAN CITY — Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church needs today, Pope Leo XIV said.

6/30/25

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Remain united, care for those who are lost, suffering, pope tells priests

VATICAN CITY — Priests are called to be embraced and shaped by God's boundless love, and to realize that there is no place for division and hatred of any kind, Pope Leo XIV said.

6/27/25

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Jonathan Roumie, Jesus in ‘The Chosen,’ meets Pope Leo XIV

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series “The Chosen,” greeted Pope Leo XIV at the end of Wednesday’s general audience June 25 in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

6/27/25

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Solemn farewell for victims of Damascus church bombing amid anger at government silence

In a scene marked by deep sorrow and righteous anger, churches across Syria held funeral services for the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, June 22. The attack claimed the lives of 25 people and left dozens injured.

6/25/25

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New short film chronicles Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago life before papacy

From popping a wheelie in front of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home to sitting in “the pope’s chair” at a favorite local pizzeria, filmmaker Rob Kaczmark appeared to be enjoying every stop along a tour of Pope Leo’s childhood stomping grounds in a new short film released by Spirit Juice, a Catholic production company.

6/23/25

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Irish teens inspired by Carlo Acutis make Lego film of his life

Three teen brothers from Ireland have turned their admiration for Blessed Carlo Acutis into a Lego movie about the life of the soon-to-be canonized teenage Italian Catholic who died from leukemia at the age of 15.

6/11/25

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New film ‘The Ritual’ tells true story of most-documented exorcism in the U.S.

In 1928, Father Joseph Steiger, a priest at St. Joseph’s in Earling, Iowa, was approached with an urgent concern. A 46-year-old woman named Emma Schmidt was experiencing blackouts, aversions to holy objects and other terrible afflictions. After years of extensive psychiatric treatment provided no relief, Schmidt’s priest suggested an exorcism.

6/11/25

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