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‘We thank God for the way that he lived,’ archbishop says of Father Flanagan at special Mass

by Susan Szalewski

A Mass of Thanksgiving for Venerable Edward J. Flanagan was offered Sept. 13 at Boys Town — and thankfulness abounded.

‘We all have a voice’ on AI, says head of US bishops’ new task force
Aparecida shrine celebrates completion of Rupnik-designed western facade
Sheen beatification offers US bishops a model of holiness and mission
Vatican document affirms interreligious dialogue as essential to ‘journey of hope’ for humanity
Pope Leo XIV names US bishops’ migration committee chair as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois

U.S. Church

Minnesota priest describes weeping at altar amid powerful Eucharistic experience

by Dave Hrbacek

During Mass Sept. 14 at a Catholic parish in suburban Minneapolis, Father Brent Bowman, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, had an experience during …

Pope Leo XIV names US bishops’ migration committee chair as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois

Minnesota priest describes weeping at altar amid powerful Eucharistic experience

Trump names Bishop Barron to international religious freedom watchdog

US bishops form new task force over AI concerns, meet with tech leaders

Bishops of North America: We are a Church called to walk in communion

World

Families of inmates spend $840 million a year to support them in Brazil, Catholic ministry finds

by Eduardo Campos Lima

The report surveyed 2,706 relatives of inmates and found that women, especially wives and mothers, shoulder most of the financial and emotional burden.

French Church awaits ‘breath of new life’ from Pope Leo XIV’s visit
Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships
Pope Leo ends COVID-era salary cuts for cardinals and senior Vatican officials
In Cuernavaca, North American bishops focus on migration, AI and Church cooperation
Pope grants Jubilee Year for Guadalupe Basilica anniversary

‘Remarkable victory’: Life advocates welcome defeat of assisted suicide bill in England and Wales

Pope aims to help Europe find ‘new momentum’ with France trip, says postulator of Schuman cause

Mozambique bishops say questions remain unanswered 3 months after bishop’s murder

Vatican

Why Sept. 17 is a holiday in Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV’s ‘name day’ explained

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Inspired by the zeal of the venerable Fulton Sheen, a man who lived life to the fullest

by Ely Segura

The child in surrogacy

by Katie Yoder

Catholicism comes to the Great Plains and Texas

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

By Any Means

by John Mulderig
Coyote vs. Acme
The Dog Stars
The End of Oak Street
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