Pope celebrates Mass in parish church with special ties to his Augustinian order

A new pope’s call to unity

My alarm rings at 3 a.m. I jump out of bed eagerly, still feeling the effects of jet lag but excited for the once-in-a-lifetime experience that awaits me. Ten days after the white smoke appeared above the Vatican, I am about to see Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass.

Pope Leo celebrates Mass in parish church with special ties to his Augustinian order

"How we look at others is what counts, because it shows what is in our hearts," he said. "We can look and walk by, or we can look and be moved with compassion."

Cardinal Newman’s Liturgical Compass

One thing is certain so far under the new pontificate of Leo XIV: the canons of liturgical warfare haven’t fallen silent. The rubrical battles, no doubt, will continue until our new pope issues a decree entirely lifting (or greatly liberalizing) the restrictions imposed by Pope Francis. It’s somewhat of a sad commentary on the state of Catholic life that so few Catholics even know what the stakes… Source

Meet the ‘little Cajun saint’ beloved by a Louisiana community hoping for her canonization

The Vatican is continuing to investigate the cause for canonization for Servant of God Charlene Richard, a young Catholic girl from Louisiana who offered her suffering… The post Meet the ‘little Cajun saint’ beloved by a Louisiana community hoping for her canonization appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Thousands attend Pope's first Angelus prayer

Thousands of people streamed to a small Italian hilltop village not far from Rome on Sunday, to hear Pope Leo deliver his first Angelus prayer from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. "I am happy to be among you... and thank you all for your warm welcome," the Pope declared, standing outside the gates of the Apostolic Palace, flanked by two Swiss Guards in full dress uniform. Arriving on July 6, Leo is taking a two-week break at the Castel …