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Pope Leo XIV Calls Lebanon to Tenacity, Hope and Reconciliation

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Why You (and Your Friends) Can’t Live Without Friendship

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11 Faces of Mary: A Worldwide Tour of Devotion and Beauty

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Wise Words and Colorful Stories ‘Tilt’ Back to God

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With Catholic Conversions Rising, St. Andrew Shows the Path Ahead

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Leo XIV, Ecumenical Patriarch sign joint declaration; Pontiff calls for 2033 gathering in Jerusalem (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches, signed a joint declaration yesterday, the third day of the first international trip of Pope Leo’s pontificate.

Nov. 30 First Sunday of Advent, Sunday

For Catholics, the new Liturgical Year commences with the First Sunday of Advent, opening the Advent season. In this new Liturgical Year, the Church not only wishes to indicate the beginning of a period, but the beginning of a renewed commitment to the faith by all those who follow Christ, the Lord. This time of prayer and path of penance that is so powerful, rich and intense, endeavors to give us a renewed impetus to truly welcome the message of the One who was incarnated for us. In fact, the entire Liturgy of the Advent season, will spur us to an awakening in our Christian life and will put us in a ‘vigilant' disposition, to wait for Our Lord Jesus who is coming: