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‘We Are an Easter People’: Celebrate Eastertide Well

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At the Service of the Altar: Le Barroux’s New Sacramental Wine

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Apr. 26 Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday), Sunday

Jesus said: "The shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers." Christ Himself is the Good Shepherd, who knows each one of His sheep, who gives His life for them and snatches them from the jaws of the marauding wolf. He is the true shepherd who fulfills Ezechiel's prophecy foretelling for Israel a shepherd from the end of time who was to deliver his people.

‘A Profound Experience’: Voices From Africa Reflect on Pope Leo’s Papal Visit

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7 Powerful Moments From Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Africa

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Melkite Priest Finds Consecrated Host Intact After 47 Days in Damaged Church

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Discover ‘The Unknown St. Francis of Assisi’ in New ‘EWTN Learn’ Series

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Leading African prelate calls for greater recognition of African Church's importance (CWN)

The president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) said he was “proud and happy” after Pope Leo’s apostolic journey to four African nations and called for a greater worldwide recognition of the importance of the Church in Africa.

Cardinal Leo urges Canadian PM to reject expansion of assisted suicide (The Catholic Register)

Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto called upon Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and members of Parliament to reject the expansion of assisted suicide to the mentally ill.

“Our Catholic faith opposes the taking of any life and it is with great disappointment and anguish that we have seen our country expand [assisted suicide] at a rapid and alarming rate,” Cardinal Leo wrote, as he called for “instead prioriz[ing] investments in palliative care, mental health support and resources for those who are increasingly marginalized and isolated, especially seniors and Canadians living with disabilities.”