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Recap of US bishops' meeting in Orlando (USCCB)
Posted on 06/13/2026 06:06 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The recap includes a link to the revised edition of the bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, first adopted in Dallas in 2002.
Cardinal Cupich condemns cross burning (Archdiocese of Chicago)
Posted on 06/13/2026 06:06 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Burning crosses, dramatic expressions of hatred designed to terrorize, were once sadly commonplace in our country,” Cardinal Cupich said in a June 10 statement. “Yesterday, we were reminded that the sickness of spirit they symbolize exists not only in the pages of history but in our present day.”
“Seeing a burning cross in one of Chicago’s most-visited public parks was shocking but not surprising,” he added. “We condemn in the strongest terms this action and affirm that hate has no place in our country, our city and our hearts.”
Priest arrested in Mozambique bishop killing; Catholics skeptical (Pillar)
Posted on 06/13/2026 06:06 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
An anonymous source who fears for his safety told The Pillar that “this murder could not have taken place, in this way, without the involvement of somebody at a government level ... The murder of a bishop was very bad press for the government. There may well have been pressure to solve the case quickly, deflecting attention away from the state.”
Pope emphasizes importance of integrating migrants, calls on human traffickers to repent (CWN)
Posted on 06/13/2026 05:06 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
'It is in giving of ourselves that we truly live,' Pope preaches at final Mass in Spain (CWN)
Posted on 06/13/2026 05:06 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and preached that “it is in giving of ourselves that we truly live” (video).
Pope, in message, calls on the world's priests to be holy (CWN)
Posted on 06/13/2026 05:06 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
In a message for the Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, which takes place each year on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV addressed the world’s priests with the “words that God spoke to the people of Israel: ‘Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy’“ (Lev 19:2; cf. 1 Pt 1:16).
Blind Girl Tells Pope Leo XIV How She Sees the Sagrada Familia’s Tallest Tower ‘With Her Heart’
Posted on 06/13/2026 04:51 AM (The Daily Register)
Bishops Urge G7 Powers to Prioritize Dignity of the Human Person, Global Peace at Summit
Posted on 06/13/2026 04:48 AM (The Daily Register)
'God's love knows no borders,' Pope tell migrants in Canary Islands (CWN)
Posted on 06/13/2026 04:06 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
On June 12, the final day of his apostolic journey to Spain, Pope Leo XIV departed from Gran Canaria (video) and arrived in Tenerife (video), the largest of the Canary Islands. There, he met with migrants at a migrant reception center in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (video).
Reflection Park’s Towering Statues Make Visitors Feel ‘Like You Are Walking With Jesus’
Posted on 06/13/2026 04:02 AM (The Daily Register)