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Pope Leo XIV Says He Hopes to Visit Portugal, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay
Posted on 11/19/2025 22:39 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Ecological Conversion and Support for Contemplative Life
Posted on 11/19/2025 22:31 PM (The Daily Register)
Virgin Mary Doesn’t Have ‘the Role of Holding Back God’s Wrath,’ Vatican Expert Says
Posted on 11/19/2025 22:29 PM (The Daily Register)
Philippine Bishops Urge Military Not to Destabilize the Marcos Government
Posted on 11/19/2025 22:26 PM (The Daily Register)
Peace Plan Inspired by Catholic EU Founder Proposed at European Parliament Debate
Posted on 11/19/2025 22:24 PM (The Daily Register)
Abuse of Consecrated Women: ‘The First Words Should Be: I Believe You, You Are Not Alone’
Posted on 11/19/2025 22:23 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope calls for liturgical, biblical formation (Dicastery for Communication)
Posted on 11/19/2025 03:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Ensure that instituted lectors and those who regularly read the Scriptures at celebrations are thoroughly prepared,” said the Pope. “Basic biblical knowledge, clear diction, the ability to sing the responsorial psalm, as well as to compose prayers of the faithful for the community are important aspects that implement liturgical reform and help the People of God grow on their path.”
Liturgical formation, the Pope added, should “foster the fruitful participation of the People of God, as well as a dignified liturgy that is attentive to different sensibilities and sober in its solemnity.”
Islamist rebels kill patients, set fire to Catholic health clinic in DR Congo (Vatican News)
Posted on 11/19/2025 03:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The Islamists “massacred patients, and then set the entire facility ablaze, killing several women in the maternity ward,” according to Vatican News, the news agency of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.
Father Giovanni Piumatti, an Italian missionary, said that “15 people were killed in the clinic and another five in the surrounding area. They set fire to the entire facility and 27 nearby homes. Before destroying everything, they looted all the medical supplies ... They killed mothers as they were breastfeeding their babies.”
Ukrainian Catholic leader deplores corruption (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Posted on 11/19/2025 02:11 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Our law enforcement agencies have uncovered a criminal corruption scheme that was destroying Ukraine’s energy system,” he said. “We share the pain of our society and, fulfilling the prophetic role of the Church, we consistently denounce and condemn the phenomenon we call corruption.”
Ukrainian officials face accusations of embezzling $100 million from the nation’s state-owned energy companies.
Nov. 19 Wednesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Posted on 11/19/2025 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)