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'A life given to God is a happy life,' Pope tells young people in Equatorial Guinea (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV addressed young people gathered in a stadium in Bata, the largest city in Equatorial Guinea (map), and told them that “a life given to God is a happy life” (video 1, video 2).

Diocese of Rome shares vocation stories of men whom Pope will ordain to the priesthood (Diocesi di Roma (Italian))

The Diocese of Rome shared the vocation stories of the eight deacons whom the Pope will ordain to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday.

One is a classical pianist who performed internationally; another, a worker in a liquor factory who sensed a call to the priesthood while attending a World Youth Day; another, a native of Cameroon who converted from Protestantism to Catholicism.

The Great Aunt Who Held My Family Together

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New Shrine Announced to Honor First US-Born African American Priest

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Apr. 23 Thursday of the Third Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. George, Martyr; Opt. Mem. of St. Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr, Opt. Mem.

The Universal Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. George, Martyr (d. 304), although England celebrates St. George with a Solemnity. Little is known of him except that he was a soldier and martyr. Veneration of St. George comes from the east, probably from Palestine where he was held in high honor as a martyr. Regarded as the patron of Christian armies, he is venerated under this title by the Latins as well as by the Greeks. He is included as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.

Pope Leo XIV to Youth and Families: ‘Peace Be With You’

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German Cardinal Instructs Priests to Facilitate Same-Sex Couple Blessings

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More than 1.12 million abortions in US in 2025; actual figures likely higher (OSV News)

The number of abortions in the United States rose slightly from 1,124,000 in 2024 to 1,126,000 in 2025, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

The institute—named after Alan Guttmacher (1898-1974), a president of Planned Parenthood and vice president of the American Eugenics Society—reported that abortions have increased 21% in the United States since 2020.

“States with total bans [on abortion] saw a spike in telehealth-provided abortions, with the figure totaling 91,000, up from the previous 74,000,” OSV News reported. The figures do not include abortions “involving drugs sourced from community networks or acquired from outside of the U.S.”