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USCCB Daily Readings from the New American Bible Revised Edition
- Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 8, 2026Reading 1 Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Israel is a luxuriant vinewhose fruit matches its growth.The more abundant his fruit,the more altars he built;The more productive his land,the more sacred pillars he set up.Their heart is false,now they pay for their guilt;God shall break down their altarsand destroy their sacred pillars.If they would say,“We have no […]USCCB
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News from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say July 7, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Hesitation and resistance to the Church's synodal journey can be addressed with clearer explanations, better training and more hands-on experience of what synodality is, bishops representing North America said."A very clear takeaway is the need for more formation in synodality, including its meaning, its methods and its spirituality," Archbishop Paul S. […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo honors migrants in Lampedusa July 6, 2026LAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) -- For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350,000 people and performed postmortem examinations on those who died making the crossing to Lampedusa, where migrants rescued from the Mediterranean first arrived.One story, he said, has stayed with him.After a shipwreck near Malta, a father told […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Why the SSPX dispute was never really about the Latin Mass July 3, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican declared July 2 that the six bishops involved in the Society of St. Pius X's unauthorized episcopal consecrations had incurred automatic excommunication and said its clergy "are in schism and therefore must be considered schismatics."The decree from Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Pope Leo XIV Sends Letter to the American People Marking the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States July 3, 2026WASHINGTON – Marking the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, Pope Leo XIV has addressed a letter to the American people. The U.S. bishops are grateful to the Holy Father for his inspiring message, and for his prayers as we commemorate this milestone anniversary of our nation. All […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Cardinals describe candid discussions on war, synodality at Pope Leo's consistory July 1, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV's second consistory gave cardinals from around the world an opportunity to candidly discuss issues ranging from synodality and artificial intelligence to the future of Catholic teaching on war, some participants told Catholic News Service.The June 26-27 meeting brought together 178 cardinals to discuss Pope Leo's first encyclical, "Magnifica […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
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