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USCCB Daily Readings from the New American Bible Revised Edition
- Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time May 29, 2026Reading 1 1 Peter 4:7-13 Beloved:The end of all things is at hand.Therefore be serious and sober-mindedso that you will be able to pray.Above all, let your love for one another be intense,because love covers a multitude of sins.Be hospitable to one another without complaining.As each one has received a gift, use it to serve […]USCCB
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News from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- “Offering Refuge to the Vulnerable and Persecuted Is a Founding Principle of Our Country,” Says Bishop Cahill May 28, 2026WASHINGTON - On May 27, an Emergency Presidential Determination (PD) on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 was published in the Federal Register, based on the President’s finding of “an unforeseen emergency refugee situation.” This new rule will allow 10,000 individuals, exclusively Afrikaners from South Africa, to be admitted to the United States as refugees. Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chairman of the U.S. Conference […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Pope Leo calls for 'openness' to Church reform that respects tradition May 27, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition.During his May 27 general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the pope said authentic […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report May 27, 2026WASHINGTON - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released the 2025 Annual Report – Findings and Recommendations on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.The report is based on the audit findings of StoneBridge Business Partners, a consulting firm which provides forensic, […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Encyclical: What Pope Leo thinks about 'just war' theory, historic Church apology for slavery May 26, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV used a sweeping reflection on artificial intelligence to question whether the Catholic Church's centuries-old just war framework remains valid in modern warfare and to ask pardon for the church's role in slavery.The pope's 82-page encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas" ("Magnificent Humanity"), primarily focuses on the ethical […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Pope urges humanity to build a civilization of love in the digital world May 25, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- At a time when digital technologies are developing at a rapid and unpredictable pace, every single person must decide if she or he will be: a passive bystander; an unhelpful commentator; an avaricious architect of a new "Tower of Babel"; or a patient, hope-filled builder of a "civilization of love," Pope […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
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