O sacrum convivium (O Sacred Banquet)

O sacred banquet,
in which Christ is received,
the memory of his Passion is renewed,
the mind is filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory is given to us.

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Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley attends a press conference to present the first report of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on Oct. 29, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cardinal O’Malley: Church acknowledges damage of abuse but ‘celibacy is not the cause’

“They have such trust that you even often hear the displaced Muslim people say: ‘It’s your cross which will protect us!’” said Mother Joselyne Joumaa, superior general of the convent of the Sisters of Good Help in Lebanon, which has opened its doors to welcome more than 800 people who have been displaced by Israeli bombing.

Muslim refugees receive ‘shelter and support’ at nuns’ convent in Lebanon

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Texas nuns dismissed from religious life after lengthy feud with bishop, Vatican

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr celebrates Mass at the tomb of St. Peter along with other bishops from the United States.

Ohio archbishop ends long-standing Girl Scouts partnerships because of ‘gender ideology’

Pope Francis joines the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024.

Vatican publishes first report on Church safeguarding efforts worldwide

Painting by Dióscoro Puebla depicting the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America, on Oct. 12, 1492.

Black legend of Spanish conquest is ‘profoundly anti-Catholic,’ historian says

Image of the Virgin of Guadalupe at Andares Shopping Center, located in the city of Zapopan in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

Mexican Catholics gather in shopping center to pray rosary in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi, was abducted on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, when gunmen attacked the seminary located in Edo State in the country’s embattled central southern region.

Seminary rector kidnapped during evening prayers at Nigerian minor seminary

Isabel Spruce-Vaughn was arrested twice for praying outside abortion clinics.

Nearly 60,000 join call for UK prime minister to safeguard right to pray silently

Cardinals outside the Paul VI Hall.

Pope Francis cuts salaries of Vatican cardinals again

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