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A Modest Proposal for a Grand Ecumenical Gesture Randall Smith: Rather than allowing sacred spaces to become secular venues, the Anglican hierarchy should return pre-Reformation churches to their original Catholic owners. 🔗 https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2026/09/29/a-modest-proposal-for-a-grand-ecumenical-gesture/ #Catholic #CatholicThing #Church #Christian

Leo XIV responds: Is he terrified of the risks of AI, is it systemic abuse within the Church, or has he crossed the line regarding secularism in France? Interview in English with Pope Leo XIV on the return flight from his apostolic trip to France 🔗 https://zenit.org/2026/09/28/leo-xiv-responds-is-he-terrified-of-the-risks-of-ai-is-it-systemic-abuse-within-the-church-or-has-he-crossed-the-line-regarding-secularism-in-france/ #Catholic #Zenit #PopeLeo #Church

Be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord The Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz 🔗 https://www.americamagazine.org/scripture-reflections/2026/09/28/be-stouthearted-and-wait-for-the-lord/ #Catholic #AmericaMag #Saint #Church

Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to attend an open-air Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in 🔗 https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2026/09/28/pope-leo-draws-800000-people-to-central-paris-for-open-air-mass-on-iconic-square/ #Catholic #CatholicThing #PopeLeo #Mass #Church

Pope Leo in Lourdes: The Church must heal her ‘wounds, infidelities, and painful errors’ The pontiff spoke about the urgency of repentance and conversion at a Mass on the third day of his visit to France. [...] 🔗 https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/09/27/pope-leo-in-lourdes-the-church-must-heal-her-wounds-infidelities-and-painful-errors/ #Catholic #CWR #PopeLeo #Mass #Church

I came across this piece of restored flooring recently. It's a 1,000-year-old stretch of medieval tiling from a Benedictine abbey. What makes it especially interesting is that the monks made their floor from repurposed Roman tiles and hypocaust bricks that they found on site. This seems, to me, to have been a practical, attractive, and environmentally sound arrangement, and I was much taken with it. #Photography #History #Archaeology #Church #Tiles #Romans

Pope Leo calls on Church in France to nuture seeds of faith Addressing France’s synodal assembly, catechumen,s and newly baptized Catholics, Pope Leo XIV highlights the growing number of adults approaching the faith and urges the Church to accompany them beyond Baptism. Read all 🔗 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-09/pope-leo-france-visit-meeting-synodal-assembly-church-faith.html #Catholic #Vatican #PopeLeo #Church #Faith

Lord's Day Reflection: Actions speak louder than words As the Church celebrates the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Edmund Power reflects on the theme: “Actions speak louder than words." Read all 🔗 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-09/gospel-reflection-twenty-sixth-sunday-ordinary-time.html #Catholic #Vatican #Church #Christian

Pope Leo prays at Notre-Dame Cathedral: ‘where heaven and earth meet’ The prayer service at the famous Gothic cathedral was Pope Leo’s first meeting with the Catholic Church of Paris during his Sept. 25-28 visit to France. [...] 🔗 https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/09/25/pope-leo-prays-at-notre-dame-cathedral-where-heaven-and-earth-meet/ #Catholic #CWR #PopeLeo #Prayer #Church

How popes have faced France’s brand of Church-State separation “That the State must be separated from the Church is a thesis absolutely false, a most pernicious error.” A few months after the official separation of Church and State in France, a cornerstone of French laïcité (secularism or secularity) going back to the bloody French Revolution, Pope Pius X wrote these words in his 1906 Read More… How popes have faced France’s brand of Church-State separation... 🔗 https://aleteia.org/2026/09/24/how-popes-have-faced-frances-church-state-separation/ #Catholic #Aleteia #Church

The Dead End of the Partisan Church Route 132 along the north shore of Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula offers one of the most scenic vistas in North America. To one’s left, the extraordinary St. Lawrence River can create the illusion of driving along [...] 🔗 https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/09/23/the-dead-end-of-the-partisan-church/ #Catholic #CWR #Saint #Church

Annie Dillard: Our 20th-century Thoreau, nature writer and theologian Annie Dillard on converting to Catholicism: “You go to a Catholic church, and there are people of all different colors and ages, and babies squalling. You’re taking a stand with these people. You’re saying: ‘Here I am. One of the people who love God.’” 🔗 https://www.americamagazine.org/catholic-book-club/2026/09/22/annie-dillard-obituary-catholic-book-club/ #Catholic #AmericaMag #Church #Love

When Ordinary Life Isn’t Enough: Gender, Euthanasia & Belonging Dr. Theresa Farnan founder of the Person and Identity Project joins Trending with Timmerie Episode Guide Medical gender transition clinic closes & parents lose custody of their daughter after school makes her transgender (1:50) What does the Catholic Church say about medical assistance in dying? Why would a 2-year-old child be euthanized in the Netherlands? […]... 🔗 https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/when-ordinary-life-isnt-enough-gender-euthanasia-belonging/ #Catholic #RelevantRadio #Church

Hundreds of children to pray the Rosary for Peace with Pope Leo on October 1 Between 700 and 1,000 children from schools and parishes in Rome will gather in the Vatican Gardens with Pope Leo to start the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” initiative promoted by Aid to the Church in Need. Read all 🔗 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-09/hundreds-children-to-join-pope-pray-rosary-for-peace-october-1.html #Catholic #Vatican #PopeLeo #Church #Peace

⛪ An abandoned chapel, somewhere in the north of France. A large timber frame supports a collapsing ceiling; it now bears the weight of the stone arch and the roof above. A small sapling grows from the ground in front of the altar. By some miracle nature has found a way inside and is thriving! #France #Urbex #Photography #History #Chapel #Church #Ruins

How a special needs ministry is bringing families back to the Church Two Louisiana Catholic moms with special-needs kids felt isolated so they founded a 🔗 https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/09/19/how-a-special-needs-ministry-is-bringing-families-back-to-the-church/ #Catholic #CWR #Church #Christian

‘A feeling of inner invasion’ - alleged Rupnik victim on church mosaics “These are proven facts.” 🔗 https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/a-feeling-of-inner-invasion-alleged #Catholic #PillarCatholic #Church #Christian

European Synodality Conference discusses baptism, listening and leadership The European conference on synodality in Wels, Austria, identifies baptism, listening, relationships and a new culture of leadership as key areas for the Church’s path ahead. At the conclusion of the symposium, conference chair Klara Csiszar proposed the establishment of a “European Church Forum for Interpreting the Signs of the Times.” Read all... 🔗 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-09/european-synodality-conference-baptism-listening-leadership.html #Catholic #Vatican #Church

Cardinal Reina calls for strengthening bond between Pope and his diocese The Vicar General of Rome speaks to Vatican News about the Church in the Eternal City, noting that "in Rome, it is difficult to die of hunger, but people certainly die of loneliness". Read all 🔗 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-09/cardinal-reina-bond-pope-diocese-of-rome-synodality-poverty.html #Catholic #Vatican #Church #Christian

In Uruguay, ‘EcoFranciscans’ and other church groups are fighting for environmental justice Catholic groups lobby governments, corporations and civil society to bring about changes in everything from agriculture to water use. 🔗 https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/dispatches/2026/09/15/uruguay-row-against-the-current-franciscans-ecology/ #Catholic #AmericaMag #Franciscan #Church