Catholic News

• Leading exorcists meet with Pontiff, discuss their ministry (Associazione Internazionale Esorcisti;)
  Pope Leo XIV received Msgr. Karel Orlita and Father Francesco Bamonte, I.C.M.S., the president and vice president of the International Association of Exorcists, in a half-hour audience on March 13. The exorcists, according to a statement issued by the association, discussed “the painful and increasingly widespread situation of people seriously disturbed by the extraordinary action […]
• Amid Iran war, Masses suspended in Qatar, continue in Bahrain, Kuwait (Fides)
  Amid the Iran war, Masses have been suspended in Qatar, and all pastoral activities except for Masses have been suspended in Bahrain and Kuwait. “There is also concern about Holy Week,” Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., the vicar apostolic of Northern Arabia, told Agenzia Fides, the news agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies. “We have not […]
• Papal preacher devotes second Lenten sermon to brotherhood (CWN)
  Father Roberto Pasolini, the Preacher of the Papal Household, devoted his second weekly Lenten sermon to “Fraternity: The grace and responsibility of fraternal communion” (full text).
• Pope thanks FADICA Catholic philanthropy network (Dicastery for Communication)
  Pope Leo expressed his gratitude to members of the FADICA Catholic philanthropy network as the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary. “Jesus taught us that in discerning how to help our neighbor, we must imitate the example of the Good Samaritan, who selflessly gave of his time and resources to someone whom he had never previously […]