July 29, 2025

Cardinals Robert W. McElroy of Washington, Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, and Archbishops John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., and Paul D. Etienne of Seattle, are pictured in a combination photo.

US prelates head to Japan on ‘Pilgrimage of Peace’ amid nuclear fears old and new

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — and as renewed nuclear threats emerge in current conflicts — several U.S. Catholic bishops will travel to Japan on a “Pilgrimage of Peace.”

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The Nature of Christian Love

Pope St. John Paul II remarked that “Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.” This is the nature of all Christian love.
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man praying in a church.

God Awaits

Our need to be both receivers and givers of mercy is the purpose of Christ’s presence among us.
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