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- Saint Leo Softball Brings Home First National Championshipby Audra Butler | Saint Leo University on June 4, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Historic 2026 season delivers record wins, national honors, and the program’s first NCAA title.
- Pope Leo XIV: We Must Rediscover Signs and Symbols of the Sacred Liturgyby Ishmael Adibuah | EWTN News on June 3, 2026
At the Wednesday general audience at the Vatican on June 3, Pope Leo XIV called Catholics to be open to an “encounter with God by rediscovering the signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy.”
- Relics of St. Padre Pio Make Stops on Touron June 3, 2026
In partnership with the National Centre for Padre Pio, two local parishes hosted a period of veneration of relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio.
- Forty Years of Living with Spiritby Brittany DeHaan on June 3, 2026
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Mr. Leoncio Vasquez
The Chancellor’s Office has just learned of the unexpected passing of Mr. Leoncio Vasquez, father of Reverend Amaro Vasquez Ortiz, Parochial Vicar of St. Catherine…
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Deacon Dominic Friscia
The Diaconate Office informed that Deacon Dominic (Dom) Friscia, 88, passed away on Thursday evening, May 28, 2026. Deacon Friscia was retired from Espiritu Santo…
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Announcements ~ June 8, 2026
DIOCESAN OFFICES Office of Marriage and Family Life MDS – Matrimony, Dialogue & Support Give your marriage the gift of a blessed renewal! MDS is…
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National NFP Awareness Week
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week – July 19-25, 2026 NATURAL FAMILY PLANNINGDesigned by GodGuided by LoveOpen to Life NFP supports God’s gifts of love and…
USCCB News
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- Secret to building peace lies in recognizing dignity of every person, pope tells lawmakers
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on June 8, 2026 at 8:30 amMADRID (CNS) — In a highly anticipated and historic speech to Spain’s parliament, Pope Leo XIV urged modern-day leaders to be guided by ancient and Catholic principles that […]
- Catholic Church has message for everyone, pope says before landing in Spain
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on June 6, 2026 at 8:30 amABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE FROM ROME TO MADRID (CNS) — Before touching down in Spain for his fourth apostolic journey abroad, Pope Leo XIV told reporters traveling with him that […]
- Liturgical rites and symbols reveal God’s presence, Pope Leo says
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on June 4, 2026 at 8:30 amVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The rites and symbols of the liturgy are not arbitrary ceremonies but the means through which Catholics encounter God and are formed in faith, Pope Leo […]
- Archbishop Coakley on the Appointment of Maria Montserrat Alvarado as New Prefect for the Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on June 2, 2026 at 8:30 amWASHINGTON – Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), welcomed the news that Ms. Maria Montserrat Alvarado has been appointed […]