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Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV: Build bridges for ecological and social justice
May 20, 2025 - 11:00amMarking the 10th anniversary of Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV sends a videomessage to the Network of Universities for the Care of Our Common Home, and encourages their synodal reflection ahead of COP30.
Pope Leo prays at tomb of St Paul
May 20, 2025 - 10:45amPope Leo visits the tomb of St Paul, and prays: “May the Lord grant me the grace to respond faithfully to his call.”
Cardinal Parolin receives prize: Serving the Pope for a just world
May 20, 2025 - 10:17amCardinal Parolin receives the Path to Peace Foundation’s award, stating he accepted it on behalf of the Secretariat of State, “which works tirelessly for the Pope to promote justice in our world.”
Pope Leo XIV visits the Dicastery for Bishops
May 20, 2025 - 7:57amPope Leo XIV makes a surprise visit to the Dicastery for Bishops - where he had served as Prefect until he was elected Pope - and celebrates Mass in the Dicastery's chapel.
USCCB: ‘Protecting pregnant mothers and their children is never obsolete'
May 20, 2025 - 5:24amThe US Bishops’ Conference responds to Trump administration revoking policies that protect pregnant and postpartum women in the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Parish Flocknote
St. Louis Tornado Diaster Relief
May 19, 2025 - 3:42pmMay 19, 2025 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The St. Louis region was once again devastated by a tornado this past weekend, and our neighbors in St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis desperately need our support...We have Powee
May 17, 2025 - 11:46pmJust a quick note to let everyone that the Cathedral Basilica has power. Thank you for your support and patience. Msgr. BreierUpdate on Cathedral Power
May 17, 2025 - 2:26pmDear Parishioner and Friends of the Cathedral, The storms that swept through the Central West End on Friday have had a profound impact on our entire community. First and foremost, please keep in your prayers all those affected by...Storm-power
May 16, 2025 - 9:02pmThe Cathedral sustained minimal damage in todays storm - just a few roof tiles are missing. However, we are currently without power and have no estimate for when it will be restored. We’ll keep you updated and will do...Latest Updates and Catholic News
May 10, 2025 - 1:20pmLooking for the latest updates on our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, and news from the Church around the world? Visit our Cathedral website at cathedralstl.org/news . There you’ll find...
National Catholic Register
Watch ‘Fighting Spirit’: Be Inspired by Courage, and Faith, Under Fire
May 20, 2025 - 7:00pm‘Fighting Spirit’ highlights the vital role of chaplains, including now-Venerable Emil Kapaun.
Film that highlights the heroic role of chaplains is available to rent this week.
President Trump Extols Pope Leo XIV, Brother Louis Prevost
May 20, 2025 - 5:48pmWith Speaker of the House Mike Johnson by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
While speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he likes Leo XIV and looks forward to meeting with the Pope’s elder brother at the White House.
EWTN to Release Biography of Pope Leo XIV, the First US-Born Pope
May 20, 2025 - 5:29pm‘Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope,’ written by Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director at EWTN News, is the first authoritative biographical portrait of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected the new Holy Father on May 8, 2025.
Written by Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director at EWTN News, it is the first authoritative biographical portrait of Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, who was elected the new Holy Father on May 8.
‘A Close, Affectionate, Joyful Voice’: How a Former Colleague of Leo XIV Describes Him
May 20, 2025 - 4:36pmMsgr. Humberto González in St. Peter’s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the official beginning of Leo XIV’s pontificate.
Msgr. Humberto González particularly highlighted the Pope’s ‘enormous capacity for listening and attention.’
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Ralph Lauren, American Patriot
January 21, 2025 - 5:00amOn January 4 , President Joe Biden honored nineteen individuals with the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. While one could argue that some were less deserving of the award than others, I believe that one honoree deserved it without question: Ralph Lauren, a living embodiment of the American dream who in turn made America his muse. His designs pay homage to the cowboy, the soldier, the Ivy Leaguer. For Lauren, no aspect of the American character isn’t worth celebrating—a welcome contrast to the self-loathing that usually pervades the upper echelons of society.
Begging Your Pardon
January 20, 2025 - 5:00amWho attempts to overthrow a government without weapons? Why would the alleged leader of an insurrection authorize military force to protect the government, and why would the alleged insurrection victims countermand that authorization? How do people who listen to speeches about democratic procedures and election integrity in one location transform into enemies of the Constitution after walking a mile and a half to the east? Who believes that interrupting a vote would overturn a government? If there was an attempted insurrection, why would a notoriously creative and aggressive prosecutor fail to find any basis for filing insurrection charges?
To Hell With Notre Dame?
January 20, 2025 - 5:00amI first visited the University of Notre Dame du Lac (to use its proper inflated style) in 2017 as a guest of some friends in the law school. By then I had already hated the place for more or less my entire life. For me, Notre Dame was synonymous with the Roman Catholic Church as I had known her in childhood: dated folk art aesthetics (has anyone ever written about how ugly the buildings are?), the Breaking Bread missalette, the so-called “Celtic” Alleluia, the thought (though not the actual writings) of Fr. Richard McBrien, jolly fat Knights of Columbus in their blue satin jackets, avuncular permanent deacons named Tom, Pat, or, occasionally, Dave. At the age of twenty-seven, I expected to find preserved something of the religious atmosphere of the middle years of John Paul II’s papacy: the quiet half-acknowledged sense of desperation, the all-pervading horror of unbelief that could never be allowed formally to take shape among the grandchildren of European immigrants who had done well for themselves in the professions—perhaps too well.
The Mercurial Bob Dylan
January 17, 2025 - 5:00amThere’s a version of Bob Dylan for everyone: small-town boy from Duluth, Minnesota; scrappy folk troubadour of Greenwich Village; electric rock poet who defied expectations at Newport; introspective born-again Christian; Nobel Laureate. As any journalist who has interviewed him will attest, Dylan is an enigma. Capturing the whole man is harder than making a bead of mercury sit still in one’s palm.
The Theology of Music
January 17, 2025 - 5:00amÉ lisabeth-Paule Labat (1897–1975) was an accomplished pianist and composer when she entered the abbey of Saint-Michel de Kergonan in her early twenties. She devoted her later years to writing theology and an “Essay on the Mystery of Music,” published a decade ago as The Song That I Am , translated by Erik Varden . It’s a brilliant and beautiful essay, but what sets it apart from most explorations of music is its deeply theological character.