Sathyadeepam Weekly – Page 15

Consistory: First day of discussions concludes with a focus on peace

In the Paul VI Hall, the second session of the Extraordinary Consistory centred on peace, emphasizing the need to work toward building peace and a “civilization of love.” Many groups also emphasize the need to move beyond the logic of the “just war” doctrine and instead speak of the right to proportionate self-defence. The afternoon […]

Pope Leo offers Encouragement to Synod Continental Leaders

Pope Leo XIV meets with leaders of the Synod continental bodies as they reflect on the implementation of the Synod on Synodality and the path toward the 2028 Ecclesial Assembly. Pope Leo XIV met privately with the heads of the Synod continental bodies at the conclusion of three days of work. The meeting brought together […]

Catholic women’s leadership forum tells young women: ‘You are a gift’

The 2026 GIVEN catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum, taking place in Washington, D.C., this week, exists to help women understand their gifts and how to share them with the world. The five-day gathering is hosted by the GIVEN Institute – a non-profit organization dedicated to activating the gifts of Catholic young adult women for the Church […]

Franciscan University professors urge SSPX to desist from Schism

More than 20 professors at the Franciscan University of Steubenville are calling on the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) to not proceed with its planned consecration of bishops on July 1. We write not as adversaries, but as fellow Christians who love the Church, which is built on Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and […]

U.S. sends emergency response teams to Venezuela after massive Earthquake

The Trump administration is deploying U.S. emergency response teams to Venezuela in the wake of two high-magnitude earthquakes as local Catholic leaders mobilizes the Church’s support network. “Weʼre already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County [Virginia] and Los Angeles,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “There will be some others weʼll add,” Rubio […]

Pope Leo XIV: The Eucharist is a powerful antidote to division

Pope Leo XIV said that the Eucharist is a “powerful antidote” to division in the world, calling on Catholics to “draw with faith from this source of divine life” and to allow themselves “to be transformed by the mystery we celebrate”. Thus, by incorporating us into Christ, the Eucharist teaches us to adopt the very […]

Church leaders gather in Rome to prepare for Synod Assemblies of 2027-2028

The General Secretariat of the Synod announces that leaders of the Church’s continental bodies are gathering in Rome to assess progress in implementing the Synod on Synodality and to prepare for the ecclesial Assemblies of 2027–2028. The heads of the Church’s continental bodies have gathered in Rome this week for three days of meetings dedicated […]

Vatican Dicastery: Layperson cannot deliver homily at Mass

The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments responds to a request made by the German Bishops, denying their petition for a layperson to preach the homily during Mass, even in exceptional cases, stating that the proclamation of the Word in the liturgical celebration is inseparable from the mission received sacramentally. The […]

Pope Leo calls Uruguay “a Country of Young People Who have Faith”

Mortal remains of prominent Church leaders Return to Timor-Leste