On August 8, the Solemnity of our Holy Father St. Dominic, fourteen men were vested in the habit of St. Dominic to begin their novitiate year at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Please keep them in your prayers. Thank you!
Six weeks. More than 2,200 miles. Thirteen states. Early mornings, long processions, unfamiliar beds and a trailer shelf held together with duct tape.
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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In Mary, we see a beautiful example of faith and the hope of sharing in the glory of heaven.
Our Lady of the Assumption, pray for us💙
Several @CatholicUniv students and recent grads in the DMV area gathered in St. Vincent de Paul Chapel this week for a summer reunion of praise & worship Eucharistic adoration, led by Br. Joseph West, OFM Cap.
We can’t wait to see all our students back on campus soon!
From St. Augustine, FL to Ellis Island, we look at Catholicism in America, 250 years in. Insight from @CatholicUniv Chaplain @FrAquinasOP, and the vision of Bishop Fulton Sheen.
We also interview a Dominican Sister...on a Ferris wheel...https://t.co/cCMy0JhPOD
Congratulations, Bishop Robert P. Boxie III!
As a proud alumnus and member of our Board of Trustees, you have long served our University and the Church with faith and dedication. We promise you our prayers and support as you begin this new ministry.
“…it is my hope that students will always be able to find in your Institutions the sound doctrine entrusted to the Church that will serve as a true and lasting foundation not only for their lives, but for the future of the Nation.”
-Pope Leo to ACCU
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Pope Leo XIV praised Venerable Fulton J. Sheen today as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans, including the pope himself as a child.
“Archbishop Sheen was a light of faith, hope, and love that shone through the radio and television media for decades,” Pope Leo said.
“I myself am a witness of his evangelization when I was growing up,” the pope added.
“His broadcasts touched millions with the hope of the Gospel and his initiatives and efforts resulted in enormous spiritual and material aid to the Churches in areas of first evangelization.”
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Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics around the world to join him in praying a rosary for peace on May 30.
The Holy Father is set to pray the rosary live from the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens at 7 p.m. Rome time. Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., will join Pope Leo in praying the rosary with a simultaneous livestream at 1 p.m. ET, according to a May 22 press release.
Shrines that have joined the initiative, coordinated by the Dicastery for Evangelization, include: the Shrine of the Mother of God (Zarvanytsia, Ukraine); the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Antipolo, Philippines); the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary (Fátima, Portugal); the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace (Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina); the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (Lourdes, France); the Shrine of St. Charbel Annaya (Byblos, Lebanon); and the Pontifical Shrine of the Holy House (Loreto, Italy).
“As the preeminent Marian shrine and patronal church of the United States, the basilica joins shrines throughout the world in this worldwide rosary with the Holy Father,” according to a statement from the basilica in Washington, D.C. “All are invited to participate in this special moment of unity and prayer for peace throughout the world.”
During his homily at Pentecost, Leo called Catholics to pray to the Holy Spirit to “save us from the evil of war, which is overcome not by a superpower but by the omnipotence of love.”
Leo has issued repeated calls for peace around the world, including the Middle East, Africa, and Ukraine, since the start of his pontificate.
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In the era of #ArtificialIntelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace. #MagnificaHumanitas
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On this Memorial Day, we pause to remember and pray for those who gave their lives in service to our country. Please join us:
God of justice and mercy, grant eternal rest to all who have died in the service of our country. Console the hearts of all those who mourn them and who feel their loss most keenly today. Bless our memory and make it fruitful, that we may honor their sacrifices as we seek to advance the cause of peace and build Your Kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Today begins Commencement Weekend, a triduum of ceremonies and celebrations. Please keep our graduates, their families, and their friends in your prayers. Congratulations to the Class of 2026! @CatholicUniv
This weekend our students spent a traditional 40 Hours before the Blessed Sacrament thanking God for the fruits and graces of this semester. @CatholicUniv@CathUMinistry