Daily Readings
- Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time June 18, 2025Reading I 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Brothers and sisters, consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in […]USCCB
- Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time June 18, 2025
Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV echoes Pope Pius XII’s historic appeal for peace June 18, 2025In 1939, Pius XII issued his famous appeal by radio as the world stood on the brink of the Second World War. The Pope’s words, which went unheard at the time, were echoed today by Leo XIV at the end of the General Audience, to call for peace in the face of the current climate […]
- Caritas Jerusalem: ‘Needs are immense’ in Gaza and West Bank June 18, 2025As the situation in the Middle East deteriorates further, Caritas Jerusalem continues to provide emergency medical aid in Gaza and food assistance in the West Bank, according to its director, Anton Asfar. Read all
- War or peace? The choice is always ours to make June 18, 2025Israeli Maoz Inon and Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah are peace activists known for their joint efforts to promote reconciliation and coexistence between their peoples. Their meeting with Pope Leo XIV in May 2025 followed that with Pope Francis in 2024 at the “Arena of Peace” event in Verona, where they received his embrace and encouragement […]
- Pope Leo XIV echoes Pope Pius XII’s historic appeal for peace June 18, 2025