Promotional graphic for a Salt and Light Gathering titled “The Crisis of Connection: Strengthening Faith and Relationships” on 4/22 at 7:00 p.m. EDT at Georgetown University’s Capitol View Event Convening Space (125 E Street NW). Participants include Mana Afsari, Christian Bentley, Robert Christian, Christine Emba.

TODAY: Mana Afsari, Christian Bentley, Robert Christian, and @christineemba.bsky.social join the Salt and Light Gathering “The Crisis of Connection: Strengthening Faith and Relationships” at the Capitol View Event Convening Space (125 E Street NW) and online (www.youtube.com/live/rbP2QIyGfvQ).

APRIL 30-MAY 1
popeleo.eventbrite.com

Free to register, this hybrid conference gathers scholars, award-winning authors & journalists, and Catholic leaders from around the world to reflect on the 1st year of his papacy, exploring the way his biography bridges continents.

What A.I. has to do with poverty and human dignity How can we in the church ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable remain at the center of discussions about artificial intelligence?

“How can we in the church ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable remain at the center of discussions about artificial intelligence, and that the principles of Catholic social teaching continue to ground our choices?” — Initiative director Kim Daniels in America

Pope Leo donates $100K to CRS clean water project in El Salvador Pope Leo XIV has donated $100,000 to provide access to clean water in El Salvador, supporting a program launched by the papal nuncio to that nation and by Catholic Relief Services, the official humani...

Pope Leo XIV has donated $100,000 to provide access to clean water in El Salvador, supporting a program launched by Catholic Relief Services
#PopeLeo #CleanWater #ElSalvador
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🚨 Big news! Pope Leo XIV has donated $100,000 to support Catholic Relief Services’ clean water initiative serving rural communities in El Salvador. This papal gift affirms a shared commitment to protecting health, dignity & life. Read more from
@osvnews.bsky.social: osvnews.com/pope-leo-don...

POPE LEO XIV 's Powerful Homily "in the celebration of the Eucharist...we encounter God" in Angola YouTube video by Catholic News World

WATCH - POPE LEO XIV 's Powerful Full Homily "in the celebration of the Eucharist...we encounter God" in Angola
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GL9...

APRIL 30-MAY 1
popeleo.eventbrite.com

Free to register, this hybrid conference gathers scholars, award-winning authors & journalists, and Catholic leaders from around the world to reflect on the 1st year of his papacy, exploring the way his biography bridges continents.

:: May 11, 2026 - DePaul University and on Zoom ::

This year the 6th Annual Berrigan-McAlister Award Celebration, given to a person or organization who exemplifies the practice of active Christian nonviolence, honoring Kathy Kelly will be held at DePaul University on May 11th.

Fr. Stan Chu Ilo Responds on CNN: Defending Pope Leo Amid Trump Criticism YouTube video by Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network

CWCIT's Stan Chu Ilo on CNN International last night

Leo and Trump offer 2 American visions of power: Which one will endure? In a wounded, polarized world, "people are not merely asking for efficiency or strength," writes Stan Chu IIo. "They are searching for leadership that can heal, rehumanize and sow hope where cynicism ...

Our own Stan Chu Ilo's recent column in NCR:

Leo & Trump offer "2 visions of how authority works in the world: power as forceful intervention versus power as moral orientation & institutional memory, shaping the future not by command, but by preserving the conditions for rebuilding after rupture."

In Leo, Trump Faces a Different Kind of Papal Opponent Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV enjoys growing support from a broad swath of conservative Catholics.

Fluent in U.S. politics and culture, and backed by broad swaths of the American church, Pope Leo XIV offers President Trump a different kind of papal opponent from his predecessor.

3 American Catholic Cardinals in Historic 60 Minutes Interview Defend Pope Leo XIV and a Moral Stand Against War Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV, Breaking News, Pope News, Catholic Headlines, News, News today,

3 #American Catholic Cardinals in Historic 60 Minutes Interview Defend Pope Leo XIV and a Moral Stand Against War
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2026/04/3-am...

"God’s heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice and lies. But our Father’s heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant or the proud. God’s heart is with the little ones, with the humble, and with them he builds up his Kingdom of love and peace day by day..." Pope Leo XIV - April 14, 2026 🇻🇦🇩🇿

:: UPCOMING ::

This Wednesday, April 15

Durham University is hosting a hybrid lecture by Fr. Casey Cole, OFM—An American Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, writer, creator of "Breaking in the Habit" podcast and YouTube channel.

RSVP Here:
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Former Vatican correspondent discusses Pope Leo's Easter message of peace NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Vatican correspondent and Georgetown scholar Christopher White about Pope Leo's Easter peace message.

Pope Leo's Easter message of peace was the topic of yesterday's NPR Morning Edition interview w/Chris White, Georgetown scholar & former Vatican correspondent. (On 4/30, he'll speak again about Leo at our we CWCIT conference, "Pope Leo XIV: From the Americas, For the World": PopeLeo.eventbrite.com).

Promotional graphic for an online Public Dialogue titled “‘War is Back in Vogue’: Iran and Catholic Teachings on a Moral Foreign Policy” on 4/13 at 12:30 p.m. EDT online via livestream. Participants include Sohrab Ahmari (UnHerd), Phil Klay (Veteran and Author), Mary Ellen O’Connell (University of Notre Dame), and Elisabetta Piqué (Vatican and War Correspondent).

@sohrabahmari.bsky.social is the U.S. editor of UnHerd and a former columnist for The New Statesman and the Wall Street Journal, and writes regularly about Iran.

Former Vatican correspondent discusses Pope Leo's Easter message of peace NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Vatican correspondent and Georgetown scholar Christopher White about Pope Leo's Easter peace message.

Initiative associate director Chris White was on @npr.org's Morning Edition to discuss Pope Leo's Easter message and his appeal for peace. Listen to the interview at www.npr.org/2026/04/06/n....

:: Wednesday, April 15 ::

Durham University is hosting a hybrid lecture by Fr. Casey Cole, OFM—An American Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, writer, creator of "Breaking in the Habit" podcast and YouTube channel.

RSVP Here:
tinyurl.com/fr-casey-col...

“Catholics can help respond to our current democratic crisis by recommitting to a public witness rooted in the dignity of all, and by helping build the culture of encounter that Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV have called for as a path towards ‘a better kind of politics.’”

Monday Starter: New grant program supports aging Catholic sisters globally Plus, Korean nuns learn how to use AI to boost their ministries.

Aging Catholic sisters around the world will get additional support thanks to a new grant program.
www.globalsistersreport.org/monday-start...

On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to lay down weapons and 'choose peace' Leo framed Christ's resurrection on Easter as a counterexample to a world that exerts power through force.

On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to lay down weapons and choose peace. “The power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent.”
Via NCR in Rome…
#PopeLeo #Easter
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APRIL 30-MAY 1
popeleo.eventbrite.com

Free to register, this hybrid conference gathers scholars, award-winning authors & journalists, and Catholic leaders from around the world to reflect on the 1st year of his papacy, exploring the way his biography bridges continents.

As Sudan's war escalates, Catholic sisters fear for colleagues and ministries With communication cut off, church leaders say the whereabouts of some missionaries are unknown as some congregations flee violence and shut down schools, hospitals and pastoral work.

With communication cut off, church leaders say the whereabouts of some missionaries are unknown as some congregations flee violence and shut down schools, hospitals and pastoral work.
www.globalsistersreport.org/sudans-war-e...

Promotional graphic for an online Public Dialogue titled “‘War is Back in Vogue’: Iran and Catholic Teachings on a Moral Foreign Policy” on 4/13 at 12:30 p.m. EDT online via livestream. Participants include Sohrab Ahmari (UnHerd), Phil Klay (Veteran and Author), Mary Ellen O’Connell (University of Notre Dame), and Elisabetta Piqué (Vatican and War Correspondent).

“War is Back in Vogue”: Iran and Catholic Teachings on a Moral Foreign Policy
🗓️ Monday, April 13, 2026
🕧 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. EDT
📍 Online Via Livestream
🗣️ @sohrabahmari.bsky.social, @philklay.bsky.social, Mary Ellen O’Connell, Elisabetta Piqué
🔗 bit.ly/IranWarCST
#IranWarCST

BREAKING Pope Leo XIV Appoints Notre Dame University VP Among US Leaders, 2 Archbishops, and Others, to Key Dicastery Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV, Breaking News, Pope News, Catholic Headlines, News, News today,

BREAKING #Pope Leo XIV Appoints Notre Dame University VP Among US Leaders, 2 Archbishops, and Others, to Key Dicastery
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2026/03/brea...

Iran's Only Catholic Cardinal Mathieu Pleads for Peace "Never again war" at Prayer Vigil for Peace in Rome Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV, Breaking News, Pope News, Catholic Headlines, News, News today,

Iran's Only Catholic Cardinal Mathieu Pleads for Peace "Never again war" at Prayer Vigil for Peace in Rome #Iran
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2026/03/iran...

BREAKING After Meeting with Pope Leo XIV - Vatican Issues Historic Declaration - Anglican Heritage a "Reality" Within the Catholic Church Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV, Breaking News, Pope News, Catholic Headlines, News, News today,

BREAKING After Meeting with #Pope Leo XIV - Vatican DDF Issues Historic Declaration - Anglican Heritage a "Reality" Within the Catholic Church
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2026/03/brea...

Congratulations!

Yesterday, Commonweal published a powerful Palm Sunday essay by Corbett, reflecting on faith, solidarity, and mass deportation. Read it here!
www.commonwealmagazine.org/corbett-dyla...

Pope Leo signals broad listening style through unexpected meetings As he continues to shape his inner circle at the Vatican, Leo appears inclined to bypass traditional channels of information and hear firsthand accounts on the state of the church, even from its criti...

Via NCR in Rome- Pope Leo appears inclined to bypass traditional channels of information and hear firsthand accounts on the state of the church, even from its critics.
#PopeLeo #Vatican #Catholic
www.ncronline.org/vatican/pope...

APRIL 30-MAY 1
popeleo.eventbrite.com

Free to register, this hybrid conference gathers scholars, award-winning authors & journalists, and Catholic leaders from around the world to reflect on the 1st year of his papacy, exploring the way his biography bridges continents.