St. Stephen Catholic Church

St. Stephen Catholic Church St. Stephen Parish, Magee

Mass Time: Sunday, 10:30 am Stephen Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Jackson.

Located on Old Highway 149 North Magee, Mississippi, it is the only Catholic church serving both Simpson and Smith Counties.

05/29/2026

Daily Bible Readings, Podcast Audio and Videos and Prayers brought to you by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

05/29/2026

“Offering Refuge to the Vulnerable and Persecuted Is a Founding Principle of Our Country,” Says Bishop Cahill
“We appreciate the Administration’s acknowledgement that our country can continue to resettle refugees, and we renew our call for resettlement to be extended further to others in need, including those persecuted on the basis of their faith, the likes of whom have no access to refuge in our country at this time.” | Read the full release at: https://ow.ly/RwL750Z5juk

05/29/2026

The Trump administration authorized 10,000 more Afrikaners from South Africa to be admitted as refugees, and Bishop Brendan Cahill said U.S. protection should not be limited to a single group.

05/29/2026

The pontiff met with Johnson at the Vatican on May 28 and was formally invited to visit his native city next year.

05/29/2026

Pope Leo XIV warned Thursday against the temptation to make Christianity more attractive by diluting its content or softening its demands, telling Vatican evangelization officials that the faith is transmitted above all through credible Christian witness.

“It is certainly not by watering down the content or softening the demands that Christianity can be made attractive but by bearing witness with humility and courage to ‘the way, the truth, and the life’ that has converted and sanctified so many people,” the pope said May 28.

The pope made the remarks during a meeting in the Consistory Hall with members of the Dicastery for Evangelization’s Section for Fundamental Questions Regarding Evangelization in the World at the conclusion of its plenary assembly.

According to the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, the section is responsible for studying fundamental questions of evangelization and promoting an effective proclamation of the Gospel, identifying appropriate forms, tools, and language.

Leo said the crisis of faith, especially in the West, has contributed to “widespread religious indifference.”

“To many, faith no longer appears relevant to their lives,” he said. “The underlying danger, the gravity of which is not always perceived, is that the very essence of what is most human — namely, the search for meaning — may be lost. The great existential questions remain unanswered, whilst a technological culture that is supposed to meet every need is spreading.”

More at: https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/leo-xiv-don-t-water-down-christianity

✍️ Victoria Cardiel

05/29/2026

Cardinal Fernando Chomali, archbishop of Santiago, Chile, offered a 10-point guide to understanding the central message of Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIVʼs first encyclical, presented May 25.

The encyclicalʼs theme is “On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence." In it, the pope calls upon both society and those who design artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to be subject to “more rigorous ethical constraints” out of “respect for human dignity and the sanctity of life.”

The cardinal shared 10 points on social media to foster a deeper understanding of the Holy Fatherʼs central message in the document:

1. The human person lies at the center of all technological progress.

2. The great challenge of our time is not technical but human and spiritual.

3. Artificial intelligence must be placed at the service of the common good.

4. Human dignity does not depend on productivity or capabilities.

5. Fragility is not a defect that must be eliminated.

6. No artificial intelligence can replace human experience.

7. Truth is a common good that must be protected.

8. Human work cannot be subjected to the logic of machines.

9. Freedom is threatened by new, invisible forms of control.

10. Peace and the civilization of love constitute the true alternative to technological power.

More: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/americas/cardinal-highlights-10-key-points-to-understand-magnifica-humanitas

05/29/2026

The 2025 report showed 168 more allegations than in the previous audit year.

05/29/2026

Two brothers in Brazil were ordained priests together on the same day.

The brothers, Anderson Carlos Ramos, 35, and Emerson Luiz Ramos, 38, were ordained priests in Guarapuava in the Brazilian state of Paraná on Saturday, May 23 — Emerson’s birthday.

The ordination took place at Holy Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, where both men grew up; received the sacraments of baptism, first Communion, and confirmation; served as altar boys; and sang in the choir.

https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/americas/2-brothers-ordained-priests-on-same-day-in-brazil-fulfilling-god-s-dream-bishop-says

05/29/2026

A purported sting video by James O'Keefe apparently shows an executive for the baseball team saying the team excludes Trevor Williams in activities due to his religion.

05/29/2026

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage spent four days in Georgia this week and processed through historic downtown Savannah before heading up to the Carolinas.

05/29/2026

The latest attack occurred on May 21 in the outstation of Kurmin Bongo, in the Dangana District of Kaduna State.

Address

598 Simpson Highway 149 Mailing: P O Box 427
Magee, MS
39111

Opening Hours

9am - 12pm

Telephone

+16018493237

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