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Religion news 20 June 2025
Religion Media Centre
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June 20, 2025
‘Knife edge’ vote on Assisted Dying Bill takes place today MPs vote today on the Assisted Dying Bill at the third reading, after a debate which starts at 9.30 am. When the Bill came before the House in November last year, at the second reading, it...
“A proud moment”: Leadership of South African Political Party Lauds Bishop’s Appointment to Vatican Dicastery
ACI Africa
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June 26, 2025
Johannesburg, 26 June, 2025 / 9:47 pm (ACI Africa). The appointment of Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Koksta Catholic Diocese as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic...
Pope meets with Ukrainian pilgrims in Vatican
Ukrinform
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June 28, 2025
Pope Leo XIV met with Ukrainian pilgrims in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Saturday, June 28, telling the delegation of Ukraine’s Greek Catholics that their faith is being put to the test. That’s according to Vatican News, Ukrinform...
Vatican sets up global commission to tackle sovereign debt crisis
Business and Financial Times
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June 20, 2025
…Ghana, others in the Global South to benefit By Kizito CUDJOE The Vatican has announced the launch of a high-level Commission of Experts to address the mounting sovereign debt crisis affecting Ghana and numerous other countries across the...
At least 400,000 people at Vatican, line Rome streets for Pope Francis' funeral
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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At least 400,000 people gathered at the Vatican for Pope Francis' funeral and lined the streets of Rome to see his coffin driven to the Santa Maria Maggiore church for burial, Italy's interior minister said on Saturday. "We estimate not fewer than...
Vatican-backed report urges root and branch reform to tackle escalating debt crisis
New African Magazine
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June 20, 2025
A ground-breaking new report, authored by the Pope Francis’ Jubilee Commission calls for urgent action and systemic reforms to tackle the escalating debt and development crises affecting billions, including African in particular, worldwide. The...
LIVE from the Vatican | Pope Leo XIV’s Holy Mass | Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
Catholic Telegraph
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June 27, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, June 29, 2025, will bless and bestow the “pallium” — a white woolen vestment symbolizing pastoral authority and unity with the pope — on 48 new metropolitan archbishops, including eight from the United States.
Be "firm and decisive" in Dealing with Scandal, Sexual Abuse: Pope Leo XIV to Bishop Pilgrims at Vatican
ACI Africa
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June 25, 2025
Following his reference to their personal chastity, the pope asked the bishops, when dealing with abuse, especially abuse of minors, to fully respect the Church’s current regulations. Pope Leo, before his election, spent two years as head of the...
Vatican scientists warn of global assault on scientific truth
Aleteia
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June 20, 2025
These challenges cannot be solved by scientists alone: “A global coalition of stakeholders is needed … to defend the right to seek and speak scientific truth.” In a recently published statement, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) has sounded...
Vatican-backed report calls for global debt relief amid climate crisis
Mongabay
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June 20, 2025
A commission appointed by the late Pope Francis has released a new report highlighting the urgent need to address global debt, which has hindered sustainable development and climate action. The report was authored by the Jubilee Commission, which...
Religion news 19 June 2025
Religion Media Centre
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June 18, 2025
‘Catholic hospices and homes may close’ if Assisted Dying bill becomes law Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop John Sherrington have warned that Catholic homes and hospices may close if the Assisted Dying bill passes its third reading on...
Pope Leo XIV Appeals for Unity Within the Catholic Church in Holy Year Message to Priests
Breitbart
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June 27, 2025
Pope Leo XIV once again echoed his call for unity within the Catholic Church on Friday after years of political and liturgical division. The pope made the comments at St. Peter’s Basilica as part of this year’s Holy Year week celebrations...
Syro-Malabar Church: New Agreement for the "Rebel" Diocese
FSSPX.NEWS
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It will thus be sufficient to celebrate at least one Sunday Eucharistic liturgy according to the unified rite decided by the Synod (in 1999), leaving open the possibility of celebrating other liturgies using the previous rite, the ban on which had...
Vatican crisis: Pope Leo XIV asks faithful for financial contributions amid...
TUKO
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June 19, 2025
The Vatican, under the Catholic Church, faces a huge budget deficit, and Pope Leo XIV has now appealed for donations from the faithful Peter's Pence, a papal foundation that supports charitable endeavours and religious activities, collected €48.4...
Pope appeals for unity within Catholic Church in Holy Year messages to priests
Naharnet
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Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to act in communion with their superiors and be models of reconciliation in a world driven by conflicts and divisions. Leo appealed for...
Religion news 18 June 2025
Religion Media Centre
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June 18, 2025
Catholic bishops ‘deeply alarmed’ at abortion decriminalising amendment Catholic bishops say they are deeply alarmed that MPs have voted, by a large majority (379:137), to decriminalise women having an abortion in England and Wales. The amendment...
Vatican plugs Peter’s Pence donations to help Leo XIV in his mission
Catholic News Agency
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June 18, 2025
Vatican City, Jun 18, 2025 / 15:53 pm “Take part in the steps of Leo XIV with your donation to Peter’s Pence.” With these words, the Vatican is encouraging Catholics to participate in the collection to support the Holy Father in his mission at the...
Religious leaders call for dialogue in Middle East after further missile attacks
Church Times
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June 19, 2025
INNOCENT civilians will suffer the most in the war between Iran and Israel, and dialogue must prevail, religious leaders said this week. On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV called for “responsibility and reason”, the day after Israel launched missiles at...
Pope Leo XIV appeals for unity within church in Holy Year messages to priests
ABC News - New York
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June 27, 2025
ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to act in communion with their superiors and be models of reconciliation in a world driven by conflicts and divisions....
Pope Leo XIV appeals for unity within the Catholic Church in Holy Year messages to priests
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to act in communion with their superiors and be models of reconciliation in a world driven by conflicts and divisions. Leo...