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Pope Leo XIV appeals for unity within Catholic Church in Holy Year messages to priests
Mid Day Mumbai
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June 27, 2025
During the Mass in St Peter's Basilica, Leo ordained 32 new priests and recalled his appeal for unity during his installation Mass right after his May 8 election Leo appealed for unity in a triptych of messages to priests who are celebrating a...
Science and the stars a call to the spiritual, says Vatican astrophysicist
Florida Catholic
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PHOENIX | The Vatican Observatory attests that "science is not against God" -- and the nexus of science and spirituality invites humankind to contemplate the Lord's wondrous works, said a Jesuit astrophysicist. Father Pavel Gabor, vice director of...
New Anti-Catholic Sex-Education Guidelines in Hamburg Are Fruit of German Synodal Way, Say Experts
National Catholic Register
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June 26, 2025
HAMBURG, Germany — Advocates of Catholic marriage and the family are hoping that Pope Leo XIV intervenes to help parents protect their children in the face of new sex-education guidelines being imposed in a major German diocese that promote the...
Moment Pope Leo is hit on the head by object thrown from a worshipper before another man yanks his arm with the new pontiff left begging for calm at the Vatican
Daily Mail
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June 27, 2025
This is the tense moment an object is thrown at Pope Leo XIV from a huge crowd that tries to charge him on World Drugs Day. Swarms of worshippers were pressed against the railing, desperately trying to reach out to the Catholic leader. One...
Struck down, not destroyed: Keeping my faith while covering the Catholic Church
America Magazine
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June 26, 2025
The first time I saw St. Peter’s Basilica, I felt nothing. It was not the reaction I had thought I would have. I was a lifelong Catholic who had once seriously considered becoming a nun, and who now reported on the Vatican for a Jesuit magazine....
Today in Delaware County history, July 14
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 14, 2025
100 Years Ago, 1925: A ban on muffler cutouts and exhaust whistles by automobile drivers was urged today by business men, who claim their use is becoming unbearable, particularly in the business section of the city, where certain drivers seem to...
Where Will Pope Leo Go First? Clues Point to Algeria, Turkey — and the US
National Catholic Register
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ANALYSIS: Given Pope Leo’s relative youth, the possibilities for travel abound. On July 11, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michel Guillaud as bishop of the Diocese of Constantine in Algeria. The appointment drew little attention, in part because...
Vatican plans to further reduce carbon footprint
Catholic News
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June 17, 2025
A slide from the Fabbrica di San Pietro presentation (Vatican Media) St Peter’s Basilica and some of its surrounding buildings are working to reduce their environmental impact by becoming more energy efficient and promoting sustainability. Source:...
‘Humbling honor’: 'The Chosen' actor Jonathan Roumie met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
Deseret News - Utah
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June 26, 2025
Pope Leo XIV and Jonathan Roumie, the actor who portrays Jesus on “The Chosen,” posed for a selfie outside the Vatican this week. After three weeks of filming the crucifixion scenes for the sixth season of the popular show in Italy, Roumie visited...
As families mourn victims of a massacre in a Damascus church, families, patriarch, blame Syrian government for lack of protection
The Catholic Spirit - Minnesota
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June 26, 2025
People attend the funeral of victims of a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church on Sunday, in Damascus, Syria, June 24, 2025. The first funeral services for the victims of a jihadi suicide bombing inside a Damascus church were held as Syrian...
Holy Selfie: Jonathan Roumie meets Pope Leo at the Vatican
Aleteia
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June 26, 2025
Jonathan Roumie meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican -- and the pope shares their joyful selfie with the world. Fans of the hit series The Chosen were delighted to see that actor Jonathan Roumie -- who portrays Jesus Christ -- met Pope Leo XIV at the...
Catholic World Women’s Observatory changing lives across Africa
Vatican News
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June 26, 2025
Since its launch in 2022, the World Women’s Observatory has made significant strides in empowering vulnerable women across Africa through advocacy, training, and strategic partnerships. By Sarah Pelaji Operated by the World Union of Catholic...
Pope to ROACO: May Eastern Churches bear witness amid pain of conflict
Vatican News
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June 26, 2025
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, and encourages Eastern-rite Catholics to bear witness to Christ’s peace amid the destruction wrought by conflict. By Devin Watkins As the Reunion of Aid Agencies for...
Pope Leo XIV picks SA bishop for top Vatican role
African Insider
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June 26, 2025
Cape Town – Pope Leo XIV has appointed South African Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa CMM of the Kokstad Diocese in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) as a member of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life, the...
A Congolese Customs Worker Who Resisted Corruption is Beatified By The Vatican
The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California
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June 26, 2025
By Nicole Winfield, Justin Kambumba, and Chinedu Asadu Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Sunday beatified a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe, giving young people in a place with endemic corruption a new model...
How One American Parish Put the Catechism Online — and Caught the Vatican’s Eye
National Catholic Register
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June 25, 2025
Recently, the Vatican rolled out a major website redesign for the first time since its launch in the mid-1990s. One thing that caught my eye was that the link to the Catechism of the Catholic Church was moved to the site’s front page. I grinned...
Vatican exposition celebrates friendship between St. Paul VI and Jacques Maritain
Catholic News Agency
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June 16, 2025
Vatican City, Jun 16, 2025 / 06:00 am The Vatican Museums inaugurated June 12 the exhibition “Paul VI and Jacques Maritain: The Renewal of Sacred Art Between France and Italy (1945–1973),” a tribute to the friendship between the celebrated French...
Pope Leo XIV Appoints New Members to Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life, Including Five from Africa
ACI Africa
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June 24, 2025
The South African Catholic Bishop currently chairs the Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, 55: Auxiliary Bishop, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia Born in Harar, a...
Jalandhar Bishop Jose Sebastian interview: ‘No religion should be branded as seeking converts. Every person, created with reason, has the right to seek what uplifts them’
The Indian Express
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June 26, 2025
On June 7, Pope Leo XIV appointed Rev. Fr. Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel as the new bishop of the diocese of Jalandhar in Punjab, a post that remained vacant following the arrest of his predecessor Franco Mulakkal in connection with the 2018...
Savouring history: a reflection on food, art and culture
The Express Tribune
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June 26, 2025
Listen to article Dear Lahore foodies, Calling Gadrung an eatery would be like referring to Monalisa merely as a painting and the Sistine Chapel ceiling as a fresco to decorate the building. In the first instance, Da Vinci's portrait is not just a...