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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...
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...
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...
Church in Myanmar warns of civilian suffering, thanks Pope for support
Vatican News
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June 17, 2025
Catholic leaders in Myanmar have welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s renewed appeal for peace, as violence and displacement continue to devastate communities in conflict-affected regions, particularly in the north-central Sagaing area. By LiCAS News...
Vatican presents ongoing plans to further reduce carbon footprint
Detroit Catholic
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June 16, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- 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. The Fabbrica di San Pietro, the office responsible...
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...
Vatican II Gave the Laity a Mission — and a Mandate
National Catholic Register
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“Vatican II will be remembered in history as the Council of the advancement of the laity in the Church,” commented one Council Father during the discussion of the Council’s document on the apostolate of the laity. The decree, which we now know by...
Shudder's Divisive New Religious Horror Movie Has A Major Villain Twist You Have To See To Believe: "It's Where The Psychological Drama Lies"
Screen Rant
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June 26, 2025
Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Consecration! Danny Huston makes his return to the horror genre as a priest with mysterious ulterior motives in Consecration. Huston, the Golden Globe-nominated son of Hollywood legend John Huston, has enjoyed a...
Kokstad to Vatican: Local Bishop gets big job from Pope Leo XIV
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 26, 2025
Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa CMM of Kokstad Diocese is among five new members ministering in Africa who have been appointed. Pope Leo XIV has appointed a South African Bishop from Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to the Vatican dicastery for...
African Church leader backs new report urging reforms on debt relief
Crux Now
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June 26, 2025
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Unveiled in Rome, a Vatican-backed report advocates for a radical reform of the global financial system, claiming its debt mechanisms harm Africa and developing nations. The Jubilee Report was compiled by around thirty leading...
Pope Leo XIV to former drug users: The Church needs you!
Aleteia
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June 26, 2025
Their testimony is important in the war on drug abuse, which should focus on those who enrich themselves through other people’s addictions, not on the victims. On the occasion of the World Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking celebrated...
Vatican diplomat says U.S. policy in Ukraine has disappointed Baltic allies
Catholic News Agency
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June 16, 2025
Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 / 12:49 pm Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states since 2024, said the region has been disappointed with the current U.S. administration’s approach to the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking...
Vatican Museums unveil emotional tribute exhibition honoring Paul VI and Jacques Maritain’s artistic and spiritual collaboration in Rome
TDPel Media
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June 16, 2025
In the heart of Vatican City, history, faith, and creativity are coming together this summer in a meaningful new way. The Vatican Museums have just opened a special exhibition titled “Paul VI and Jacques Maritain: The Renewal of Sacred Art Between...
Vatican Diplomat Says US Policy in Ukraine Has Disappointed Baltic Allies
National Catholic Register
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Archbishop Gänswein spoke about his role as a nuncio and the Holy See’s peace efforts in a June 13 interview with Rudolf Gehrig of EWTN News and CNA Deutsch. Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states since 2024, said the...
Pope appoints ex-DepEd chief Luistro to Vatican dicastry
Politiko
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June 26, 2025
Former Department of Education (DepEd) Sec. Armin Luistro has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to the Dicastry for Institutes of Concecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. In a report on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines...
Families mourn victims of a massacre in Damascus church, and blame Syrian government for lack of protection
The Catholic Weekly
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June 25, 2025
People carry a casket during the funeral of victims of a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church on Sunday, in Damascus, Syria, June 24, 2025. (OSV News photo/Khalil Ashawi, Reuters) The first funeral services for the victims of a jihadi suicide...
Pope Leo XIV to meet Ukrainian pilgrims in Vatican
Ukrinform
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Pope Leo XIV, at the invitation of Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Sviatoslav, will meet with Ukrainian pilgrims on June 28 at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. According to Ukrinform, this was announced on the official website of...