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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...
Caring for others, serving life is the ‘supreme law,’ pope says
Arlington Catholic Herald - Virginia
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VATICAN CITY — Serving life by caring for others is “the supreme law” that comes before all of society’s rules, Pope Leo XIV said. “Imitating the example of Jesus, the Savior of the world, we too are called to bring consolation and hope, above all...
Head of chaplains in Ukraine: 'We help soldiers and families heal'
Vatican News
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July 15, 2025
Bishop Bohdan Manyshyn, head of Military Chaplaincy for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, explains his office's various initiatives to support soldiers returning from the front or those who have lost loved ones. By Svitlana Dukhovych “A person...
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...
Keynoter: Bible is a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny
United Church of Christ - Ohio
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July 13, 2025
The Rev. Jennifer Butler did not mince words during her keynote address to the 35th General Synod of the United Church of Christ, saying “these are terrifying times.” But she also delivered a message of hope, declaring that the Bible is a...
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...
Pope Leo to Christians in Middle East: ‘The whole Church stands with you’
Vatican News
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June 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV expresses his closeness with the Christians of the Middle East and calls once again for the paths of diplomacy and dialogue to be chosen. By Kielce Gussie During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV remembered the “vile...
Jesus From ‘The Chosen’ Jonathan Roumie Meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican After Filming Crucifixion (PHOTO)
TV Insider
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June 25, 2025
The Chosen star Jonathan Roumie has officially met the American Pope, as the actor best known for playing Jesus in the biblical series traveled to the Vatican to cross paths with Pope Leo XIV. The moment when Roumie captured a selfie with the...
Solemn farewell for victims of Damascus church bombing amid anger at government silence
Catholic News Agency
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June 25, 2025
ACI MENA, Jun 25, 2025 / 04:00 am In a scene marked by deep sorrow and righteous anger, churches across Syria held funeral services for the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Sunday....
Pope's BIG statement on Sex and Celibacy, Leo XIV says, Vatican strict on abuses and...
DNA India
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Head of the Catholic Church and Vatican's Pope Leo XIV met about 400 bishops and cardinals from 38 countries attending this week’s special Holy Year celebrations for clergy at St. Peter's Basilica. Pope Leo XIV at Vatican (File Image) Head of the...
Pope Leo and Libero Milone: Will anything change in the ‘other’ Vatican financial trial?
The Pillar
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June 23, 2025
In one week, a Vatican City court will reconvene to consider the next phase of appeal in a lawsuit brought by the first and former Vatican auditor general against his controversial dismissal from office eight years ago. Interior of the hearing...
Pope appoints Filipino La Salle brother to Vatican office
Interaksyon
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June 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed Filipino De La Salle Brother Armin Luistro a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He is among 19 new members appointed to the dicastery, which is led by...
Pope Leo says terrorist attack on Greek Orthodox church in Syria is ‘vile’
Crux Now
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June 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV said the terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus was “vile” during his Wednesday Audience at the Vatican. Authorities say at least 25 people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bombing at the Church of the Prophet...
Conversation Connecticut: Father Joseph Farrell from the Vatican discusses Pope Leo XIV
News 12 Connecticut
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In today's "Conversation Connecticut," News 12's Rebecca Surran welcomes Father Joseph Farrell, vicar general of the Order of St. Augustine from the Vatican. Father Farrell has known Pope Leo XIV for years. He talks about what can be expected from...
Kyoto Attracts Most Religious Tourists, New Study Says
Forbes
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A hoko float illuminates the Gion Festival in Kyoto, Japan, a city that, according to a new study, attracts the most religious tourists worldwide. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) Getty Images Kyoto is the world’s most popular religious...
Pope Leo denounces terrorist attack on Mar Elias church in Damascus as a heinous act
SANA
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June 25, 2025
Rome, SANA- Pope Leo XIV described the terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Al-Douweila area of Damascus, which killed 25 people and injured 63, as a “vile”. During his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Wednesday,...
What is gender? And why understanding it is important
Amnesty International
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June 24, 2025
It’s hard to miss the increasing debates around the word “gender”. The last few decades have seen historic gains in the struggle for equality of access to rights and opportunities for women and girls around the world. Though there is still a long...
Bear Witness to Christ's "tenderness, mercy": Pope Leo XIV to Seminarian Pilgrims at Vatican
ACI Africa
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June 24, 2025
He even spoke a few words spontaneously in Spanish during the encounter with the future priests, who traveled to Rome this week to participate in the 2025 Jubilee Year. “I’ll also say a few words in Spanish. Thank you for having courageously...
Pope Leo denounces terrorist attack in Syria on Greek Orthodox church
The Catholic Herald Online
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June 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has described a terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus as “vile” during his Wednesday general audience at the Vatican. Authorities say at least 25 people were killed on Sunday, 22 June, after a suicide bombing at...