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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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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.
‘When you invite Jesus into your home, you’re never the same again’
The Catholic Sun - New York
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July 17, 2025
ABOVE: Bishop Lucia presides over the June 27 Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. By Tami S. Scott, editor Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a 17th-century French Visitation nun and mystic, began to receive private revelations from...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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:...
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...
Fear and Faith: El Paso church leaders sound the alarm amid ICE crackdown
KTEP - Texas
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June 26, 2025
El Paso, Texas— Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, sweeping changes to federal immigration policy have escalated deportations, cut millions of dollars in federal funding to nonprofits providing legal aid for immigrants, and...
The Pope has ‘isolated’ breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 27, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Pope Leo praises Pope Francis for redefining synodality as a guiding style that shapes the Church’s identity in Vatican meeting
TDPel Media
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June 27, 2025
It was a meaningful afternoon just outside the Vatican walls on June 26, 2025, as Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Synod’s 16th ordinary council. While his visit was brief, it carried a powerful message—one that echoed the heart of his...
Cardinal Czerny asks Church to remember seafarers on Sea Sunday
Vatican News
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June 27, 2025
In his message for Sea Sunday, the second Sunday of July, Cardinal Michael Czerny recognizes seafarers as ‘pilgrims of hope’ and calls on Catholics to shine a light on the global economy and its effects on those who work on ships and in ports. By...
Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country
Erasing 76 Crimes
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June 26, 2025
Advocacy organization aims to fill the gap left by cancellation of US reporting on LGBTQ rights Image from the Outright International home page. The LGBTIQ advocacy group Outright International is stepping up to fill the void created by President...
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...