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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...
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 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...
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...
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,...
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...
"The Chosen" Cast Visits Vatican After Filming Crucifixion Scenes in Italy
ACI Africa
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June 23, 2025
Roumie will also present Pope Leo XIV with a gift from “The Chosen” during the Wednesday general audience on June 25, a meeting he said would be “extraordinary for so many reasons.” “When [Pope Leo XIV] was elected, I wept, because I never thought...
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...
"Harming a victim is harming the image of God": Vatican Secretary for Protection of Minors
ACI Africa
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June 23, 2025
The prelate shared that his pastoral perspective on this issue changed completely after hearing the testimony of a person who had suffered abuse. “I had read, studied, and analyzed it. But it’s another thing entirely to be faced with the real...
What Is the Difference Between the Holy See, Vatican City, and the Roman Curia? Cardinal Ghirlanda Explains
Zenit
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June 24, 2025
(ZENIT News – SIR / Rome, 23.06.2025).- On the occasion of the Holy See’s Jubilee, Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda clarified the differences between the Holy See and Vatican City State and reflected on the reform of the Curia. «Vatican diplomacy...
Pope Leo XIV appoints Br. Armin Luistro to Vatican dicastery
Inquirer
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June 25, 2025
Br. Armin Luistro and Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on Thursday, May 15. (Photo by Vatican Media handout via CBCP News/Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — Former Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as a member of the...
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by Damascus church attack
The Sun Daily
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June 24, 2025
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo said on Tuesday he was deeply saddened by a suicide attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Syria at the weekend. A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group has claimed responsibility the attack on Sunday, which killed 25 and...
Schism overcome? Syro-Malabar Catholic Church reaches liturgical agreement after years of conflict
Zenit
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June 25, 2025
(ZENIT News / Rome, 06.24.2025).- A bitter liturgical standoff that once brought the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church to the brink of open schism has finally reached a tentative resolution. In a decision announced just weeks before the Feast of Saint...
Pope Leo XIV names ex-DepEd chief Luistro to Vatican dicastery
Philippine STAR
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June 25, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Former education secretary Armin Luistro has been appointed, along with other bishops and clergy, to a Vatican dicastery. According to a bulletin from the Vatican press office on Wednesday, June 25 (Manila time), Pope Leo XIV...
German archdiocese faces backlash over sexuality education framework
Catholic News Agency
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June 24, 2025
CNA Deutsch, Jun 24, 2025 / 10:31 am The Archdiocese of Hamburg in Germany has drawn sharp criticism from former Catholic school students and others following the unveiling of a controversial 33-page sexuality education framework that critics say...
Pope Leo’s New Bishops: What do they mean for the Church? | Prayerful Posse
The Catholic Thing
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June 23, 2025
This week on The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo and Robert Royal analyze the impact of Pope Leo XIV’s newest bishop appointments—most notably, Bishop Shane Macklay as Archbishop of Brisbane. With public support for female ordination and...