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Lebanon mourns Father Pierre al-Rahi as calls for peace echo at his funeral
Amid a war weighing heavily on southern Lebanon with fear and destruction, a prayer of farewell rose from the town…
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Pope questions Christians’ role in wars, implies need for confession
On Friday, March 13, Pope Leo XIV issued a direct appeal to Christians who bear responsibility in armed conflicts, urging…
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Mathematicians can become ‘signs of hope for the world,’ Pope Leo XIV says
In a message conveyed through Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV on Friday said that mathematicians…
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Pope names Spanish Augustinian as papal almoner
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Spanish Augustinian Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín as papal almoner and prefect of the…
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Catholics celebrate after Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man convicted in 1991 murder
Catholic leaders and advocates are celebrating after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the imminent execution of a man convicted in…
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Political pluralism in Cuba would be an asset, bishops’ assistant secretary says
The Cuban people need their painful situation alleviated and the country needs to recognize and accept that plurality of thought…
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EWTN News explains: How does the Chaldean Church elect its next patriarch?
Pope Leo XIV announced this week that he had accepted the resignation of Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako from…
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Synod calls for more leadership roles for women but female diaconate ‘not yet ripe’
The final report of the Synod on Synodality’s study group “Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church”…
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As the number of religious sisters declines, Catholic women continue to focus on Church’s mission
Research over the past six decades reveals that the number of Catholic sisters has steadily declined, but they remain committed…
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During Lent, a bishop invites people to practice ‘spiritual intelligence’
The bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco in Bolivia, Robert Flock, reviewed the different types of intelligence and encouraged the…
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