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In a Mixed Up World, Keep Focus on God’s Kingdom, Communion of Church
(See the readings for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time) “It’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world.” The line comes from the 1970 rock classic “Lola” by the …
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Cardinal O’Malley at Catholic-Orthodox conference: ‘Come together and pray for unity’
WASHINGTON — Cardinal Seán Patrick OʼMalley, retired archbishop of Boston, encouraged Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians to pray together for reunification at a joint conference focused on healing the nearly …
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Our Lady of the Mountain That Is Christ
Martyrs of Compiègne depicted in the stained glass of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, in Quidenham, Norfolk. (Image: John Salmon / Wikipedia) Today (July 16) the Church observes the …
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Pope Leo XIV to Attend Summer Concert at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV enjoys a Christmas concert. The pontiff, who is on vacation at the lakeside town, will attend a classical concert in his honor on July 18.
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Hilaire Belloc: Champion of the Catholic Cultural Revival
Writer and historian Hilaire Belloc is pictured in a 1910 portrait by T. & R. Annan & Sons. Along with G.K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc was hugely influential in the growth …
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Buffalo Diocese Says It Is Cutting Off Financial Support for Priest Accused of ‘Abhorrent’ Crimes
St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, New York The diocese also will seek to remove Father Jeffrey Nowak from the clerical state.
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Las Cruces Diocese demands jury trial, just compensation in feds’ effort to seize pilgrimage site
The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial as it fends off the Trump administration’s move to seize a long-revered pilgrimage site for a border wall as part of …
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Echoing Pope Leo XIV, Experts Sign Rome Declaration on Limits for AI and Nuclear Arms
The Palazzo Senatorio, Rome’s City Hall, is located at the Piazza del Campidoglio atop Rome’s Capitoline Hill. The declaration was signed on July 16, marking the conclusion of a three-day …
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“Generational Sin” and the Days of Darkness
Paris, France / Pedro Lastra / Unsplash (CC0) There is no such thing as “generational sin.” That sentence may shock some readers who have aligned themselves with well-known Catholic writers …
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Vatican Clarifies Pope’s Role ‘as Universal Shepherd’ in Wake of US Ambassador’s Comments
Elisabetta TrevisanPope Leo waves to the faithful during the July 12, 2026, Angelus at Castel Gandolfo. ‘The pope normally speaks as a head of the Church,’ papal expert Father Roberto …