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Christ the King, exalted by the Cross
Detail from “The Crucifixion” (1501-03) by Giovanni Bellini [WikiArt.org] Readings:• 1 Sam 5:1-3• Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5• Col 1:12-20• Lk 23:35-43 “Eighty and six years have I served Him, and …
Month: November 2025
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Pope Leo XIV warns against ‘false mercy’ in marriage annulment proceedings
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 22, 2025 / 10:00 am In a firm call to avoid “false mercy” in marriage annulment proceedings, Pope Leo XIV reminded that compassion cannot disregard the …
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Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school
“The children who were able to escape have scattered, some of them ran back to their houses,” said a man who said that four of his grandchildren were abducted.
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Pope Leo XIV visits Augustinian nuns he has known for years
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 22, 2025 / 09:00 am “A moment of great familiarity” is how Abbess Maria Cristina Daguati of the Augustinian convent in Montefalco, Italy, described Pope Leo …
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4 out of 5 Americans have concerns with embryonic screening, study finds
CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2025 / 08:20 am Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. 4 out of 5 Americans have concerns with embryonic screening, study finds …
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New book by Pope Leo XIV: Human fraternity is ‘the antidote against all extremism’
Vatican City, Nov 22, 2025 / 07:00 am The Vatican Publishing House published Nov. 20 a new Italian-language book by Pope Leo XIV titled “The Power of the Gospel: The …
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Report links rising childlessness to abortion amid record-low fertility in England, Wales
London, England, Nov 22, 2025 / 06:00 am Many women in England and Wales who have abortions in their 20s may end up childless in their 40s, according to key …
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PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her
Vatican City, Nov 22, 2025 / 04:00 am St. Cecilia, widely known as the patron saint of music and musicians, is buried in the Basilica of St. Cecilia in the …
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Youth embrace Pope Leo’s message of hope following unique digital meeting
A high school student attending the event said it was “really cool” to see Leo on the livestream and he answered “questions that I’d been holding in my heart.”
Pope Leo XIV warns against ‘false mercy’ in marriage annulment proceedings
Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with the Roman Rota on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 22, 2025 / 10:00 am …