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Vatican Bank names new director general
The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), also known as the Vatican Bank, has named Giovanni Boscia as its next director general. He will succeed Gian Franco Mammì, who …
Month: July 2026
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Saint Francis of Assisi was more than just a lover of birds
St. Francis of Assisi. (Credit: Paolo Gallo/Shutterstock) It only took 653 days. Pope Gregory IX declared Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone to be a saint on July 16, 1228, even …
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Montfort Missionaries sell former seminary to United American Muslim Association (Long Island Business News)
The Montfort Missionaries sold their former seminary in Bay Shore, New York, to the United American Muslim Association for $5.2 million. The 15-acre property was previously slated to sold to …
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As migrant numbers in Mexico continue to fall, a priest reveals what the figures don’t tell
With U.S. and Mexican authorities reducing the migration flow and organized crime getting into the extortion business, migrants have been seeking alternative ways to get to the U.S border. Railway …
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As migrant numbers in Mexico continue to fall, a priest reveals what the figures don’t tell
Official figures show a drastic drop in irregular migration in Mexico and in encounters between undocumented migrants and U.S. authorities at the U.S.-Mexican border. However, a priest who has been …
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Vatican promulgates Latin 3rd edition of Roman Martyrology (USCCB)
Updating editions published in 2001 and 2004, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has promulgated the third edition of the postconciliar Martyrologium Romanum (Roman Martyrology), …
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Colorado bishop leads Rosary outside new ICE facility (Denver Catholic)
Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez of Denver prayed the Rosary outside a Colorado prison that is being repurposed as an ICE facility. The bishop was joined by an advisor to the …
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USCCB calls on Trump administration to reconsider support for IVF (USCCB)
Noting that in vitro fertilization (IVF) “kills countless children and violates others’ rights and dignity,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called upon the Trump administration to reconsider a …
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ASIA/INDIA – Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Guwahati
Vatican City – The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Albert Hemrom, hitherto of Dibrugarh, as coadjutor archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Guwahati, India.Bishop Albert Hemrom was born on 27 …
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AFRICA/CHAD – Resignation and appointment of bishop of Sarh
Vatican City – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Sarh, Chad, presented by Bishop Miguel Angel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.J.The Holy Father …