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Why we suffer
Review: Making Sense of Suffering,by Peter Kreeft (Ignatius Press, $17.95 USD, 215 pages) Ignatius Press has re-released Peter Kreeft’s 1986 book Making Sense of Suffering and although the causes of our …
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Pope Leo XIV Jokes in Spain That AI Still Thinks Pope Francis Is in Charge
Daniel Ibanez/EWTN NewsPope Leo XIV speaks to the Spanish bishops during his visit to Madrid, Spain, on June 8, 2026. At a lunch with Spanish bishops, the pope joked that …
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Cardinal Czerny beatifies Czech priests killed by communists, hints more may follow
Cardinal Michael Czerny declared Fathers Jan Bula and Václav Drbola the Czech Republicʼs first martyrs of communism — and signaled that more such causes may follow. Cardinal Michael Czerny presides …
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Cardinal Czerny beatifies Czech priests killed by communists, hints more may follow
A major spiritual event in the Czech Republic and the biggest day in the history of the Diocese of Brno drew thousands of people and the attention of national media …
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Vietnamese sisters help survivors of Formosa environmental disaster rebuild lives
Ten years after the environmental disaster that devastated Vietnam’s central coast and affected thousands of fishing families, women religious focus on livelihoods, accompaniment and long-term healing.
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Pope Leo XIV jokes in Spain that AI still thinks Pope Francis is in charge
At a lunch with Spanish bishops, the pope joked that artificial intelligence needed a reminder that the Church has a new pontiff. Pope Leo XIV speaks to the Spanish bishops …
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Pope Leo XIV jokes in Spain that AI still thinks Pope Francis is in charge
Pope Leo XIV’s lunch with Spain’s bishops at the apostolic nunciature in Madrid offered a glimpse of the pope’s more informal and humorous side. Yago de la Cierva, who is …
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A Quarter of Irish Gen Z Will Have No Children, New Report Says
PeopleImagesAccording to a new report from the Iona Institute in Ireland, 1 in 4 Gen Z women in Ireland will be childless by the age of 45 if current fertility …
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Pope Leo XIV Tells Spain’s Parliament Every Human Life Must Be Protected
Pope Leo XIV speaks at Palacio de las Cortes in Madrid, Spain, on June 8, 2026, becoming the first pope in history to address the Spanish Parliament. The pontiff warned …
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Pope preaches anti-war message to Spain’s parliament, says peace is a ‘moral demand’
Pope Leo XIV warned of a “profound spiritual and cultural crisis” gripping the world, taking aim at war, rearmament and the decay of international cooperation in one of his most …