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How we all lost the culture war
Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements Some of us might have woken up with a shock recently to discover that we are already a quarter of the way through the 21st …
Year: 2026
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Pope Leo to Inaugurate Lent With Historic Procession on Ancient Roman Hill
Gabriella Clare MarinoThe Aventine Hill in Rome is seen from Ponte Palatino. The Aventine Hill has been an important place of Christian veneration and pilgrimage for more than 1,500 years.
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Just what does it mean to be named a ‘chaplain of His Holiness’?
Father Fermín González Melado, who was recently named a “chaplain of His Holiness” by Pope Leo XIV, explains the qualifications and purpose of bestowing this honorary title. The Vatican flag …
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Just what does it mean to be named a ‘chaplain of His Holiness’?
Among the recent appointments of Pope Leo XIV, one in particular has been made with remarkable frequency: that of “chaplain of His Holiness.” What does this honorary title mean? In …
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AFRICA/NIGERIA – Nine children kidnapped from a Catholic church last week have been released
Abuja – The nine children kidnapped last week from the St. John of the Cross mission station in Ojijea Ojije, Utonkon, Benue State, have been released . The rescued children …
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AMERICA/COLOMBIA – Child soldiers on the rise in the country: for illegal armed groups, “children have become cheap and expendable combatants”
Bogotá – Seventy-eight children have been killed or maimed by unidentified groups and also by dissidents from the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia . This is according to the …
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AFRICA/CAPO VERDE – Resignation and appointment of bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
Vatican City – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Arlindo …
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ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Bishop Bagaforo: Lent and Ramadan begin together, an opportunity to build harmony between Christians and Muslims
Manila – “This year, the holy month of Ramadan and the Lenten season begin together on February 18. This shared beginning is a grace. It invites us to slow down, …
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9 abducted Catholic children released in Nigeria (AFP)
Nine children abducted from a Nigerian parish on February 8 have been freed. The abduction took place at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ojije, in Nigeria’s Benue State, during a …
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Scotland’s 2 Youngest Priests Shepherd Souls in the Church That Endured
L to R: Fathers Aidan Matheson, Christopher Furmage and Paul Laverty in Rome In a land long marked by reformation, suppression and the erasure of Catholic life, clergymen stand as …