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Gamifying everything threatens our souls and our humanity
“There is something inherently dehumanizing about seeking to monetize every facet of life, every possible circumstantial outcome,” writes Daniel P. Horan.
Year: 2026
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Reporter’s Notebook: A very literal reporter’s notebook from the pope’s trip through Africa
NCR’s Vatican correspondent Justin McLellan stuck to pen and paper to record his impressions of traveling through North and Central with Pope Leo XIV.
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Keep Jimmy Kimmel: Free speech matters
Jimmy Kimmel’s joke — “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow” — was in bad taste. But the controversy surrounding it exposes a great deal of hypocrisy …
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Belarus frees priest, prominent journalist in a 10-person prisoner swap (AP)
Father Grzegorz Gawel, a Polish Carmelite friar imprisoned in Belarus, was among ten persons released in a ten-person prisoner exchange. Father Gawel was detained in 2025 on espionage charges, according …
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Priest attacked during Bangladesh parish robbery (The Daily Star (Dhaka))
A missionary priest in Bangladesh was attacked during the nighttime robbery of his parish in Dhaka, the nation’s capital and largest city. Father Subash Gomes, O.M.I., was hospitalized, and his …
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Minerva Dialogues build bridges between Vatican, Silicon Valley (The Atlantic)
The Minerva Dialogues, an annual meeting organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, have built bridges between the Church and Silicon Valley over the past decade, The Atlantic reported. …
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Minnesota diocese begins drastic reduction in parishes (Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Diocese of St. Cloud has embarked upon the “most drastic reduction of Catholic parishes ever seen in Minnesota,” The Minnesota Star Tribune reported. “Right now, all of our 131 …
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Colombian bishops decry election violence (Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia)
The officers of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia issued a statement decrying pre-election violence there. “Any armed action that attacks the civilian population constitutes a grave offense against God and …
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Oakland bishop announces closing of 12 parishes, 1 pastoral center (Diocese of Oakland)
The bishop of Oakland, California, announced the closing of twelve parishes and a Korean pastoral center. “I deeply understand the sacrifice this will require,” Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., wrote in …
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Cardinal Farrell: Infant baptisms fell 31%, Catholic weddings fell 48% over 30-year period (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
In a talk delivered at a Vatican conference on marriage formation, Cardinal Kevin Farrell spoke of steep declines in the number of infant baptisms and weddings worldwide over a 30-year …