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Not More Infantile Claptrap…
Last week my inbox was inundated with people writing about the recent concert in St. Peter’s Square. For those who missed it, the “Grace for the World” concert was held …
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Lithuanian president thanks Pontiff for advocating for Ukraine (@GitanasNauseda)
Following a papal audience yesterday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that he thanked Pope Leo XIV for “his tireless calls for peace and justice, his voice in defense of Ukraine, …
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Pontiff notes importance of Swiss Guard oath (Dicastery for Communication (Italian))
In brief remarks at the Swiss Guard’s swearing-in ceremony on October 4, Pope Leo XIV spoke of the importance of the members’ oath. “To all of you who have taken …
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Pope encourages Vatican Gendarmerie Corps in their service (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a Sunday afternoon Mass for the Gendarmerie Corps of the Vatican City State on October 5, hours after he had celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Square …
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Cardinal Parolin raps both Hamas massacre, Israeli conduct of war (Vatican News)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, has renewed the Holy See’s condemnation of the October 7 attacks on Israel and the killing of civilians in Gaza—while also sharply …
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Papal gratitude to Knights of Columbus for funding St. Peter’s restoration projects (Dicastery for Communication)
Pope Leo XIV yesterday expressed gratitude to board members of the Knights of Columbus for their support of art restoration projects in St. Peter’s Basilica. During an audience in Consistory …
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AMERICA/MEXICO – Missing priest found dead: murder investigation underway
Mexico City – The body of Father Bertoldo Pantaleón Estrada, the priest reported missing on Saturday, October 4, in Cocula, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, has been found. The …
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Not More Infantile Claptrap…
Last week my inbox was inundated with people writing about the recent concert in St. Peter’s Square. For those who missed it, the “Grace for the World” concert was held …
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On the (real) archbishop of Canterbury and John Henry Newman
Statue of John Henry Newman, by Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud, outside Brompton Oratory in London. (Image: Another Believer/Wikipedia) What is the answer to the question, “Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?” It …
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7 common myths and facts about the rosary
A woman prays the rosary at the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on Sept. 28, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno Washington, …