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Ukraine and the Limits of Dialogue
Genya SavilovDormition Cathedral at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is engulfed in smoke after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv on June 15, 2026. COMMENTARY: What Russia is doing is not …
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Pope Leo XIV visits sanctuary dedicated to the Trinity near Rome
Pope Leo XIV has made another visit to a pilgrimage site while on vacation at Castel Gandolfo in Italy, stopping at the Sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity in Vallepietra. …
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Pope Leo XIV visits major Italian pilgrimage sites while on vacation
Pope Leo XIV visited two major pilgrimage sites in Italy while on vacation at Castel Gandolfo, stopping at the Sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity in Vallepietra and the St. …
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Pope Leo XIV visits major Italian pilgrimage sites while on vacation
The pontiff left Castel Gandolfo on July 22 to visit holy sites in Vallepietra and Subiaco. Pope Leo XIV stands out of a window at St. Benedict Abbey in Subiaco, …
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Pope Leo XIV to U.S. religious superiors: Prioritize community life
Pope Leo XIV this week urged U.S. religious superiors to prioritize community life, describing it as a place of “witness and strength.” The Vatican published the letter on July 22 …
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ASIA/CHINA – Consecration of bishop of Chifeng
Vatican City – Today, Wednesday 22 July 2026, the Reverend Joseph Chang Yanfeng received episcopal ordination. The Holy Father appointed him bishop of Chifeng on 15 June 2026, having approved …
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ASIA/CHINA – Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng ordained Bishop of Chifeng
by Marta Zhao Chifeng – More than 400 bishops, priests, women religious and lay faithful attended the episcopal ordination of Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng as Bishop of Chifeng, a diocese …
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AFRICA/MADAGASCAR – Alarm in Madagascar over wave of unresolved child and adolescent disappearances and killings
Antananarivo – Alarm is growing in Madagascar over a wave of unresolved disappearances and killings that, since the beginning of the year, has particularly affected children and adolescents, especially in …
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Franciscan sisters end 112 years of service in Aleppo, Syria
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in Aleppo has long been associated with education, social service, and humanitarian work. Now, after 112 years of ministry, the sisters will close their convent …
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Franciscan sisters end 112 years of service in Aleppo, Syria
After more than a century, Aleppo bids farewell to the sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, who have long been associated with education, social service, and humanitarian work in …