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Manila’s Feast of the Black Nazarene draws record 9.6 million devotees (CWN)
A record crowd of over 9.6 million people took part in the annual procession in Manila for the Philippine Feast of the Black Nazarene.
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388 million Christians suffer ‘high levels’ of persecution and discrimination, report finds (Open Doors )
An organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians reported that over 388 million Christians suffer “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.” In its newly released World Watch List …
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Remembering Cardinal John O’Connor, a Saintly Hero
Bernard GotfrydArchbishop John J. O’Connor in January 1985 COMMENTARY: Cardinal O’Connor was a role model for Catholics who witness in the public square.
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Outrage is appropriate but not enough to defeat Trumpism
The only way to prevent further tragedies like the horrific killing of Renee Good is to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box. And that requires consciously reaching out to …
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The Leo Chronicles: Brackets
The Leo Chronicles: Who are the diplomats and the peacemakers?
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Istanbul’s ‘sea snot’ is a test case for ecological sin
If ecological sin is real, then ecological repentance must be real, too: pipes that work, standards that bite, and the stubborn, persistent work of repair.
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Cardinal Parolin begins trip to Kuwait (CWN)
The Vatican’s Secretariat of State announced that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, has begun a journey to Kuwait.
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Vatican Mosaic Studio completes mosaic of Leo XIV (Vatican News)
The Vatican Mosaic Studio completed a mosaic roundel of Pope Leo XIV for display at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Staff of the studio presented the mosaic …
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Holy doors being sealed until next jubilee (Vatican News)
The jubilee holy doors at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, and St. Peter’s Basilica are …
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Pray and meditate on God’s Word daily, Pope emphasizes to pilgrims (CWN)
At the conclusion of his January 14 general audience, Pope Leo XIV repeatedly emphasized the importance of a cultivating a life of prayer and meditation on the Word of God.