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Cardinal Vesco: Leo XIV’s trip to Algeria will be like a “Visitation”
by Gianni Valente Algiers – The Bishop of Rome who is about to visit Algeria “has nothing to sell or defend.” He arrives in the spirit of generosity, as a …
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US Eastern Catholic bishops issue ‘cry for peace and justice’ (Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix)
At the conclusion of a recent meeting, the Eastern Catholic bishops of the United States issued a “cry for peace and justice” on behalf of beleaguered Eastern Catholics in their …
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Luxembourg’s Cardinal Hollerich says women’s ordination essential to Church’s future (EWTN News)
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., of Luxembourg said that he “cannot imagine in the long run how a Church can survive if half of the people of God suffers because they …
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Pope Leo hails 250th anniversary of 3 Slovak dioceses carved from the Habsburgs
ROME — This year marks the 250th anniversary of three dioceses in Slovakia, then part of the Hungarian monarchy: Banská Bystrica, Rožňava, and Spiš. On the occasion, Pope Leo XIV …
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Pope Leo hails 250th anniversary of 3 Slovak dioceses carved from the Habsburgs
Three dioceses in what is now Slovakia mark 250 years, a story that winds through Habsburg politics, a suspected forgery, and communist-era intrigue. Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, apostolic nuncio to Slovakia, …
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US bishops, evangelicals launch dialogue on immigration (USCCB)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals launched a dialogue on immigration on March 24. Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas, the chairman of …
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Archbishop Caccia calls for equal access to justice for women (Holy See Mission)
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the new apostolic nuncio to the United States, called for equal access to justice for women. Addressing a UN commission, Archbishop Caccia said that “poverty and its …
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Study finds nearly 70% of Catholics who have not gone to confession in the past year want to go
This Lent, a new study finds that two-thirds of Catholics who have not attended confession in the last year say they are open to going. According to “The Catholic Pulse …
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Study finds nearly 70% of Catholics who have not gone to confession in the past year want to go
The Catholic Pulse Report finds that God’s mercy remains the top draw for both regulars and those who have not received the sacrament in the last year. A priest listens …
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The Donatist Comeback
‘Synodal Way’ flags fly in front of the Congress Center Messe Frankfurt in Germany in 2022. (Image: Max von Lachner/Synodal Way.) My Lenten reading has included an interesting, if somewhat …