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“The Best Books I Read in 2025”
Dear Readers, With this list, we enter a third decade of the “Best Books I Read…”, which is both difficult to comprehend and heart-warming to ponder. This yearly feature began …
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Characters of Hope: Well-Read Catholics Reflect on Inspirational Protagonists
L to R: St. Joan of Arc is the subject of a Mark Twain novel, while Jean Valjean, the hopeful lead of ‘Les Misérables,’ and Samwise Gamgee of ‘The Lord …
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Poll: Catholic support for IVF falls below 50% when Church teaching explained
The results demonstrate that just informing Catholic voters about the Church’s position on IVF and the immorality of the procedure is sufficient to cause an immediate 14-point shift against IVF …
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Poll: Catholic support for IVF falls below 50% when Church teaching explained
The results demonstrate that just informing Catholic voters about the Church’s position on IVF and the immorality of the procedure is sufficient to cause an immediate 14-point shift against IVF …
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ASIA/CAMBODIA – Bishops appeal for truce and peace
Phnom Penh – “We call for an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of dialogue and diplomacy to find solutions that promote the common good and true peace,” wrote the bishops …
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ASIA/CAMBODIA – Apostolic Prefect of Battambang: “Amid tension and fear of war, we help the displaced and pray for peace”
Battambang – “We are in a time of great tension; the hostilities on the border between Thailand and Cambodia have continued for five days straight. People are very afraid, and …
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ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES – Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and the Filipino community of the Vicariate of Southern Arabia together for the ‘Simbang Gabi’ celebrations
Abu Dhabi – “We had often spoken with Cardinal Tagle about the possibility of his coming to the United Arab Emirates for the ‘Simbang Gabi’. This year, it has finally …
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Hong Kong cardinal sees AI as gift from God; Vatican prefect advises caution (Vatican News)
Cardinal Stephen Chow, SJ, of Hong Kong preached that “I think AI is not from the devil. AI comes from God.” The prelate made his remarks during the opening Mass …
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Appeals court rules against abortion clinic buffer-zone law (Religion Clause)
Citing the right to freedom of speech, a federal appeals court has sided with Florida Preborn and four sidewalk counselors in their lawsuit against a buffer-zone ordinance enacted by the …
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Vatican cardinal says new ‘Chapel of Liberation’ exhibit is not about liberation theology (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
The prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education said that “Chapel of Liberation,” a new exhibit in his dicastery’s contemporary art museum, is not about liberation theology. In a …