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Specialist in medieval Franciscan history named bishop of Assisi (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Felice Accrocca of Benevento, Italy, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino.
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Podcast: One light can dispel the darkness, says Pax Christi’s Charlene Howard
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear speaks with Charlene Howard, the executive director of Pax Christi USA.
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Pope Leo insists Vatican II remains the church’s road map
Last week, Pope Leo XIV gave two talks, one at a weekly general audience and the other to cardinals, that focused on the Second Vatican Council. His words need to …
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US ‘abandoning its moral responsibility’ with exit from bedrock climate treaty, Catholic groups say
The United States — the largest source of historical emissions and top user and producer of oil and gas — will stand as the only country in the world not …
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After Renee Good, are you really going to keep pretending Trump and Vance are pro-life?
“The deeds of this administration have stood in sharp contrast to the reassuring words they have offered to religious believers,” writes Steven P. Millies.
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St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Feast date: Jan 12 On Jan. 12, Roman Catholics remember Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, who not only founded a religious congregation, but was also instrumental in establishing the …
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Vatican newspaper highlights plight of Yemen’s Catholics, served by 1 priest (CWN)
In the most prominent front-page article in its January 10 edition, L’Osservatore Romano highlighted the plight of Catholics in Yemen (map) amid the nation’s civil war.
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Witness to Christ and listen to abuse victims, Pope tells world’s cardinals (CWN)
In his concluding remarks to the recent extraordinary consistory of the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV spoke about the centrality of Christ, emphasized the importance of the Second Vatican …
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Secularism, Security, and ‘Civilizational Erasure’…
Twenty years ago, I published a small book, The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God. It enjoyed a fair sale, got translated into French, Spanish, Polish, …
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US Executions Rise in 2025 Amid Shifting Public Opinion…
A rise in executions in the United States in 2025 occurred alongside “shifting public opinion” against the death penalty, offering anti-death-penalty advocates a hopeful sign going into 2026 even amid …