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A Meal of Toads and Other Gruesome Punishments…
Caesarius of Heisterbach (d. 1240) was one of the most popular hagiographers of the Middle Ages. The prior of the Cistercian Heisterbach Abbey, he’s most famous for his Dialogue on …
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For 300 years, the early Church learned from ‘The Shepherd of Hermas’…
The Shepherd of Hermas is an inspiring combination of instructions for living the Christian life and an apocalyptic vision of the saved and the damned. At the most basic level, …
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Jerusalem churches advocate for Gazan children to have cancer treatment in Israel
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2025 / 08:00 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Jerusalem …
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Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop for Palm Beach, auxiliary bishop for Phoenix
Palm Beach Bishop-designate Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Palm Beach CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). The Holy See said on …
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EUROPE/RUSSIA – Moscow hosts a conference on relations between the Holy See and Italy between the 19th and 21st centuries
Moscow – On December 16, the conference entitled “Italy, Vatican, Catholicism: 19th-21st Centuries” was held in Moscow at the Institute of Scientific Information of Social Sciences of the Russian Academy …
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ASIA/BANGLADESH – Riots after the assassination of student leader Hadi; Bishop Subroto: “Worrying situation”
Dhaka – “We have returned to full-blown street unrest and severe social instability. It is a very worrying situation. The death of Sharif Osman Hadi, leader of the youth movement, …
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Cardinal Dolan says of retirement: ‘I’ll always keep working’
The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, speaks to EWTN News on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. / Credit: …
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AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – UN staff member killed detained by South Sudanese security forces
Juba – Tensions have risen between the Government of South Sudan and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan following the death, under circumstances that remain unclear, of a mission …
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Top 2025 religious freedom developments included mix of persecution, protection
null / Credit: Joe Belanger/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is an overview of some of the religious freedom developments and news in the …
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Groypers, Quo Vadis: Resentful Naturalism
This will be the last installment of my thoughts on the Groyper movement, for now, at least. Here, I wish to focus on two characteristics that are clearly visible at …