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Letter from Global South bishops for climate justice echoes among COP30 delegations
The joint appeal calls for an immediate halt on fossil fuel exploration and for the taxation of endeavors already in progress.
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‘Hero of the confessional’ beatified in Bari (Vatican News (Italian))
Father Carmelo De Palma (1876-1961), a diocesan priest known as the “hero of the confessional,” was beatified in Bari, Italy, on November 15. “In the many and varied duties of …
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‘So many forms of poverty oppress our world,’ Pope preaches on World Day of the Poor (Dicastery for Communication)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time and 9th World Day of the Poor. “So many forms of poverty oppress our …
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Pope highlights plight of persecuted Christians, civilians in DR Congo, Ukraine (Dicastery for Communication)
Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading of the day (Lk. 21:5-19) during his November 16 Sunday Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV spoke about the persecution of Christians. “Christians today are …
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Brazilian traditionalist bishop meets with Pope in private audience. (Catholic Herald)
Pope Leo XIV met in a private audience on November 15 with Bishop Fernando Areas Rifan, whose work in Brazil is dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass. The Apostolic Administration …
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Peter Kreeft’s ‘From Calvinist to Catholic’ Is a Joyful Apologia…
For Catholics, the end of October marked the beginning of Hallowtide—All Hallows’ Eve, or Halloween, All Hallows (All Saints), and All Souls. For Protestant Christians who have maintained some connection …
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New York pastors report leap in adult conversions (New York Post)
Catholic priests in New York are reportedly a sharp increase in the number of adult converts, the New York Post reports. At St. Vincent Ferrer church on the Upper East …
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Synod’s ‘study groups’ release interim reports (Vatican News)
The special ‘study groups’ set up by Pope Francis have released interim reports on their work, as have two new group established later by Pope Leo. The study groups, commissioned …
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Papal message to conference on curbing abuse in religious communities (Vatican News)
Pope Leo XIV has sent a message of encouragement to participants in a conference being held in Rome this week, under the auspices of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection …
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Ensure easy access to Scripture, Pope urges (Fides)
Pope Leo XIV met on November 17 with members of the Catholic Biblical Foundation, and told them that “your mission and vision should always be inspired by the conviction that …