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Reaping the whirlwind
School boards in Toronto and Ontario have recently seen a clear and sustained uptick in “behavioural problems,” a sweeping (if euphemistic) term for a large swathe of anti-social conduct in …
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Catholic cardinal highlights technology’s role in transforming Africa’s resources
Cardinal Peter Turkson, the chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Rome, said the Church should recognize the natural resources available in creation as gifts from God. Cardinal Peter …
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Catholic cardinal highlights technology’s role in transforming Africa’s resources
ABUJA, Nigeria — Technology can help humanity transform the resources provided by God into practical benefits for people and communities across the African continent, the chancellor of the Pontifical Academy …
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Pope Leo Appoints Coadjutor Bishop for Puerto Rico’s Youngest Diocese
Pope Leo XIV speaks on Sept. 6, 2026, during the weekly Angelus prayer he leads from a window of the apostolic palace. A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan …
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German Bishop Voices ‘Great Concern’ After Historic AfD Victory in State Election
The European Union, German, and Saxony-Anhalt flags fly outside the state Parliament in Magdeburg, Germany, in an undated photo. Bishop Gerhard Feige called for respect for human dignity as Cardinal …
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China Ordains 18th Bishop Under Vatican Agreement
The bilateral agreement, first signed in 2018, governs the selection and recognition of Catholic bishops in China. Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo …
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Pope Leo appoints coadjutor bishop for Puerto Rico’s youngest diocese
A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan bishop and succeeds him after his retirement. Pope Leo XIV speaks on Sept. 6, 2026, during the weekly Angelus prayer he leads …
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Pope Leo appoints coadjutor bishop for Puerto Rico’s youngest diocese
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed a coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, the third bishop nomination for the island of Puerto Rico in under three months. Father Gerardo …
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Catholics, Can We Discuss the ‘Nod of Peace’?
The sign of peace has its roots in early Christianity. Nods, awkward smiles and contactless peace signs still predominate half a decade after the COVID-19 pandemic, raising the question: What …
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The Church of the Sheaves: a missionary perspective presented to Newly Ordained Bishops
Rome – Bishops ordained in the last two years gathered in Rome on 8 September 2026, in the Aula Magna of the Pontifical Urbaniana University, for a formation course, hearing …