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Vandals damage AC at San Antonio parish (KSAT-TV)
Vandals damaged the air conditioning at a San Antonio parish during a failed burglary attempt. The incident at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church was among the over 400 acts of …
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Dutch bishop, in open letter to Pope, argues against synodality (Paarse Pepers)
In an open letter to Pope Leo, a Dutch bishop argued that synodality has produced little fruit. In an August 13 blog post, Auxiliary Bishop Robertus Mutsaertsof of ’s-Hertogenbosch said …
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Zambia’s bishops decry suspension of vote counting in presidential election (AllAfrica.com)
The bishops of Zambia decried the suspension of vote counting following the August 13 general election. “While we acknowledge that the Commission has since indicated that counting has resumed under …
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Analysts link persecution of Church in Nicaragua to regime’s succession strategy (The National Interest)
Two foreign-policy analysts argued that the Nicaraguan government’s persecution of the Church “has evolved into part of the regime’s succession strategy.” Daniel Ortega, 80, is Nicaragua’s president; his wife, Rosario …
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The Democratic Party’s dilemma: Balancing progressivism and persuasion
“The demand for ideological conformity to extreme views combined with the structural impediment caused by gerrymandered districts results in a party that has lost the art of persuasion,” writes Michael …
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Editorial: Church anti-death penalty stance hits deaf ears. We’re looking at you, DeSantis.
Last year alone the Sunshine State executed 19 death row inmates, and this year the number is already at 12, with three more to go. This trend alarms Florida’s bishops …
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They built careers and their own lives. The call to the priesthood came later.
Many men enter seminaries and religious communities well after the age traditionally associated with priestly formation. Some spent years building careers, dating, or living independently before pursuing the priesthood.
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Podcast: Trump admin made a U-turn on war against poverty, says David Beckmann
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear hosts David Beckmann, former president of Bread for the World, a Christian advocacy organization that fights poverty and hunger.
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Priest performs exorcism at ranch formerly owned by Jeffrey Epstein (Santa Fe New Mexican)
The new owners of a New Mexico ranch formerly owned by Jeffrey Epstein had a priest perform an exorcism there. “We flew in an exorcist from Ohio, a Latin Mass …
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Ukrainian Catholic leader hails 20th-century nationalist leader as remains repatriated (UkrinForm)
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church paid tribute to Ukrainian nationalist leader Yevhen Konovalets (1891-1938), who was assassinated in the Netherlands by a Soviet agent. Konovalets “was someone …