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Bishop Simon Kulli, Witness to the Faith in Post-Communist Albania, Dies at 52
ACNBishop Simon Kulli of Sapë, Albania. His personal story reflected the drama and hope of the Church in Albania.
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The Kitchen Friar’s Book That Inspires Pope Leo’s Spirituality
Elias Turk/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to Rome on Dec. 2, 2025. In his writings, Brother Lawrence presents a spirituality that involves …
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Catholics Form Coalition Opposed to the Death Penalty Amid Execution Surge
Don LaVange Sister Helen Prejean is an anti-death-penalty advocate. In 2024, there were 25 people executed in the United States. In 2025, there have already been 44 executions, and three …
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‘You leave or we’ll kick you out’ can’t be only answer for migrants, Chilean archbishop says
La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, Chile. / Credit: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In a …
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AFRICA/NIGERIA – Priest kidnapped in Kaduna State
Abuja – Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Father Emmanuel Ezema was abducted by armed men from the rectory of St. Peter’s Parish in Rumi on December 2, …
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AMERICA/COLOMBIA – Resignation and appointment of vicar apostolic of Leticia
Vatican City – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Leticia, Colombia, presented by Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz.The Holy …
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ASIA/MALAYSIA – From the “Great Pilgrimage of Hope,” insights for the journey and witness of the Churches of Asia
by Gianni Valente Penang – A “consoling” pilgrimage. Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle chose the adjective “consoling” when asked to describe in one word the “Great Pilgrimage of Hope,” the …
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Prelate assumes presidency of Philippine bishops’ conference (CBCP News)
Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa became president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines on December 1. In 2024, the Archdiocese of Lipa published a 271-page book on synodality. …
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Finland’s only Catholic bishop appeals for help for his ‘booming’ Church
By Amira Abuzeid Houston, Texas, Dec 4, 2025 / 06:00 am The bishop of Helsinki in Finland, Raimo Goyarrola, the only Catholic bishop in the Nordic country that shares a …
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The Prime Ministers
The Prime Ministers: Canada’s Leaders and the Nation They ShapedJ.D.M. Stewart (Sutherland House, $37.95, 361 pages) The last books on Canada’s prime ministers were published in the 1990s and while …