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This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of March
In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question to the faithful: “Would you imagine what a world without wars would be like? A world without the …
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This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of March
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of March is for disarmament and peace. In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question to the faithful: …
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Pew report examines how people rate fellow citizens’ morals
U.S. adults were among those most likely to condemn extramarital affairs as immoral in a study of 25 countries. Credit: Bacho/Shutterstock A Pew Research Center study found Americans are more likely than …
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Vatican theological commission warns of replacing God with ‘a world governed by machines’
The Vatican’s International Theological Commission has warned that if humanity places total trust in technology in a “world ruled by machines,” it risks replacing the “living God” with a counterfeit “virtual God.”
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Court allows subpoena of Archdiocese of Seattle in abuse investigation
A Washington state appeals court has ruled that the state’s attorney general can subpoena religious organizations — including the Archdiocese of Seattle — for records related to alleged sexual abuse, as part of determining …
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Drone strike on Iraqi Catholic church complex reopens old wounds
The Catholic community in northern Iraq has been shaken by the attack of an explosive drone hitting the Chaldean Catholic complex in Ankawa, outside of Irbil.
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A Pope’s Magnificent Bet On a Young Bernini
Vatican MediaAltar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, where Bernini’s gorgeous bronze monument to the Chair of Peter acts as a massivebronze reliquary for the historic wooden chair. An …
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Pew report examines how people rate fellow citizens’ morals
A Pew Research Center study found Americans are more likely than people in other countries to question the morality of their fellow citizens. The report, “In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially …
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ASIA/LEBANON – Middle East in flames, Catholic Patriarchs in Lebanon call for an immediate halt to the spiral of violence and a return to constructive dialogue
Beirut – In light of the “dangerous escalation of armed conflicts in Lebanon and the Middle East,” accompanied by the fall of so many “innocent victims, the displacement of families, …
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A pope’s magnificent bet on a young Bernini
An exhibition in Rome traces how Pope Urban VIII backed the 25-year-old artist behind St. Peter’s soaring bronze canopy — and the decade-long project that helped define Baroque Catholicism. Pope …