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Homeless Mother Given ‘Key’ to New Apartment by Pope Leo XIV
Nadia Howlader is given a key to a new apartment by Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 16 on the ninth World Day of the Poor. As part of the Jubilee …
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Pope Leo XIV marks Nicaea anniversary, urges Christians to overcome divisions
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople at an ecumenical event marking the 1,700th anniversary of Nicene Creed, in Iznik, Turkey, on November 28th, 2025. / Screenshot: …
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Gifts, offerings, and sacrifice
by Father Dwight Longenecker Part of the magic of Christmas is giving and receiving gifts. The presents might be simple, homemade, and practical or expensive and luxurious, but they represent …
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AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU – Coup: President Embalo in exile in Senegal
Bissau – The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who was overthrown in a military coup on November 26 , has sought refuge in Senegal. The self-proclaimed military junta, the …
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ASIA/MYANMAR – National Human Rights Commission welcomes the release of political prisoners and considers the elections “an opportunity”
Yangon – Myanmar’s military junta has released over 3,000 political prisoners from Insein prison in Yangon. The detainees had been arrested as regime opponents after the 2021 coup and accused …
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Pro-life, Christian health insurance company launches in Texas
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 28, 2025 / 07:00 am Two Texas pro-lifers are launching a health care plan that embraces Catholic life ethics, creating an ethical option for …
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EUROPE/ITALY – “The Metamorphosis of West Africa”: the latest work of the Sinderesis School will be presented in Rome
Rome – “Quo Vadis Africa?”: This question summarizes the research conducted by the young people of the “Sinderesis School” at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome during the 2024-2025 academic …
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Miracles of St. Sharbel: American Devotion Grows Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Lebanon Journey
St. Sharbel’s remains draw pilgrims from around the world to the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon. Many Catholic churches in the United States offer monthly St. Sharbel healing …
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An Advent Recipe for Readiness
ShutterstockIn Advent, we await the coming of Jesus at Christmastime. The second reading from the Mass gives us a basic recipe for readiness …
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Filipino archbishop asks Catholics to attend protests against government corruption
Members of Iglesia ni Cristo take part in a protest against corruption on Nov. 16, 2025 in Manila, Philippines. A powerful Philippine megachurch, Iglesia ni Cristo, mobilized over half a …