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An Australian saint of forgiveness?
Australia’s Jan Ruff-O’Herne’s most distinguished accolade of all may lie in the future, if she is one day to share the title of “saint” with Mary MacKillop. Jan Ruff-O’Herne. | …
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Leo XIV prays for world without prejudice, persecution
The Holy Father appealed to communities of nations “to be ever vigilant, so that the horror of genocide may never again befall any people.” Pope Leo XIV speaks during the …
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Former Scottish Sisters of Nazareth Sentenced for Abuse in Children’s Care Homes
Scottish Child Abuse InquiryIn Scotland, a former Sister of Nazareth religious sister has been jailed for 15 months for abusing children and vulnerable young people. The offenses took place at …
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Pope appeals for end to antisemitism, prejudice, genocide
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to all antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution worldwide.
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More US bishops decry societal tensions, call for renewal of heart, human dignity
More U.S. Catholic bishops are sounding the alarm over an increasingly frayed social order both at home and abroad — while calling for a renewal of heart and a recommitment to Gospel …
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Report: Vast majority of religious institutes had no one professing perpetual vows in 2025
A Georgetown report reveals most religious institutes in the U.S. had no one making perpetual vows in 2025. Nuns walk in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of …
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Former Scottish Sisters of Nazareth sentenced for abuse in children’s care homes
In Scotland, a former Sister of Nazareth religious sister has been jailed for 15 months for abusing children and vulnerable young people. Nazareth Home in Kilmarnock. | Credit: Photo courtesy …
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P.D. James and Designer Parkas for Chihuahuas
ivSkyPet stores now seem far more evident in Rome. COMMENTARY: ‘Family’ has, evidently, acquired new — and some would say, ominous — connotations in a world of infertility.
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Can I receive Eucharist at non-Catholic churches?
by Msgr. Stuart Swetland, STD Q Dear Father: I will be attending my niece’s wedding at a Polish National Catholic Church. Would it be acceptable as a practicing Roman Catholic …
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AFRICA/DR CONGO – Conflicting reports on the assissination of former President Kabila in Uvira
Kinshasa – Rumors have been circulating in recent days about the alleged assassination of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. According to information sent to Fides, former Congolese President Joseph Kabila …