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Vatican: Pope Leo is considering visit to Monaco (Vatican News)
The Holy See Press Office announced on February 10 that Pope Leo is considering a one-day visit to Monaco at the end of March. During a January 17 audience, Prince …
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Netherlands sees rise in new adult Catholics; Sunday Mass attendance falls below 3% (Pillar)
630 adults were received into the Church in the Netherlands in 2024, up from 455 in 2023, according to Radboud University’s Catholic Institute for Ecclesiastical Statistics (KASKI). 6,110 children were …
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Cameroon prelate reflects on solidarity between bishops of US, Africa (USCCB)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published a Cameroon bishop’s homily on the solidarity between the bishops of Africa and the United States. Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Yola …
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Vatican diplomat decries link between financial speculation, food prices (Holy See Mission)
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, said that “it is concerning that food, a fundamental requirement for …
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When Care Leads to Death
Barely two weeks before Christmas, Illinois quietly crossed another moral Rubicon. On December 12, Illinois became the 12th state, alongside Washington, D.C., to legalize physician-assisted suicide, rebranded under the soothing-sounding …
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Shroud of Turin: Medieval origin hypothesis challenged on scientific grounds (Vatican News)
The research journal Archaeometry published a response to a previous article on the Shroud of Turin. In the previous article, Cicero Moraes argued in favor of the Shroud’s “origin as …
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Venezuela’s bishops call for release of political prisoners, respect for human rights (Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana)
Venezuela’s bishops released a pastoral exhortation calling for respect for human rights, a respect for popular sovereignty, the release of all political prisoners, and forgiveness rather than violence. The bishops …
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Cardinal Cupich calls for White House apology for Truth Social depiction of Obamas (Archdiocese of Chicago)
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago called upon the White House to apologize for a video posted on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account portraying former President Barack Obama and his …
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Vatican Radio announces podcasts on the future of radio (Vatican News)
Vatican Radio, which is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year, announced that it will commemorate World Radio Day (February 13) by hosting programs on the future of radio. These programs, …
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Theme announced for World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly (Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life)
The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life announced that Pope Leo XIV has chosen “I will never forget you” (Isaiah 49:15) as the theme for the 6th World Day …