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SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome’s schism warning
Pope Leo XIV is not even two years into his pontificate and he is already facing one of the most delicate episodes of his ministry: a new rupture within the …
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AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Funeral held for Father Crépin, priest killed “perhaps to block the peace process in Zémio”
Bangui – “Father Crépin was deeply committed to dialogue. It is possible that he was killed to block the peace process currently underway in Zémio,” Bishop Aurelio Gazzera of Bangassou …
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Assyrian patriarch calls for stronger cooperation among Eastern Churches
The dream of unity has long inspired the churches that trace their roots to the ancient Church of the East. Efforts to reach that goal continue, while Christians pray that, …
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“Saints have a past and sinners have a future.” Chinese Catholics celebrate Saints Peter and Paul, Patrons of the Church of Rome
Beijing – An opportunity to pray that their faith may be as steadfast as that of St. Peter, firmly built upon the rock, and, like that of St. Paul, dynamic …
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Keeping a Republic: A 250th Birthday Meditation
SEEphotos7171When the Lord Jesus distinguished the things of God from the things of Caesar, he was teaching that Caesar’s writ is limited. COMMENTARY: It takes a critical mass of people, …
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ASIA/BANGLADESH – Bishop Gomes: “The Rohingya crisis is growing more severe as international aid continues to decline”
Dhaka – “The situation facing the Rohingya is extremely difficult. International funding is decreasing day by day, and some non-governmental organizations have been forced to suspend their activities in the …
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Administrator appointed for English diocese after bishop charged with rape (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster, England, as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Northampton. The diocesan bishop, Bishop David Oakley, was charged last week with two …
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Quantum physics meets Catholic theology at first-of-its-kind gathering
A new international meeting of physicists, philosophers, and theologians will take place July 12–15 at Chapman University in Orange, California. Credit: Summit Art Creations/Shutterstock New discoveries in quantum science raise …
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Quantum physics meets Catholic theology at first-of-its-kind gathering
New discoveries in quantum science raise profound questions, but how does this emerging branch of research relate to the Catholic faith? That question is at the heart of a new …
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Life in Hillary’s Village
“It takes a village,” declared then-First Lady Hillary Clinton in 1996, asserting that child-rearing could not be left in the hands of families but required state intervention. Along the same …