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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 …
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A pope’s magnificent bet on a young Bernini
ROME — A new exhibition in Rome is spotlighting the pivotal moment Pope Urban VIII entrusted a 25-year-old Gian Lorenzo Bernini with one of the most ambitious artistic commissions in …
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Consecrated Women in Rome Heal With St. Hildegard
‘Welcoming others in the spirit of St. Hildegard is all about simplicity, because she is the saint of joy,’ said Simona Ferrara of Casa Santa Maria degli Angeli. The community …
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ASIA/LEBANON – Israeli “evacuation notice”, but Christians in southern Lebanon remain in their villages
Rmeish – “What is happening here is clear. The Israeli army’s operation on Lebanese territory is already underway. And in the villages where Christians live, at least in those with …
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European bishops: Women ‘should never feel compelled to abort’
The European bishops expressed the Churchʼs moral opposition to any mechanism that would fund abortions and emphasized what women “truly need is effective social, economic, and healthcare assistance.” Credit: Thanatip …
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European bishops: Women ‘should never feel compelled to abort’
The Catholic Church in Europe has firmly stated that abortion “is gravely contrary to the moral law” and maintained that women “should never feel compelled to abort due to social …