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With Cuba in crisis, faith groups work to influence policy, deliver aid
U.S. Republican administrations have long seen faith groups as a cornerstone for humanitarian aid and community trust as they push for regime change in Cuba.
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Sen. Hawley says MLB admits error in warning Giants players over Bible verses
Major League Baseball (MLB) will not punish the three San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their caps during the team’s gay pride celebrations and blamed the incident …
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Mexico confronts its taboo history: Exhibit spotlights Cristero War against religious persecution
Throughout 2026, a museum in Puebla, Mexico, is hosting the exhibition “When Faith Challenged Power,” which depicts the history of the Cristero War, a popular uprising against religious persecution in …
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Between political neo-messianisms and Augustinian realism: scholars and analysts revisit Leo XIV’s teaching on international politics and Global scenarios
Rome – One year after the election of Pope Leo XIV, a public lecture at the Pontifical Gregorian University has offered one of the first comprehensive readings of his pontificate …
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Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has rejected a request by the German Bishops’ Conference to allow lay faithful, in exceptional circumstances, to preach the homily during the celebration of the …
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The blood-stained Breviary and other “Family Memories” of Father Amédée Benoît
by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Lyon – “He died with the rosary in his hand, just as he had lived: a missionary totally given to others.” With this evocative image, Father Benoît …
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ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Sued for supporting indigenous communities in the fight against mining: Church representatives express solidarity with Bishop of Bayombong
Bayombong – Priests, religious, and lay people from the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino participated today in a peaceful march and prayer service organized by the Commission for Social …
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AMERICA/COLOMBIA – The 9th edition of the Missionary Congress for children and adolescents is underway, with over 1,000 participants expected
Bogota – From June 25 to 28, children and young people from across Colombia will gather in the city of Valledupar for a great celebration of faith, communion, and mission. …
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Barbecued pulled pork
FOR THE RUB: 8 tablespoons paprika 6 tablespoons granulated sugar 4 tablespoons salt 4 tablespoons ground cumin 4 tablespoons black pepper 4 tablespoons chili …
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AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – The “inter-congregational” mission of the nuns in the “bateyes” of Barahona amidst poverty, migration and fragility
Barahona – The Inter-congregational Missionary Community was founded in Haiti in 2010 at the initiative of the Latin American Conference of Women Religious and was later organized by the Ecuadorian …