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Pope wears iconic Australian Akubra hat at Vatican gathering
Sky News Australia
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August 13, 2025
The Pope was gifted a famous Australian hat at the Vatican. Pope Leo held his weekly general audience indoors so those attending could be out of the sun and extreme heat. An Australian bride there for a special newlywed blessing gave the Pope the...
Let’s Prevent AI “from creating a system of domination”: Vatican Official at Congress of Catholic Journalists in Africa
ACI Africa
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August 13, 2025
Perceived as a system of domination, Dr. Ruffini said, “AI is wrongly considered infallible, invulnerable, and omniscient - in contradiction even with the scientific presupposition that underpins it – that machine can break down complex cognitive...
Watch out, the pizza police are out there
The Economic Times
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August 25, 2025
Italy has a very non-nasty habit of turning everything into art - whether on a catwalk or plate. Which is why even pizza - essentially toppings on flatbread - has been elevated to high culture. But as with all art, there's always a lurking fear:...
St. Sylvester Catholic Church takes early summer trip to Vatican
Santa Rosas Press Gazette - Florida
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August 13, 2025
Submitted photos Members of St. Sylvester Catholic Church, as well as invited guests, attended a special pilgrimage to the Vatican City, Rome, Florence and others places in Italy. The trip coincided with the Catholic Church’s Jubilee year, which...
United States: Conservative Catholic Ambassador to the Vatican
FSSPX.NEWS
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Brian Burch takes office in an unprecedented context, marked by the historic election of the first American pope, Leo XIV, who, like him, is from Chicago. Aged 49, he is a prominent figure in American conservative Catholicism. A co-founder of...
New book reveals inner suffering of one of the visionaries of Our Lady of Fatima in the face of misunderstandings and restrictions imposed by the Vatican
Zenit
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August 13, 2025
(ZENIT News / Fatima, 08.13.2025).- In the quiet cloisters of the Carmel of St. Teresa in Coimbra, Sister Lúcia de Jesus – the last surviving Fatima seer – lived her final decades behind a veil of silence that was not entirely of her choosing. A...
Vatican Envoy Urges Religious-Civil Partnership to Quell Bawku Conflict
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
Ghana’s Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Julien Kabore, has called for unified action between religious and civil authorities to restore lasting peace to the conflict-torn Bawku area. During a meeting with Upper East Regional Minister Donatus Akamugri...
“I am very happy to be among you”: Vatican Secretary of State on Arrival in Burundi for Weeklong Pastoral Visit
ACI Africa
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August 12, 2025
During the August 12-18 visit, the Vatican Secretary of State is scheduled to meet with Church leaders, government authorities, and various communities, encouraging them in faith and promoting dialogue and peace. On Wednesday, August 13, Cardinal...
Where Does the United States Stand on Life Issues?
National Catholic Register
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When it comes to unborn life, only 19 states in the U.S. protect unborn children from abortion during the first trimester of their lives. As far as assisted suicide goes, in 10 states as well as the District of Columbia, it is legal. And in about...
UK's Chagos Islands deal 'significant victory' - Pope
Star
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Pope Leo XIV met members of the Chagos Refugees Group in Vatican City/SCREENGRAB Pope Leo XIV has said he is "delighted" the UK has agreed to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Speaking to a delegation of 15 refugees from Chagos, Pope Leo said...
Catholic legislators must help build ‘city of God,’ Pope Leo XIV says
Dialog - Delaware
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August 25, 2025
Catholic legislators are called to enact laws that reflect love of God and love of neighbor, Pope Leo XIV told an international group of lawmakers. “The future of human flourishing depends on which ‘love’ we choose to organize our society around —...
VATICAN - World Mission Day 2025: three-Webinar series in Vietnamese returns
Fides
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August 7, 2025
Thursday, 7 August 2025 Rome (Agenzia Fides) – This year, the series of three webinars in Vietnamese on the Pope's message for World Mission Day 2025 returns. The series of three online seminars is organized by the National Direction of the...
Etats-Unis : un catholique conservateur ambassadeur au Vatican
FSSPX.NEWS
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Brian Burch prend ses fonctions dans un contexte inédit, marqué par l’élection historique du premier pape américain, Léon XIV, originaire comme lui de Chicago. Agé de 49 ans, il est une figure éminente du catholicisme conservateur américain....
Pope Leo XIV approves labor reform on family matters for Vatican employees
Zenit
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August 12, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 08.11.2025).- In a move underscoring the Vatican’s commitment to the dignity of family life, Pope Leo XIV has approved a sweeping update to labor policies for employees of the Vatican City State, granting expanded...
‘The Church of the sheaves’ — preparing priests for the re-evangelization of the West
The Pillar
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August 25, 2025
As the number of non-western clergy, religious, and laypeople serving in dioceses in the West continues to grow, so too is the need for resources to help them adapt to local cultures. At least, that’s the view of Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu,...
Pope approves measures benefiting families of Vatican employees
Catholic News
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August 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV meets Vatican employee at Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican in May (CNS/Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV has approved a series of measures that benefit Vatican employees, including expanded paternity leave, enhanced rights for parents...
Ukraine ambassador defends Vatican diplomacy ahead of Alaska talks
Catholic News
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August 12, 2025
Andrii Yurash (CNS/Paul Haring) Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See has denied there was a “strong Russian influence at the Vatican” skewing its approach towards peace negotiations. Source: The Tablet. Speaking on August 10 ahead of the planned...
Vatican overturns parish closure - again
The Catholic Register
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August 6, 2025
For the second time in 15 months, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has overturned St. John's Archbishop Peter Hundt’s 2022 decision to close Holy Rosary Parish in Portugal Cove-St. Philips, Nfld., and merge it with Holy Trinity Parish in...
Successful in mediation mission for return of Ukrainian children are Qatar, Vatican – Zelenskyy
Interfax Ukraine
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August 12, 2025
Ukraine cannot agree with Russia on the return of its illegally deported children, successful in the mediation mission for their return were Qatar and the Vatican, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. "We cannot agree with them [Russia]...
Pleas for Vatican aid as Russian adoption database shows Ukraine's children
The Catholic Register
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August 12, 2025
Ukrainian child advocate Mykola Kuleba is pleading for the Vatican's assistance, after publicly highlighting what he said was one of several databases used by Russian occupation officials to market abducted Ukrainian children to Russian foster and...