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Vatican official jailed for child pornography returns to work
The Pillar
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July 16, 2025
A priest who was jailed in Vatican City for possession and distribution of child pornography has returned to work in the Holy See’s diplomatic service. Fr. Carlo Alberto Capella during his 2018 Vatican City trial. Credit: Vatican media. Father...
Vatican correspondent discusses new book on Pope Leo XIV's ascent
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year as the first American-born pontiff, but one Vatican correspondent was not. Christopher White was one of the first to suggest that Robert Prevost, who...
Help me to revoke the Vatican’s 4 racist papal bulls
Amandala
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July 16, 2025
Saturday, July 12, 2025 The Editor, Amandala, Please help me to revoke the Vatican’s 4 racist papal bulls that created and maintained 500 years of systemic racism. The “Doctrine of Discovery” is a legal concept rooted in 15th-century papal bulls,...
Polish government lodges Vatican protest over bishops’ migration remarks
The Pillar
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July 16, 2025
Poland’s government formally complained to the Vatican Tuesday over two bishops’ comments on migration, plunging Polish Church-state relations to their lowest level for years. Bishop Antoni Długosz, left, and Bishop Wiesław Mering....
Italy is always a good idea — and these are the best places to visit
The Times
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It’s impossible to choose just one “must-see” destination in Italy. From the snow-topped mountains in the north to steamy, riotous Sicily in the south, the country’s 20 regions pack in 5,000 miles of coastline, 1,500 lakes, swathes of picturesque...
Pope Leo gives special message ahead of charity soccer match between musicians and politicians
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 16, 2025
Pope Leo XIV this week praised the intentions of a charity soccer match between politicians and musicians that will help finance treatment for patients at the Vatican pediatric hospital, saying that it is good to be “gathering funds for life, for...
Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green mass' with profound message for followers: 'The care of creation'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
Photo Credit: Getty Images Like his predecessor Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV has a vocal, defining focus on environmental stewardship — and he carried Francis' legacy forward on Wednesday with the Catholic Church's first-ever "green" Papal Mass. In...
Pope names Bohol prelate as next leader of Cebu archdiocese
Inquirer
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July 17, 2025
Bishop Alberto Uy TAGBILARAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV has chosen Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy as the new archbishop of Cebu to succeed Archbishop Jose Palma who retired in March. The announcement was made by the Vatican and confirmed by the Catholic...
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Vatican News
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July 16, 2025
The competence of the Dicastery is to promote, encourage and regulate the practice of the evangelical counsels, how they are lived out in the approved forms of consecrated life and all matters concerning the life and activity of Societies of...
Pope Leo XIV cheers on charity soccer match for children from war zones
Catholic News Agency
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July 16, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 16, 2025 / 10:30 am Pope Leo XIV has encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to support sick and injured children from war zones. “It is still possible — it is always possible —...
K-array’s Firenze system powers Papal events at the Vatican, Rome
Installation
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July 16, 2025
Event technology specialists Agorà installed KH7 loudspeakers and KS7 subwoofers, which were deployed for Pope Francis' funeral and the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square, Rome, Italy It can now be revealed that a K-array Firenze...
US signals major shift on Ukraine with plans to send Patriot missiles to Kiev: media
Global Times
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US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on April 26, 2025 on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City, a handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service in Kiev...
Martin Cruz Smith, best-selling author of ‘Gorky Park,’ dies at 82
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. By the time he wrote “Gorky Park” (1981), Mr. Smith had spent years toiling in obscurity, churning out paperback westerns, thrillers,...
In a first, US sanctions Cuba leader Miguel Díaz-Canel for human rights violations
Hanford Sentinel - California
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Coinciding with the anniversary of the islandwide July 11 uprising in 2021 on Friday, the United States sanctioned Cuba’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, for his involvement in “gross violations of human rights, ” the Department of State said in a...
Thailand: MISSION POSSIBLE’ concludes with innovation, compassion, and synodal spirit
Vatican News
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July 15, 2025
The second season of the MISSION POSSIBLE Youth Social Hackathon concluded on Sunday, July 13, with powerful pitches, proud mentors, and a renewed sense of hope in the capacity of young people to shape a better world. By Chainarong...
Church leaders condemn settler violence in West Bank
Vatican News
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July 15, 2025
The Latin and Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Jerusalem, together with foreign diplomats, pay a visit to the last Christian village on the West Bank, which in recent weeks has come under frequent attack from settlers. By Marie Duhamel On Monday, the...
Lower House Speaker Meets Vatican Ambassador to Jordan
Ammon News
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July 14, 2025
Ammon News - Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Ahmad Safadi said on Monday that Jordan’s national fabric remains strong and unified, with Muslim and Christian citizens collectively safeguarding the country’s heritage, achievements, and...
Foreign Office warns Brits travelling to Mediterranean hotspot of 'very busy' disruption this summer
Liverpool Echo
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July 14, 2025
Kieran Isgin Money & Lifestyle writer 12:48, 14 Jul 2025Updated 12:49, 14 Jul 2025 Brits going abroad this summer could risk facing severe disruptions in Italy and the Vatican City. The Mediterranean region is currently in the midst of celebrating...
Where Will Pope Leo Go First? Clues Point to Algeria, Turkey — and the US
National Catholic Register
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ANALYSIS: Given Pope Leo’s relative youth, the possibilities for travel abound. On July 11, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michel Guillaud as bishop of the Diocese of Constantine in Algeria. The appointment drew little attention, in part because...
A Truly Inclusive Jubilee: Vatican Presents Inclusive Itinerary for the Holy Door
Zenit
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July 13, 2025
(ZENIT News / Rome, 13.07.2025) – Three routes facilitate the Jubilee journey in Rome for pilgrims, including those with different needs. Recently, it has been enhanced with inclusive signage for people with disabilities and useful to all. These...