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At 22, Faith Leadership Takes Flight
Catholic Herald
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July 15, 2025
Jennifer Osorio’s service to her parish, St. Patrick, Racine, began as a choir member – but quickly moved into moved into other areas (Submitted photo) Jennifer Osorio St. Patrick, Racine/Catholic Community of Eight in Racine Quote: “Si Dios...
Contemplating a crucifix led to conversion of young Chinese atheist
Catholic News Agency
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July 16, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 16, 2025 / 17:15 pm Originally from China, Shushu arrived in Spain in 2016 at just 23 years of age with the sole purpose of studying the history of the Spanish language. What she didn't imagine was that she would have a...
Bishop Michael Pham Prepares to Lead Catholic Diocese of San Diego
KGTV 10 News - California
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July 17, 2025
Bishop Michael Pham who will take over as leader of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, now has his photograph displayed alongside that of Pope Leo the XIV in the Pastoral Center lobby. As he prepares for his official installation, Pham reflected...
Vatican Embassy in Kyiv damaged in latest Russian attack on Kyiv – photo
Ukrainska Pravda
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Aftermath of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: Vatican News Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Nuncio (Ambassador) of the Holy See to Ukraine, has reported that the Vatican Embassy in Kyiv suffered minor damage in a large-scale Russian attack on...
Vatican embassy in Kyiv damaged in Russian drone attack, no injuries reported
BNO News
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July 10, 2025
The Vatican’s diplomatic mission in Ukraine sustained damage during a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, according to the Apostolic Nunciature. Fragments from drones struck two nearby apartment buildings during the early morning attack,...
First Nations Australian students in Rome enriched by cultural exchange
Vatican News
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July 10, 2025
Two First Nations students in Rome as winners of the 2025 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship, speak with Vatican News about their experience and share their stories at an event at the Australian Embassy to the Holy See. by Isabella H. de Carvalho...
First ‘green mass’ celebrated, the Pope wants to build solar power plant for Vatican
The European Times
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July 10, 2025
Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first ‘green mass’ at the Vatican on Wednesday, using new prayers dedicated to caring for God’s creation. The mass was held in the gardens of the new eco-education centre at the Vatican’s summer estate in Castel...
Stop the hatred; humanity is at stake, Pope Leo says in video message
OSV News
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July 16, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Politics can unite instead of divide as long as it refuses to settle for propaganda that feeds on creating enemies, Pope Leo XIV said. Politics can unite, he said, if it “engages in the difficult and necessary art of an...
Velcro bulls, and the news
The Pillar
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July 16, 2025
Hey everybody, It’s Wednesday, and you’re reading a brief Tuesday Pillar Post — because I was, until last night, at Cub Scout camp for a couple of days with my son. If you get the chance, go to Cub Scout camp with an 8-year-old. Through an...
Republicans threaten to keep Congress in session to confirm Trump’s diplomats
Semafor
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President Donald Trump is getting frustrated with a growing backlog of unconfirmed diplomatic nominees piling up on the Senate floor. It’s enough to threaten one of the few sacred things left in Congress. “I know that the administration would like...
Vatican could host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Pope Leo tells Zelensky
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo told visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 8 that the Vatican is willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, the Vatican said in a statement. The Pope, meeting the Ukrainian leader for the second time in...
First Woman with Dwarfism on the Path to Canonization Thanks to Leo XIV
Zenit
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July 10, 2025
(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.09.2025) – Of the various Causes for Beatification presented to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, one of them is the life of a woman born with dwarfism caused by osteoporosis. She is a true apostle of the...
Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia, Ukraine
OSV News
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July 9, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his willingness to host representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican for peace negotiations. “During the cordial conversation, the...
Vatican gives new nihil obstat to Marian apparitions in Litmanová, Slovakia
Zenit
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July 10, 2025
Considerations about the Spiritual Experience on Mount Zvir (Litmanová, Slovakia) “Let Jesus set you free.” To His Excellency Rev. Msgr. Jonáš Maxim, M.S.U., Archbishop of Prešov For Catholics of the Byzantine rite Dear Brother, You explained to...
Vatican withdraws pontifical delegate overseeing Indian archeparchy as liturgical dispute finds resolution
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
After years of bitter dispute over liturgical reform, peace has finally been reached in the Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church, and the Vatican is ending direct oversight of the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in India. Since 2023, Archbishop...
Zelensky leaves G7 early after Trump exit; joint statement dropped
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...
Vatican Calls Seafarers and Fishers “Pilgrims of Hope, Prophets of Peace”
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 9, 2025
Seafarers and fishers are in the heart of the Church and serve as “pilgrims of hope” and “prophets of peace”, the Vatican has said in a message released ahead of Sea Sunday, which will be marked on 13 July this year. In a powerful statement,...
Vatican Approves Marian Devotion in Slovakia but Doesn’t Recognize Apparitions
National Catholic Register
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The letter recognizes the pastoral value of the phenomenon and authorizes public worship without commenting on the supernatural authenticity of the apparitions. The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith granted a nihil obstat — that is,...
Vatican authorizes devotion at Slovak Marian apparition site without confirming supernatural origin
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has authorized public devotion at an alleged Marian apparition site on Slovakia’s Mount Zvir, where the mother of Christ reportedly appeared in the early 1990s to give messages about the path to...
Vatican willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says Pope Leo to Zelenskyy
The Print
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July 9, 2025
Vatican City: Pope Leo told visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that the Vatican was willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The pope, meeting the Ukrainian leader for the second time in his two-month-old papacy, also...