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James Hitchcock and the Continuing Battles over Vatican II
The Catholic Thing
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July 28, 2025
James Hitchcock, the American Catholic historian, died in his native St. Louis last week. He was an accomplished academic – Princeton PhD – and his History of the Catholic Church will remain a point of reference for years to come. But he was also...
Cambodian and Thai leaders hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia as border violence enters...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The fighting flared last Thursday after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers. Both sides blamed each other for starting the clashes, that have killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 260,000 people on both...
Pope Leo Invites Hot Priests of Social Media to Vatican for Youth Appeal Summit
The Daily Beast
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July 27, 2025
The Vatican is ready to cash in on the collective thirst for men in robes. Instagram is full of clips of tall, dark, and handsome priests spreading the word of God while showing off some impressively chiseled features, and they might be the key to...
Vatican condemns Israel after Gaza church bombing despite Netanyahu apology
Ynet
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July 22, 2025
The Vatican issued a sharp statement on Monday, declaring the conversation insufficient to erase the harm caused by last week’s strike, which killed three people and injured others. 3 View gallery Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pope Leo XIV...
Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97
Rolling Stone
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July 27, 2025
Mathematician/musician's darkly comic lyrics in the Fifties and Sixties inspired fans like "Weird Al" Yankovic, Steely Dan, Randy Newman, and Daniel Radcliffe Tom Lehrer, the influential song satirist whose darkly comic lyrics gained a cult...
Renowned satirist, songwriter who riffed on culture and politics dies at 97
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 28, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. Longtime...
Thai, Cambodian Leaders To Meet In Malaysia For Talks To End Deadly Border Dispute
Free Press Journal
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July 27, 2025
Bangkok: Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office said on Sunday. This comes following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end a deadly border...
Pope welcomes young people to Rome for jubilee, thanks media for promoting truth
OSV News
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July 27, 2025
5 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Greeting tens of thousands of visitors crowded in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV welcomed all the young people who arrived in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth. “I greet with particular affection the young people from various...
Pope appeals to leaders with power to end wars to start peace talks
OSV News
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July 27, 2025
3 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The time for negotiations to start is now, and anything jeopardizing peace must be rejected, Pope Leo XIV said. “Every human person possesses an inherent dignity, bestowed by God himself,” he said after reciting the Angelus...
Vatican assigns priest to work in diplomatic corps after child pornography conviction: report
LifeSite
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July 22, 2025
News Father Carlo Alberto Capella was allowed to work as a senior clerk in the Vatican's Secretariat of State's Section for Relations with States after serving a prison sentence. (LifeSiteNews) — Father Carlo Alberto Capella, a career Vatican...
Thai and Cambodia leaders to meet in Malaysia for talks to end border dispute
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 27, 2025
US President Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that he spoke to the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia and suggested he would not move forward with trade agreements with either country if the hostilities continued. He later said both sides...
First call with Palestinian President: Pope urges protection of civilians
Shafaq News
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July 21, 2025
2025-07-21T17:19:43+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Vatican City On Monday, Pope Leo XIV held a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, stressing the urgent need to protect civilians and uphold international...
Song satirist and mathematician who wrote ‘The Vatican Rag’ dies at 97
AL.com - Alabama
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July 27, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was...
Pope greets Vatican Radio journalists as they go live from St Peter's Square
Vatican News
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July 27, 2025
Pope Leo XIV greets journalists and staff of Vatican Radio - Vatican News who were broadcasting live from their new studio in St Peter's Square. By Vatican News As journalists from Vatican Radio broadcast live from their recently inaugurated...
Warsaw archbishop asks Vatican to defrock Polish priest charged with the killing of a homeless man
Associated Press
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July 27, 2025
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The archbishop of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest charged with the killing of a 68-year-old homeless man who was beaten with an axe and set on fire. Prosecutors on Saturday charged the priest, only...
Pope Leo says Gaza ‘crushed by hunger’ as Vatican official calls for recognition of State of Palestine
Crux Now
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July 27, 2025
On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV said he was following the humanitarian crisis taking place in Gaza with “great concern,” saying the civilian population is being “crushed by hunger and continues to be exposed to violence and death.” The pontiff was...
Latest Israeli shelling means displaced Palestinians will have 'nothing to return to', President says
The Journal
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July 21, 2025
LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has condemned Israel’s shelling of the city of Deir el-Balah. The Israeli military yesterday ordered those in the central Gaza area to leave immediately as it was expanding operations, including...
Vatican hardens tone on Israel after Gaza parish strike
Yahoo News
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An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and blame it more directly in the dragging war -- a break from its traditional diplomacy strategy. The strike killed three...
Vatican Gives New Guidelines for Implementing Synodality: Now Under Pope Leo XIV
Zenit
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July 20, 2025
(ZENIT News / Rome, July 20, 2025) – On Monday, June 7, the Synod of Bishops published the document «Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod» to prepare for the next synodal stage, which aims for October 2028 as the culmination of the...
Call to Evangelize Includes the Digital Continent, Influencers Say
Today's Catholic - Indiana
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August 6, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Dedicating a Jubilee to Catholic influencers and content creators feels “historic” as the Vatican shows increasing support for digital missionaries and their influence, participants said. “We’re called to be apostles of all...