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Vatican communication office urges 2-state solution as France backs Palestinian statehood
Catholic News Agency
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July 28, 2025
CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2025 / 18:34 pm The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication reiterated its long-standing call for recognition of Palestine statehood amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict after France announced last week it would recognize the...
Pope Leo makes surprise appearance as 120,000 youth gather in Rome for Vatican jubilee
Malay Mail
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July 30, 2025
VATICAN CITY, July 30 — Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered yesterday in Rome for the Vatican’s Jubilee of Youth—an event that takes place every 25 years. The week-long event is taking place...
Vatican Stalls Return Of Stolen Treasures From Former European Colonies
Religion Unplugged
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ROME — A leading academic who has called for the return of precious artifacts “stolen by Pope Pius XI and his missionaries” from Indigenous First Nations communities has urged Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican Museums to “rethink their colonial...
Vatican Real Estate Profit Surges
News Central TV
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July 28, 2025
The Vatican announced a significant financial gain on Monday, reporting a €62.2 million ($72.2 million) profit from its financial assets and real estate in 2024. This represents a more than 35% increase from the previous year, a positive...
Vatican diplomat sees role for religious communities in nuclear disarmament
Catholic News
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July 28, 2025
Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi (CNS/Justin McLellan) Religious communities can contribute to the “global architecture of disarmament and restraint” by fostering dialogue, prevention and accountability, according to Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi....
The Vatican’s Catholic influencer Jubilee is worth celebrating—and scrutinizing
America Magazine
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July 29, 2025
With smartphones and ring lights in hand, a new group of pilgrims arrived at the Vatican this week. The Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, part of the church’s celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope, marks the growing...
Vatican’s Jubilee of Youth to see over 500k pilgrims gather in Rome
LifeSite
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July 28, 2025
News Youth from nearly 150 countries are registered to attend, with nearly 80 percent coming from Europe. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — The week-long Jubilee of Youth begins Monday and will see hundreds of thousands of young people gather in Rome...
Evangelizing on Social Media More Than Just Gaining Followers: Pope Leo XIV to Catholic Digital Influencers
ACI Africa
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July 29, 2025
For Pope Leo, peace “needs to be sought, proclaimed, and shared everywhere; both in places where we see the tragedy of war and in the empty hearts of those who have lost any meaning of life and the desire for introspection and the spiritual life.”...
Evangelizing on social media more than just gaining followers, Leo XIV reminds influencers
Catholic News Agency
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July 29, 2025
ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 29, 2025 / 16:29 pm Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday participated in the Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on the occasion of the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, encouraging them to create encounters...
Vatican praying that real-life 'hot priest' influencers can boost the church's appeal
Daily Star
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July 28, 2025
Vatican chiefs are praying that "hot priest" influencers can boost the Church's appeal. They're trying to make religion cool with social media clergy stars in a bid to attract younger followers. It comes as 1,000 digital missionaries and...
Vatican reports good profit on investments and real estate as the pope tackles a financial crisis
Imperial Valley Press - California
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The office that manages Vatican investments and real estate on Tuesday reported a profit of 62 million euros (around $63 million) in 2024, up 16 million euros from 2023. It’s one of the best results in years and a bit of good...
New secular study finds Vatican II triggered a decline in Catholic Mass attendance worldwide
LifeSite
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July 29, 2025
News Economic research found that religious service attendance in Catholic nations significantly decreased compared with all other countries beginning in 1965, the final year of Vatican II. (LifeSiteNews) — A newly published secular study found...
Philadelphia Archbishop Presents Pope Leo XIV With Eagles Hat
97.5 FM The Fanatic Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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August 1, 2025
Pope Leo XIV accepted a gift of a Philadelphia Eagles hat during a meeting with a delegation from the City of Brotherly Love at the Vatican on Wednesday, July 30. A photo taken by a Vatican photographer shows the Catholic Church pontiff smiling...
Winning Isn’t Everything: A Catholic View of Sports
National Catholic Register
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Scottie Scheffler has his priorities straight. The world’s top-ranked golfer reinforced this point after winning his second major championship of the year, the British Open. In the press conference after his dominant victory, Scheffler stated, “I...
'I'm really excited for us all to be together looking to Jesus'
Vatican News
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August 1, 2025
Young Austrians participating in the Jubilee of Young People express their joy of being together to look toward Jesus, when often "one stands alone in faith," and reflect that while of course examining how to work toward peace on global issues is...
Tens of thousands of Catholics head to Vatican's Jubilee of Youth
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican's Jubilee of Youth -- an event that takes place every 25 years. The week-long event is taking place just over two months...
‘Nurture a Culture of Christian Humanism,’ Leo XIV Reminds Digital Influencers
National Catholic Register
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‘It is not simply a matter of generating content but of creating an encounter of hearts,’ the Pope said while sharing three missions or challenges when it comes to evangelizing online. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday participated in the Mass celebrated in...
Tom Lehrer Gave Us One of the Best Jewish Holiday Songs, ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica’
Kveller
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July 29, 2025
Music May the funny, brilliant, subversive gifts he gave the world live on forever. And may his memory be for a blessing. Via Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The famously private Tom Lehrer, who passed away on Sunday, July 27 at age...
Vatican turns to ‘hot priests’ to rescue faith
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) In an effort to reconnect with younger generations and counter declining church attendance, the Vatican is hosting a digital evangelism summit featuring several clergy members who have gained popularity online — and have been dubbed “hot...
Does Tatler’s Editor Richard Dennen Have the Hottest Job at Condé Nast?
WWD - New York
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July 29, 2025
LONDON — Does Tatler’s Richard Dennen have the best edit job at Condé Nast? He’s in a rare position at the publisher’s U.K. offices as he’s still an editor, rather than a “head of editorial content,” while Tatler remains a stand-alone magazine...