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Vatican ties with Azerbaijan under fire amid accusations of cultural genocide
Religion News Service
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August 8, 2025
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As President Donald Trump hosts peace talks this week with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, two former Soviet states that have been in conflict for decades, Armenian activists continue to raise the alarm about the...
Vatican overrules Canadian bishop’s decision to close parish, again
The Pillar
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August 8, 2025
For the second time in 15 months the Vatican overturned a Canadian archbishop's decision to close a small parish, thus continuing a three-year dispute between parishioners and the archbishop. Parishioners at Holy Rosary Parish in Portugal Cove-St....
Rubio Welcomes New ‘American’ Dynamic in Papal Relationship, Lauds Vatican Diplomacy
National Catholic Register
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The wide-ranging interview touched on several topics including Pope Leo, religious freedom, and secular culture. As the 100th day of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate approaches, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States and the Vatican have...
‘I did not authorize these’: Bishop slams 6-figure payouts after Vatican found no abuse
Catholic News Agency
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August 8, 2025
CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2025 / 10:54 am A U.S. Catholic bishop is sharply criticizing a large payout to his accusers even after the Holy See said it had found no evidence to support allegations of abuse against him. Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston-based...
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...
Louisiana girl on the path to sainthood after Vatican approval
WWL - Louisiana
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August 7, 2025
12-year-old Charlene Richard, nicknamed “The Little Cajun Saint,” is said to have performed miracles. CHURCH POINT, La. — A little girl from the Lafayette area could be on the path to being recognized as a saint. If she is, she would become the...
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...
Vatican Steps In Where Others Can’t: Bridging Russia and the West
The European Conservative
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August 5, 2025
On July 26th, Pope Leo XIV received in audience Antonij Sevryuk of Volokolamsk, the Orthodox metropolitan bishop and president of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate—effectively the ‘foreign minister’ of the...
The world’s most visited countries, according to travel research
Forbes Australia
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Published on August 7, 2025 Travel company research shows where visitors choose to go, from the snow-kissed alpine peaks of France to the ancient Aztec ruins of Mexico. Fisherman Boat with Fuji Moutnain bacgkround in Morning Mist Autumn,...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Catholic leader confirmed as ambassador to Vatican
The Advocate
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August 6, 2025
Brian Burch, the cofounder and former president of anti-LGBTQ+ group CatholicVote, has been confirmed as ambassador to the Vatican. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. The U.S. Senate...
Gabriel Allon returns in a twisting tale of art, murder and Vatican secrets
Bonita Springs Florida Weekly
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August 7, 2025
I have been chomping at the bit to get my hands on Daniel Silva’s latest book, “An Inside Job.” I try so hard to read slowly. Alas, it’s impossible. When Gabriel Allon and his cronies get together, I’m all in. I put all else aside and tuck myself...
Vatican to become first carbon-neutral state after striking deal with Italy
Catholic News
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August 4, 2025
Pope Leo XIV at the field at Santa Maria di Galeria outside of Rome, where the Vatican plans to set up a solar farm (CNS/Vatican Media) Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare field north of Rome into a vast solar farm that the...
The Barn Theatre to present ‘Drinking Habits’ starting Aug. 7, 2025
West Central Tribune - Minnesota
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August 6, 2025
WILLMAR — What happens when two nuns attempt to hide the fact that they’ve secretly been making wine to keep their convent afloat? Accusations, mistaken identities and romances run wild in “Drinking Habits,” the production that opens Thursday at...
Senate Confirms Leading Catholic Activist As Vatican Ambassador
Daily Wire
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August 5, 2025
President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Holy See was confirmed over the weekend. Brian Burch, former president of CatholicVote, one of the country’s largest Catholic advocacy groups, was confirmed by the Senate as the United States...
7 Proven Truths About Pope Leo XIV Bolivia Bicentennial Message: A Call for Peace Amid Political Tensions
teleSUR
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Pope Leo XIV Bolivia bicentennial message urges national unity, peace, and prosperity as Bolivia marks 200 years of independence amid rising political tensions and upcoming elections. Related: Meet Pope Leo XIV: Former Cardinal Prevost’s Path to...
Fight to keep St. Dom's open could end up at the Vatican, supporters say
WMTW 8 - Maine
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August 5, 2025
The fight to keep St. Dominic Academy's high school in Auburn open continues.As Maine's Total Coverage reported in June, the Catholic Diocese of Portland gave final approval to a decision to close the school for good at the end of the 2024-2025...
Unforgiven
The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia
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August 10, 2025
To discern whether someone was Catholic in 1897, you needed to ask only two questions. What didn’t he eat on Friday evening, and where did he go on Sunday morning? The near-universal answers: meat and Mass. To complete the weekend rota, you might...
Vatican Official at SECAM Plenary Assembly Urges Africa’s Catholic Bishops to Champion Integral Human Development
ACI Africa
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August 2, 2025
The Cardinal Czerny who is a member of the Society of Jesus Congregation, noted that “The Dicastery supports the mission of the Holy Father and of the Bishops to proclaim the gospel to all creation, ensuring that no one is excluded.” He also...
Must-See Ports On A Mediterranean Cruise, And Those To Skip
Forbes
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The Old Port of Marseille is a pleasant place to spend a day on a Mediterranean cruise itinerary. getty A typical Mediterranean cruise is packed with iconic destinations, which is exactly why so many cruise lines build itineraries around the same...
BJP raises spectre of ‘political Islam’ infiltrating Church in Kerala
The Hindu
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August 4, 2025
BJP leader Shone George. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The BJP has raised the spectre of “political Islam” infiltrating the Church in Kerala. The party’s State vice-president Shone George told a news conference on Monday (August 4,...