Islamic militants disguised as civilians before opening fire on a Congolese village where a woman says her four daughters were kidnapped while another witnessed his sister axed to death.
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Islamic militants disguised as civilians before opening fire on a Congolese [...]
A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far?
ROME — Unlike Pope Francis, who shook things up early on with a flurry of reforms, appointments and new structures, Pope Leo XIV has sought to find his footing and take a longer view of his pontificate. Leo has [...]
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Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened
President Donald Trump’s continuing criticisms – and Pope Leo’s increasingly bold retorts – complicated the effort and overshadowed Friday’s anniversary of Leo’s election.
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ROME — Pope Leo XIV had tried during his first year as pontiff to insist that his [...]
Forced marriage of abducted 13-year-old Christian girl to 30-year-old Muslim upheld
Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court ruled the forced marriage of Maria Shabaz valid despite evidence it broke the Punjab region’s minimum marriage age law of 18.
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Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court ruled the forced marriage of Maria Shabaz valid despite evidence it [...]
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Israel indicts Jewish man accused of attacking Christian nun in Jerusalem
Israel on Thursday indicted a Jewish man over a violent attack on a nun near Jerusalem’s Old City last week, the latest in a string of high-profile incidents targeting Christians and religious symbols.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Thursday [...]
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‘Vote consciously’: German church launches campaign for crucial regional elections that could see far-right victory
The Catholic Church in Saxony-Anhalt has launched a campaign ahead of September’s crucial elections in the eastern German state, where polling suggests that the far-right could emerge as the strongest party.
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The Catholic Church in Saxony-Anhalt has launched a campaign [...]
Punishing fidelity? How Rome’s SSPX policy inverts Catholic disciplinary logic
The arbitrary re-imposition of a penalty for conduct whose previous punishment at the 1988 consecrations was found unwarranted undermines the integrity of the canonical system itself.
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The arbitrary re-imposition of a penalty for conduct whose previous punishment at the 1988 [...]
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Melkite Catholic bishops decry Israelis’ destruction in southern Lebanon
The prelates demanded intervention from the Lebanese government and the international community, describing the destruction as ‘a deep wound in the national and human conscience.’
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The prelates demanded intervention from the Lebanese government and the international community, describing the destruction [...]
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Vatican prosecutors defy court order in Becciu retrial, withhold key witness transcript
The defendants’ lawyers say prosecutors have no authority to select which documents to disclose, warning the redacted filing repeats the same procedural flaws that forced a retrial.
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The defendants’ lawyers say prosecutors have no authority to select which documents to [...]
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Pope Leo echoes Francis’ style in appointing 4 priests as auxiliary bishops of Rome
Pope Leo XIV used the consecration of four auxiliary bishops for Rome to deliver a homily centred on social inclusion, urging the new bishops to ‘reach the discarded stones’ of the city.
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Pope Leo XIV used the consecration of four [...]
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