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21/07/2025

On the morning of Sunday, May 20, Pope Leo XIV presided at the Eucharistic concelebration in the cathedral of Albano, the diocese in whose territory the Pontifical Palace of Castelgandolfo is located. Since, as a cardinal, Robert Prevost belonged to the order of cardinal-bishops, this was his assigned titular church, of which he was never able to take possession because he was elected pope.

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19/07/2025

On the morning of Friday, July 18, the Holy Father Leo XIV received a phone call from Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, at his residence in Castel Gandolfo, following the Israeli military attack on Thursday, July 17, against the Holy Family church in Gaza, which left three people dead and several others seriously injured.

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During the phone call, the Holy Father reiterated his appeal for renewed impetus to negotiations, a ceasefire, and an end to the war.

19/07/2025

On the morning of Friday, July 18, Pope Leo XIV telephoned the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbettisa Pizzaballa, to inquire about the situation in Gaza, where His Beatitude was visiting, and about the condition of Father Gabriel Romanelli and the others injured in the unjustifiable attack on the parish of the Holy Family, which occurred on Thursday, July 17.

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The Pope expressed his support and solidarity with the entire community gathered around the parish and all those suffering from violence, and reiterated his intention to do everything possible to stop the senseless massacre of innocent people.

19/07/2025

Following the serious attack on the compound of the Holy Family church in Gaza, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, together with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, entered Gaza on Friday morning, July 18, as part of an ecclesiastical delegation, expressing the shared pastoral solicitude of the Churches of the Holy Land and their concern for the community of Gaza.

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19/07/2025

A broken cross. Remains of a roof scattered on the ground. Screams, wounds, death. At 10:20 a.m. on July 17, the Holy Family parish complex in Gaza — the only Catholic church in the Strip — was once again struck by the violence of a war that makes no distinction between the sacred and the profane. A projectile fired by the army of the Jewish State of Israel hit the roof of the building, near the cross, fragmenting it and leaving a provisional toll of three dead and at least nine wounded, including the parish priest himself, the Argentine Father Gabriel Romanelli, who reported minor injuries.

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The victims were not combatants. They were not even passersby. They were people taking refuge in a compound they believed to be safe. Elderly women sitting in a Caritas Jerusalem psychosocial support tent, young people in the inner courtyard, entire families who, after losing their homes, had found....

19/07/2025

A luminous celebration of Mexico City’s seven-century history has stirred up an unexpected storm. The audiovisual spectacle «Memoria Luminosa. México Tenochtitlan 700 años», a grand video mapping event projected nightly onto the iconic façade of the Metropolitan Cathedral from July 11 to 27, has ignited a public clash between cultural narration and religious sensibilities.

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The Culture Secretariat acknowledged the Cathedral’s request and agreed to “act accordingly,” though it remains unclear whether the deleted content will reappear elsewhere or is gone for good.

18/07/2025

A growing chorus of Catholic priests across the United States is raising concerns over what they see as a widening gap between Church law and its implementation, particularly regarding the treatment of clergy accused of misconduct. The tension centers on whether canon law is being applied consistently and fairly—or selectively bypassed in the name of institutional transparency.

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Their recent report, circulated among Church leaders and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines a pattern in which accused priests are frequently suspended, named publicly, or otherwise penalized before an investigation concludes—sometimes even without sufficient preliminary evidence

18/07/2025

The 2024 figures represent a staggering 280 percent increase from the last full year before legal change, when 2,879 abortions were reported in 2018. She says many politicians who once advocated for legal reform are now privately expressing regret.

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The 2024 figures represent a staggering 280 percent increase from the last full year before legal change, when 2,879 abortions were reported in 2018. She says many politicians who once advocated for legal reform are now privately expressing regret.

18/07/2025

The store was closed to undergo renovations, which included a full upgrade of the retail space, now successfully completed. The store will reopen under the name “TIGRE-ANNONA,” maintaining its mission of serving the employees of the Governorate and the Holy See by offering convenient shopping within Vatican City.

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18/07/2025

The Church leader also voiced concern about a growing political tendency to appropriate theological language and symbolism without sufficient spiritual discernment. “Politicians are not theologians,” he said bluntly, “and they are stepping into sacred territory without the tools to handle it responsibly.”

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The Church leader also voiced concern about a growing political tendency to appropriate theological language and symbolism without sufficient spiritual discernment. “Politicians are not theologians,” he said bluntly, “and they are stepping into sacred territory without the tools to handle it r...

18/07/2025

Across the United States, an unsettling trend has been emerging—one that suggests that young men are increasingly lost, disconnected, and adrift in a rapidly changing world. Recent reports reveal a growing number of young men that feel aimless, lonely, and uncertain about their place in society. Statistically, men are more likely than women to be living with their parents well into their 20s and even 30s. Academic achievement gaps increasingly favor females, with women graduating from both high school and college at higher rates than their male counterparts.

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In order to understand why males are struggling to find meaning, it helps to ask: What is it that gives life meaning?

18/07/2025

Two months have passed since Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Bishop of Rome, taking the name Leo XIV and making history as the first pope born in the United States. Yet, in an unexpected «decision» that has stirred both curiosity and confusion, his image remains conspicuously absent from Vatican souvenir shops.

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There’s no explicit ban, of course. The Vatican has always walked a delicate line between respecting the sacredness of the papal office and tolerating a cottage industry that, for many Roman families, represents a legitimate livelihood. But Pope Leo XIV seems to be charting a different course—on...