Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land

“We return from Gaza with broken hearts”: Cardinal Pizzaballa at press conference in Jerusalem

The conference opened with a video prepared by the Latin Patriarchate’s Media Office, featuring real scenes from Gaza that illustrated the severe humanitarian suffering and the vast destruction left by the war. Special focus was given to the Holy Family Latin Parish, which has become a refuge for dozens of displaced families—Christians and Muslims alike.

Jul 22, 2025 22:42

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Pope Leo XIV

Peruvian composer writes symphony in honor of Leo XIV: to be performed in November, in Chiclayo

Musically, the «Augustinian Triptych» explores some of the most intricate dimensions of Augustine’s thought: the introspective search for truth, the philosophical tension between temporal and eternal realities, and the experience of divine grace. According to Quezada, the work is steeped in symbolism and meant to invite listeners into a meditative encounter.

Jul 22, 2025 22:32

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Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

After call from Israeli prime minister, Pope speaks by phone with Palestinian president

During the call, the Holy Father reiterated his appeal for full respect of international humanitarian law, emphasizing the obligation to protect the civilian population and sacred sites, as well as the prohibition of the indiscriminate use of force and the forced displacement of people

Jul 21, 2025 22:35

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Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

Five Reasons Porn is Bad For Your Marriage

The argument goes something like this, “How can something so common be harmful to relationships?” and “People in relationships who use porn often seem on the surface to be perfectly happy and healthy, so what’s the big deal?”

Jul 21, 2025 22:22

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

OpenAI about-face: Tech giant reverses stance on Christian nonprofit after lawsuit

OpenAI and Goodstack denied a nonprofit discount to a Christian nonprofit solely because it is a religious organization.

Jul 21, 2025 22:20

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

Christian bookstore sues Colorado for trying to silence its views on biological reality

A Colorado law recently redefined “gender expression” to include “how an individual chooses to be addressed,” that is, pronouns and titles based on gender identity rather than biological sex. Although Born Again Used Books happily sells its products to everyone, Colorado now compels the bookstore to speak using pronouns and titles based on a person’s preferred gender expression—thereby requiring the store to prioritize a person’s professed identity over biological reality. That violates the Christian bookstore’s beliefs and the First Amendment.

Jul 21, 2025 22:15

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Gender Ideology•Marriage and Family

Parents ask Supreme Court to protect daughter from secret social transition at public school

Public school officials in Ludlow, Massachusetts enacted a gender-identity policy that excludes parents from any knowledge or involvement in key decisions regarding their children’s care, blatantly violating parents’ fundamental right to direct their kids’ upbringing, health care, and education.

Jul 21, 2025 22:12

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Pope Leo XIV

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV talks with astronaut and visits Vatican Astronomical Observatory

Fifty-six years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, Pope Leo XIV spoke that same Sunday afternoon, July 20, with astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Jul 20, 2025 22:36

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV explains how Abraham, Martha and Mary remind us that listening and service are two complementary attitudes and how they help us

Homily of Pope Leo XIV in Albano Cathedral

Jul 20, 2025 22:33

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Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

This is how the Pope explains the hospitality of vacations and warns against the vacation industry that sells all kinds of experiences

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, July 20, 2025

Jul 20, 2025 22:29

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Iraq: “Let us save the historic Christian cemeteries of Najaf”

Cardinal Sako appeals to Prime Minister al-Sudani. Sites at risk due to construction projects. Request to “fence off and monitor” sites facing “imminent threat”. Their value “goes beyond the Christian community” and concerns “the entire” population, including Muslims.

Jul 19, 2025 22:12

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Fifth Deep fake to a bishop: they clone his voice and ask for money in his name

Artificial Imitation of a Bishop’s Voice Triggers Security Alert in the Archdiocese of Seville

Jul 19, 2025 22:09

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