Jubilee 2025•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Announces Dates of the Opening and Closing of the Holy Doors of the Jubilee 2025 in Rome

The jubilee year will begin on December 24, 2024 and will end on January 6, 2026

May 09, 2024 06:12

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

USA: Catholic doctors sue Biden for redefining “sex” in health care

After the Biden administration unlawfully published a rule that changes the federal definition of «sex» to include «gender identity» in health care, the state of Florida, along with the Catholic Medical Association as a co-party, sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for requiring treatment of and payment for dangerous procedures.

May 09, 2024 02:39

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Rome

Salesians of Don Bosco prepare for the era of Artificial Intelligence: launching of a new committee

ISCAI has been set up in an effort to stay relevant to the signs of the times, to reap the benefits of the fast evolving AI technology and also to empower the Salesian family and its beneficiaries with knowledge of the tools and its ethical and moral implications.

May 09, 2024 02:37

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Spirituality

Ascension and Mission

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, May 12, 2024. VII Sunday of Easter. 

May 08, 2024 23:39

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General Audience•Pope Francis

The virtue of hope (and the sins against it) explained by Pope Francis

Pope’s General Audience, May 8, 2024 on the theological virtue of hope

May 08, 2024 23:22

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Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Durham University issues report on impact of abuse crisis on Catholic communities

The researchers carried out 82 interviews and four focus groups. The participants were drawn from 14 of the 22 Catholic dioceses and 16 religious orders across England and Wales.

May 07, 2024 23:48

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Justice and Peace•Local Church

US Bishop joins Gaza peace protest outside White House

The demonstrators expressed their solidarity with students who have been protesting on campuses across the USA, including several Catholic universities. Bishop Stowe stressed the need for all demonstrations to be peaceful.

May 07, 2024 23:41

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Local Church

South Korea: statistics show vitality of Catholicism, 11.3% of the population

The statistics, published annually following a survey of the 16 dioceses, orders and ecclesiastical organizations across the country, shed light on the development of religious life on the peninsula.

May 07, 2024 23:31

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Analysis Opinion

Governments Complain About Low Birth Rates at UN Population Conference

Governments voiced concerns that low fertility rates are threatening their societies with anemic economic growth, labor shortages, fiscal insolvency, and other social problems at the annual gathering at UN headquarters in New York.

May 06, 2024 23:58

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Angelus•Pope Francis

Pope explains why Jesus calls his disciples friends and no longer servants

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Regina Coeli on Sunday, May 5th, 2024

May 06, 2024 23:56

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

USA: WV female athlete, teachers across country stand up against Biden admin’s Title IX rewrite

The Biden administration’s unlawful attempt to rewrite Title IX threatens teachers and students’ privacy, safety, fairness, and free speech.

May 06, 2024 23:21

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Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

On eve of swearing-in of new Swiss Guardsmen, Pope receives Swiss president

the Swiss president posted on her social media: «Switzerland supports the reconstruction of the quarters and the recruitment of new Swiss Guards.»

May 04, 2024 01:57

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