Pope Leo XIV•Protection of vulnerable people•Young People

Children, Artificial Intelligence, and rights for their protection: this is what Pope Leo XIV thinks

Address of the Pope to participants in the meeting promoted by the Foundation for the Study and Research on Childhood and Adolescence

Nov 13, 2025 18:29

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Dicasteries

Between acceptance and rejection: Vatican approves new statutes for Communion and Liberation

The new Statute supersedes the framework enacted in 2017—one that many considered a careful attempt to preserve the robust, participatory identity characteristic of the charism of Fr. Luigi Giussani

Nov 13, 2025 18:25

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Causes of Saints•Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV

Mystical Phenomena and Holiness Explained by Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s address to the participants in the conference promoted by the Dicastery for the Causes of Sain

Nov 13, 2025 13:50

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Dicasteries•Local Church

German bishops hold meeting with representatives of the Pope to discuss the “Synodal Conference” and other ideological issues

The German bishops, seeking to institutionalize the shared participation of clergy and laity in decision-making, are attempting to craft statutes for a national synodal body with consultative and potentially coordinating functions

Nov 12, 2025 17:20

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Good News•Local Church

Palestinian president announces investment in restoration of Jesus Christ’s birthplace

The decision to restore the Grotto has been greeted with enthusiasm across the Holy Land. Beyond its immense religious significance, the project offers much-needed employment to families in Bethlehem, whose livelihoods depend on the fragile economy of pilgrimage and hospitality

Nov 12, 2025 17:18

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Church and World•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV opens the Vatican to Hollywood with an audience attended by these actors and actresses

Ahead of the gathering, the Vatican released a short video message in which Leo XIV shared four films that, he said, “speak to my heart.”

Nov 12, 2025 17:16

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Persecuted Christians

A 500% Increase in Attacks Against Christians in India

Indian Christian leaders explain that violence against Christians has intensified since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.

Nov 12, 2025 17:13

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Cardinals and Bishops•Gender Ideology•Local Church•Testimonies

“Not in my name”: German bishop turns his back on document full of gender ideology from his country’s episcopate

The controversy reveals a deeper tension running through the German Church’s current path: the attempt to reconcile the universal claims of Catholic doctrine with the fluid language of the modern age

Nov 12, 2025 17:11

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Local Church

Syria: Christians return to Ghassaniyah

Christian families are returning to the village in the Orontes Valley to claim their homes and lands 14 years after it was occupied by armed Islamists, who killed Fr François Mourad. For Father Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, every true reconstruction is based “on the strength of faith, and of the power of forgiveness”.

Nov 12, 2025 17:07

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Local Church

Scotland: Bishops announces new office of Communications and Evangelisation

To support this work, Being Catholic TV will become the official digital platform of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, providing video content, live events and other faith resources.

Nov 12, 2025 17:03

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Homosexuality•Justice and Peace

USA: Supreme Court upholds gay unions, equating them with marriage

For now, Obergefell stands as it did in 2015: a pillar of constitutional law and a lightning rod of moral debate. The justices may have chosen silence, but their silence has spoken clearly—America’s marriage law will not be rewritten, at least not by this Court

Nov 11, 2025 19:12

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

From Oklahoma and Brownsville: these are the new bishops chosen to lead the US episcopate

The president and vice president were elected from a slate of 10 nominees

Nov 11, 2025 19:10

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