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Neither spiritualizing pain nor downplaying suffering: Pope Leo XIV’s powerful response on depression and mental health to a woman who attempted suicide
Do you need to forgive? Leo XIV’s response to a heartbreaking story of crime, drugs, and neglect that moved Spain
Pope Leo XIV Meets with Victims of Abuse in Spain
The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia and the Influence of Dom Guéranger, Founder of Solesmes, on Gaudí
The Patriarch of Moscow has transferred Hilarion, a prominent Russian cleric, to Brazil after drugs were found in his car
U.S.: Department of Defense reduces the number of recognized religious denominations. Catholics remain on the list
Nicodemus and the Path of Life: Leo XIV’s Existential Reflection in Barcelona
The Pope’s powerful homily on the Feast of Corpus Christi: may religiosity not be a museum of the past, but a school of faith from which we can draw inspiration even today
The Impressive Numbers of the Pope’s Second Day in Spain
Pope Leo XIV Meets Privately with Some 200 Augustinians in Madrid
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The spring general assembly was also an opportunity to discuss the results of the World Synod Photo: Katolisch.de

Dicasteries•Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Averts Schism in Germany: Full Text of Vatican Letter

The Synodal Council, already banned by the Pope in January 2023, had the mission of constituting itself as a consultative and decision-making body capable of making decisions above the dioceses and thus supplanting the personal authority of each bishop in the entrusted territory. The letter of three cardinals on behalf of the Pope managed to stop what would have been a de facto schism or at least a serious act of disobedience.

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Kidnappings (not only of priests and nuns) in Nigeria are out of control: solidarity of the Dicastery for Evangelization

For years, Nigeria has been grappling with the scourge of kidnapping, which target not only priests and religious, but also foreigners, businessmen, politicians, government officials, diplomats, traditional rulers, as well as ordinary citizens, including students and school children, who are frequent victims of mass kidnappings.

Local Church•Virgin Mary

How Many People Visited the Fatima Shrine in Portugal in 2023? Record Numbers Are Released

The data presented on the afternoon of February 8, at the 45th Meeting of Hoteliers and Managers of Religious Houses that Welcome Pilgrims in Fátima, are in line with what was recorded before the pandemic. The number of countries from which the pilgrims come is the highest since 2017. The Sanctuary welcomed people from 94 countries, a figure that was only higher in the year of the Centenary of the Apparitions, with 109 different nationalities present in Cova da Iria.