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In a July 25 letter to the faithful, the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX)’s District of Canada offered its most extensive remarks on the Vatican’s sweeping July 2 excommunication decreed by Pope Leo XIV after the society was deemed in schism with the Catholic Church.
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Wildfires burning through central Spain forced a community of Augustinian nuns to evacuate their monastery as flames threatened the region.
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Locals in Bosnia and Herzegovina's famed Marian shrine Medjugorje began cleaning a vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary and repairing a burned outdoor altar, as police detained a Polish suspect and calls grew to avoid online attacks against the troubled man.
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Police are investigating several acts of vandalism and desecration at the famed village of Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Marian apparitions are alleged to have occurred since 1981.
The bright orange and white signs told the story of the protesters holding them outside the United Nations: "We deserve care — not suicide."
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When Benedictine Father James Raber asked last year if he could bring three or four student volunteers along to an annual medical mission in the Caribbean he got a nice surprise.
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Sr. Helena BurnsCulture à la Carte
A friend recently asked in effect: “Why are only women designated as ‘virgins’ in the liturgical calendar? Isn’t it an important virtue and value for men as well?”
Joseph Sinasac
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St. Jerome’s University is formally taking its place among Jesuit institutes of higher learning.
As dusk settled over the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo on July 29, Pope Leo XIV listened as Andrea Bocelli led 164 young voices in a hymn, prompting the pope to offer a reflection on how beauty can lead us to God.
If a life parcelled out in 280-character quips, floating emojis and gifs, 15-second video “hot takes,” screaming headlines, disaster reportage and AI-generated thought clouds seems unsatisfying, Fr. Laurence Freeman OSB has a suggestion.
Pope Leo XIV has named two American bishops as members of the Vatican's highest court, the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.
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The celebration Allan Smith has long awaited — more than 15 years of hope and prayer — is less than two months away.
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Pope Leo XIV on July 26 renewed his urgent appeals for peace in the Holy Land and across the Middle East during his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, expressing deep concern over the escalating violence and calling for an immediate return to dialogue.
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