A pope’s magnificent bet on a young Bernini
ROME — A new exhibition in Rome is spotlighting the pivotal moment Pope Urban VIII entrusted a 25-year-old Gian Lorenzo Bernini with one of the most ambitious artistic commissions in […]
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From Algeria to Angola, Africans hope message of peace, dialogue will resonate during papal trip
From Algeria to Angola, Church leaders across Africa expressed profound joy and hopes that the upcoming apostolic trip would bring much needed change to regions needing reconciliation and social stability, […]
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Vatican synod report urges women’s input in preparing future priests
The General Secretariat of the Synod has published a preliminary report urging that women’s “views and assessments” be given due weight in the discernment of candidates for priesthood and warning […]
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International Theological Commission: Human life is a vocation
The International Theological Commission has released a new document arguing that “the life of the human being is vocation,” while warning that unprecedented scientific and technological developments must be matched […]
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Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as war enters fourth year
The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv.
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Vatican synod study group warns of online polarization
A final report from the Synod on Synodality study group on “mission in the digital environment” proposes the possible creation of a dedicated Vatican body to accompany and oversee the […]
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Trump’s ambassador to the Vatican defends deportation policies criticized by pope, U.S. bishops
ROME — United States Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch has defended President Donald Trump’s deportation policies amid criticism from Pope Leo XIV and the U.S. bishops. “The larger […]
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Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Church is the rightful home of Sacred Scripture’
Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that Sacred Scripture has been entrusted to the Catholic Church — that she preserves and explains it, and supports its purpose of making Christ known […]
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Pope Leo XIV urges diplomacy amid Iran tensions
Pope Leo XIV voiced concern on Sunday about developments in the Middle East and Iran, urging the parties involved to stop what he called a “spiral of violence” before it […]