The Pope’s General Audience on January 7, 2026 was an introduction to a new series of catecheses on Vatican Council II and its Documents

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Cardinal Radcliffe's complete meditation in English to the cardinals in the Consistory

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Time constraints required the assembly to select only two subjects from a list of four. Alongside the two chosen themes were liturgy and the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which reformed the Roman Curia and its service to local Churches

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The conference has stressed that the initiative aligns fully with Vatican norms, particularly those outlined in the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis, the foundational document governing priestly formation worldwide

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The document released by the U.S. Congressional‑Executive Commission on China (quoting several “Bitter Winter” articles) insists on religious persecution.

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The Vatican’s response will be closely watched, not only in Charlotte but across dioceses in the United States

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While the Vatican has not released its own readout of the 6 January conversation, Cardinal Parolin’s long familiarity with Venezuela adds weight to the exchange

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The 25 countries from which most pilgrims flocked to Rome account for 90.3% of the total number of pilgrims.

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Streaming platforms, particularly Netflix, insist that inclusive storytelling mirrors the realities of contemporary society

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In the first 220 days of 2025 alone, more than 7,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria. Hundreds more were kidnapped, tortured or forced from their homes. The charity says that throughout 2025, persecution intensified particularly in northern Nigeria

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Fr. M. Titus Mohan – The Jubilee Year of Hope is now drawing to a close. In the silence charged with expectation on the night

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John Singarayar SVD – When Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of his bond with India’s Christian community or embraces the Pope for cameras in Rome,

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