It was at the conclusion of his reflection that the cardinal offered a cautious yet decisive sign of progress: “I hope that in the near future we will be able to confer the Holy Orders to those who are duly prepared.”

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At the heart of the reform lies a significant expansion of ULSA’s governing council, the body responsible for consultation and for drafting proposals in labor legislation. For the first time since the office was created in 1988 under Saint John Paul II, the Secretariat of State will have a formal seat at the table

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According to the 2024 edition of the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae in Polonia, 29.6 percent of Polish Catholics eligible to attend Mass were present on an average Sunday last year

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The cardinal is visiting Christian communities in Gaza, ravaged by more than two years of war

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The initiative, organized by the Centro Oratori Romani and dating back to 1969 under Paul VI, has long been a fixture of Advent in Rome

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The announcement, confirmed on 20 December by the Holy See Press Office, puts an end to weeks of speculation in Vatican circles

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Born in 1958 in Chingola, in what was then Northern Rhodesia and is now Zambia, Richard Moth grew up in Kent after his family returned to England. His vocation emerged early, influenced by parish life and a priest whose personal holiness left a lasting impression

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Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, December 21, 2025

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Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, accounted for a striking 36 of the 54 closures. When factoring in an additional 28 referral centers that have shuttered, the organization experienced a record total of 64 closures in just one year

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Hegseth argued that in recent decades, chaplains have been increasingly cast not as spiritual leaders but as emotional support officers

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Fourth Wednesday in Advent – December 24, 2025 2 Samuel 7: 1-5,8-12,14,16; Luke 1: 67-79 The Reign, which is the hope of the trustful pilgrims,

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By Joynel Fernandes – “Look, the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son and they shall name him Emmanuel which means ‘God with us’.” The

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