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Verghese V Joseph – Prison Ministry India (PMI) will bring together Church leaders, prison chaplains, volunteers, rehabilitation workers and correctional stakeholders from across the country
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Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after undergoing planned thoracic surgery at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli University Hospital on Tuesday, the
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Book Title: Spiritual Wellsprings: C.M. Thomas’s Encounter with Jesus Author/Subject: C.M. Thomas Maliekel Editors: Francis Arackal, OP, and Tom Thomas Genre: Christian Spirituality / Memoir
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On September 24, in St. Louis, a man who once shared a network time slot with Milton Berle was declared Blessed Fulton Sheen—priest, professor, and
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A Brother Among Brothers Francis of Assisi did not write theology in the academic sense. He sang it. In the Canticle of the Creatures, composed
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Janina Gomes – On October 1, the world observed the International Day of Older Persons, a UN-designated occasion first celebrated in 1991 to honour the
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Five new mysteries to pray for our wounded, hopeful common home In a time of record heat, vanishing species, and deepening inequality, our October Rosary
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By Purushottam Nayak – SIKABADI, Kandhamal, Odisha: In a remote corner of Odisha’s Kandhamal district, where daily-wage labour and small-scale farming sustain families, five young
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Persecution of Christians has worsened in 55% of the 18 countries examined in Aid to the Church in Need’s report for 2024–2026. The pontifical foundation warns that 413 million Christians live in countries where religious freedom is seriously violated, leaving them at risk of persecution. Africa remains a major centre of violence, while concerns are growing over conditions in Asia and forced displacement.
Pope Leo XIV sends message to the meeting 'Mary, a Path of Dialogue and Peace for the Mediterranean,' organized by Pontifical International Marian Academy and the Order of Friars Minor and taking place in Perugia and Assisi, saying the Blessed Mother can help us rediscover the pillars of dialogue and work toward peace.
Fr. Philip Larrey, Ph.D., speaks to Vatican News about the 'Cloistered Monasteries in the Age of Artificial Intelligence' event underway in Rome, noting that there could be practical ways for the conscientious use of AI to benefit certain tasks of religious sisters and brothers, without interfering in their life of prayer.
Pope Leo XIV will meet parish communities and celebrate Mass during visits to all five pastoral sectors of the Diocese of Rome, beginning November 27.