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<title>Lafiesta Espana &#45; : UPDATES</title>
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<title>Ghana: Amnesty International urges authorities to pass the Anti&#45;Witchcraft Accusations Bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amnesty International Regional Office for West and Central Africa has urged Ghanaian authorities to sign the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill into law, passed in July 2023. In a statement, Amnesty International Regional Manager Elise Cannuel said the Bill was a significant step towards protecting victims of witchcraft accusations. Six years ago, on 23 July 2020, 90-year-old Akua Denteh, accused of being a witch, was lynched to death in Ghana.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Archbishop Gallagher: Ukraine’s people inspire hope amid suffering</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At the end of his six-day mission to Ukraine, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher reflects on the resilience of a people &quot;willing to suffer for freedom and peace.&quot; Speaking to Vatican Media, the Holy See&#039;s Secretary for Relations with States recalls those who have &quot;lost everything,&quot; reiterates the Holy See&#039;s commitment to humanitarian efforts and peace, and says Pope Leo XIV takes seriously the invitation to visit Ukraine when the time and circumstances can be &quot;as fruitful as possible.&quot;
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Venezuelan bishops call for reconstruction free from negligence and corruption</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One month after devastating earthquakes struck northern and central Venezuela, the country&#039;s bishops call for a reconstruction process free from negligence, corruption and political interests, while urging solidarity with survivors and thanking rescuers, volunteers and Pope Leo XIV for their closeness.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Civilians continue to bear brunt of Gaza conflict</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Intensifying attacks by the Israeli military have killed and injured dozens of Palestinians in the last week.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope thanks Italian President for his support of the Church</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a telegram marking the Italian President&#039;s 85th birthday, Pope Leo XIV assures Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, of his prayers and entrusts him to the protection of the country&#039;s patron saints, Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV visits major Italian pilgrimage sites while on vacation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff left Castel Gandolfo on July 22 to visit holy sites in Vallepietra and Subiaco. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV names another Chinese bishop under Vatican&#45;Beijing agreement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bishop Joseph Chang Yanfeng was ordained July 22 to lead the Diocese of Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, continuing episcopal appointments made under the provisional accord. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican denies Marko Rupnik has been acquitted</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Holy See said the canonical criminal trial remains open and judges are continuing to review evidence in the case involving the former Jesuit accused of sexual and psychological abuse. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Dicastery for Bishops prefect discusses selection of new bishops, challenges they face</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/dicastery-for-bishops-prefect-discusses-selection-of-new-bishops-challenges-they-face</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops explained how it performs its functions, what qualities the pope encourages in bishops, and the nature of their role in governing the local Church. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Summer advice from Pope Leo XIV: Don’t forget the less fortunate</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/summer-advice-from-pope-leo-xiv-dont-forget-the-less-fortunate</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ “Let us think of the privilege we have when we support the poor,” Pope Leo said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Ukraine: Archbishop Gallagher visits Maidan memorial</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ukraine-archbishop-gallagher-visits-maidan-memorial</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On the final day of his visit to Ukraine, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher meets President Volodymyr Zelensky and acting Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha in Kyiv, visits the Maidan memorial, and holds talks with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations.
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>US strikes Iran for ninth consecutive night</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/us-strikes-iran-for-ninth-consecutive-night</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump declared on Monday that the latest American strikes had hit Iran &quot;very hard,&quot; casting the assault as retribution for three US servicemen killed in the region in recent days.
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>&amp;apos;Man and Nature: Fragile Balances&amp;apos; exhibit debuts in Borgo Laudato si’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/man-and-nature-fragile-balances-exhibit-debuts-in-borgo-laudato-si</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new photography exhibition by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, organized in collaboration with the John Paul II Youth Foundation, has opened at Borgo Laudato si’ in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo and will remain open to visitors until the end of July.
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo prays for peace at Montecassino Abbey</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-prays-for-peace-at-montecassino-abbey</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV visits the Abbey of Montecassino and its monastic community and prays at the tomb of St. Benedict “entrusting to him his plea for peace in those regions of the world marked by bloodshed and conflict.”
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Church leaders urge ethical investment in Eastern Africa</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/church-leaders-urge-ethical-investment-in-eastern-africa</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the lead-up to the 21st AMECEA Plenary Assembly in Nairobi, the “Laudato Sì Movement Africa”, in collaboration with the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa, engaged in a “Strategic Convening/Workshop on Ethical Investment for Catholics” which yielded a declaration urging ethical investment, care for creation, and greater involvement of young people.
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>How Are Papal Prayer Intentions Chosen?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-are-papal-prayer-intentions-chosen</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:48 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The Precious Blood of Jesus and Restoring Human Dignity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-precious-blood-of-jesus-and-restoring-human-dignity</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the midst of Ordinary Time, immediately following the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Precious Blood of Our Lord is offered as July’s special devotion and adoration focus. Reminding us of the price Jesus paid for our sin, we realize how much He loves us and how valuable each of our ... Read more ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven &amp;amp;amp; the Gift of Time: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/parables-of-the-kingdom-of-heaven-the-gift-of-time-16th-sunday-in-ordinary-time</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This Sunday, Jesus uses parables to teach about the kingdom of heaven.  What do all three of them have in common? Gospel (Read Mt. 13:24-43) In this chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus uses parables to teach the large crowd gathered to hear Him at the seashore.  In the first one, He says, “The kingdom of heaven may ... Read more ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>How Parishes Can Tell Whether Conversions Are Well Rooted</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-parishes-can-tell-whether-conversions-are-well-rooted</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The recent talk of a Catholic revival has stirred real hope, but hope needs discernment if it’s going to serve the Church well. Last Easter, many priests, parish leaders, and Catholic commentators saw encouraging signs in fuller pews, more converts, and a renewed openness to the Faith. The New York Times, referencing data from two ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:48 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV calls for evangelical approach without force or ‘arrogant judgments’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-evangelical-approach-without-force-or-arrogant-judgments</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ At the Sunday Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff said God’s kingdom grows quietly through smallness, patience, and service rather than spectacle or power. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Queen Camilla hears Catholic Sisters&amp;apos; witness from the world&amp;apos;s frontlines</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/queen-camilla-hears-catholic-sisters-witness-from-the-worlds-frontlines</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Following a meeting with Queen Camilla at Clarence House, representatives of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) share how Catholic Sisters worldwide continue to protect vulnerable women and girls through their work against human trafficking, in conflict zones, and in communities affected by climate change.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Middle East conflict threatens to drive 23 million more children into poverty</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/middle-east-conflict-threatens-to-drive-23-million-more-children-into-poverty</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new UNICEF analysis warns that the global economic shock triggered by the conflict in the Middle East could leave more than 23 million additional children at risk of monetary poverty by the end of the year, reversing years of progress and deepening inequality.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Bishop Shomali: Gaza residents continue to face extreme hardship</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bishop-shomali-gaza-residents-continue-to-face-extreme-hardship</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In an interview with Vatican News, the Vicar General of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Bishop William Shomali, describes the deep humanitarian crisis facing Gaza&#039;s residents, where thousands are living in tents amid the ruins, and explains the Patriarchate&#039;s hope of reopening its school to provide children with an education.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bishop, Shomali:, Gaza, residents, continue, face, extreme, hardship</media:keywords>
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<title>Ukraine: Archbishop Gallagher calls for the conditions for a just peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ukraine-archbishop-gallagher-calls-for-the-conditions-for-a-just-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ukraine-archbishop-gallagher-calls-for-the-conditions-for-a-just-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations is in Ukraine until 21 July as the Pope&#039;s envoy for the 35th anniversary of the Renewal of the Structures of the Latin Rite Catholic Church. 
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Zambia’s Bishops appeal to country’s history of peace ahead of elections</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/zambias-bishops-appeal-to-countrys-history-of-peace-ahead-of-elections</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/zambias-bishops-appeal-to-countrys-history-of-peace-ahead-of-elections</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Zambians prepare to vote in the 13 August Presidential and General Elections, the Catholic Bishops have issued a Pastoral Statement urging violence-free, peaceful and civil electoral campaigns and elections.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zambia’s, Bishops, appeal, country’s, history, peace, ahead, elections</media:keywords>
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<title>BBC correspondent David Willey, longtime Vatican and papal chronicler, dies at 93</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bbc-correspondent-david-willey-longtime-vatican-and-papal-chronicler-dies-at-93</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bbc-correspondent-david-willey-longtime-vatican-and-papal-chronicler-dies-at-93</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ EWTN News spoke to the journalist in February about his more than 50 years covering the Vatican. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BBC, correspondent, David, Willey, longtime, Vatican, and, papal, chronicler, dies</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican Bank names new director general</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-bank-names-new-director-general</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-bank-names-new-director-general</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Giovanni Boscia will succeed Gian Franco Mammì in managing the daily operations of the Institute for the Works of Religion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, Bank, names, new, director, general</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican clarifies pope’s role ‘as universal shepherd’ in wake of US ambassador’s comments</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-clarifies-popes-role-as-universal-shepherd-in-wake-of-us-ambassadors-comments</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-clarifies-popes-role-as-universal-shepherd-in-wake-of-us-ambassadors-comments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “The pope normally speaks as a head of the Church,” papal expert Father Roberto Regoli told EWTN News. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, clarifies, pope’s, role, ‘as, universal, shepherd’, wake, ambassador’s, comments</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV to attend summer concert at Castel Gandolfo</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-attend-summer-concert-at-castel-gandolfo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-attend-summer-concert-at-castel-gandolfo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff, who is on vacation at the lakeside town, will attend a classical concert in his honor on July 18. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Echoing Pope Leo XIV, experts sign Rome declaration on limits for AI and nuclear arms</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/echoing-pope-leo-xiv-experts-sign-rome-declaration-on-limits-for-ai-and-nuclear-arms</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/echoing-pope-leo-xiv-experts-sign-rome-declaration-on-limits-for-ai-and-nuclear-arms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The declaration was signed on July 16, marking the conclusion of a three-day Vatican summit on AI security risks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Bishop of Almería: Let us be God&amp;apos;s hands for those who suffer</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bishop-of-almeria-let-us-be-gods-hands-for-those-who-suffer</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bishop-of-almeria-let-us-be-gods-hands-for-those-who-suffer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero reflects on the tragedy of the wildfires in Bédar and Los Gallardos, highlighting the solidarity shown by local residents and the response of the local Church. Amid pain and loss, he calls for hope, care for creation, and a lived faith rooted in community and mercy.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bishop, Almería:, Let, Gods, hands, for, those, who, suffer</media:keywords>
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<title>Nobel laureates, experts discuss nuclear war and AI at Borgo Laudato Si</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/nobel-laureates-experts-discuss-nuclear-war-and-ai-at-borgo-laudato-si</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/nobel-laureates-experts-discuss-nuclear-war-and-ai-at-borgo-laudato-si</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first day of the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War kicks off in Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo on July 14, prompting Nobel winners, experts, university representatives and more to reflect on the biggest challenges affecting our world. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Iran conflict sees more disruption of key waterway</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-conflict-sees-more-disruption-of-key-waterway</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-conflict-sees-more-disruption-of-key-waterway</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Iranian media reports explosions in several parts of the country.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, conflict, sees, more, disruption, key, waterway</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Zuppi begins mission to Ukraine, prays for end to war</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-zuppi-begins-mission-to-ukraine-prays-for-end-to-war</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-zuppi-begins-mission-to-ukraine-prays-for-end-to-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), has begun a four-day visit to Ukraine with a stop at the Zakhid-1 detention center in the Lviv region, where prisoners captured while fighting for the Russian army are held. Bringing gifts and a message from Pope Leo XIV, he told them: “The Pope is praying for you” and expressed the hope that they would “soon return home.”
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pakistan: Interfaith action averts violence against Christian family</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pakistan-interfaith-action-averts-violence-against-christian-family</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pakistan-interfaith-action-averts-violence-against-christian-family</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Religious leaders, local authorities and community networks helped prevent mob violence in Karachi following unproven allegations of Quran desecration, though Christians remain deeply vulnerable.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pakistan:, Interfaith, action, averts, violence, against, Christian, family</media:keywords>
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<title>Fulton Sheen’s Antidotes for Anxiety</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/fulton-sheens-antidotes-for-anxiety</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/fulton-sheens-antidotes-for-anxiety</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (Jn. 10:10). Jesus’ promise resounds in my head and heart, over and over again, but not without recalling the warning that precedes it. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy,” Our Lord prefaces. In placing these two statements together, Jesus presents ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fulton, Sheen’s, Antidotes, for, Anxiety</media:keywords>
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<title>A month of married saints: July brings feast days of holy husbands and wives</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-month-of-married-saints-july-brings-feast-days-of-holy-husbands-and-wives</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-month-of-married-saints-july-brings-feast-days-of-holy-husbands-and-wives</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Throughout the month of July, the Church celebrates the feast days of several holy married couples whose lives continue to inspire Catholic families today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>month, married, saints:, July, brings, feast, days, holy, husbands, and, wives</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV to launch exhibit on water at the Vatican Library</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-launch-exhibit-on-water-at-the-vatican-library</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-launch-exhibit-on-water-at-the-vatican-library</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new exhibit reflects a recent focus on promoting contemporary art at the Vatican. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, launch, exhibit, water, the, Vatican, Library</media:keywords>
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<title>Papal nuncio to Great Britain: A visit from Pope Leo is ‘likely’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/papal-nuncio-to-great-britain-a-visit-from-pope-leo-is-likely</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/papal-nuncio-to-great-britain-a-visit-from-pope-leo-is-likely</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The apostolic nuncio to Great Britain, Archbishop Miguel Maury, has been in the Vatican&#039;s diplomatic service for nearly four decades. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:37 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Papal, nuncio, Great, Britain:, visit, from, Pope, Leo, ‘likely’</media:keywords>
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<title>Society of St. Pius X appeals to Vatican against schism decree</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/society-of-st-pius-x-appeals-to-vatican-against-schism-decree</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/society-of-st-pius-x-appeals-to-vatican-against-schism-decree</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The society filed its appeal with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on July 11, arguing that under canon law the move suspends the recent excommunication decree. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:37 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo at Borgo Laudato si&amp;apos; lunch: &amp;apos;I came with a &amp;apos;hunger&amp;apos; for genuine charity&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-at-borgo-laudato-si-lunch-i-came-with-a-hunger-for-genuine-charity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-at-borgo-laudato-si-lunch-i-came-with-a-hunger-for-genuine-charity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During a special &quot;Lunch with the Pope&quot; in Borgo Laudato si&#039; in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo with some 200 poor and socially vulnerable people, Pope Leo XIV says he came with &quot;hunger for justice&quot; and &quot;hunger for genuine charity,&quot; as he invited everyone to build a Church of justice, peace, and love.
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Talks in Oman show signs of strain amid U.S.–Iran tensions</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/talks-in-oman-show-signs-of-strain-amid-usiran-tensions</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/talks-in-oman-show-signs-of-strain-amid-usiran-tensions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The United States has called on Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships.


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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Talks, Oman, show, signs, strain, amid, U.S.–Iran, tensions</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Asia&amp;apos;s Church: Be builders of communion</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-asias-church-be-builders-of-communion</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-asias-church-be-builders-of-communion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a Letter to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, his Special Envoy to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops&#039; Conferences (FABC), to be held in Jakarta from 20 to 26 July, Pope Leo XIV urges the Church in Asia to place God &quot;on the horizon of our actions and the human person at the center of our decisions,&quot; without fearing &quot;to get our hands dirty at the building site of our time.&quot;
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Asias, Church:, builders, communion</media:keywords>
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<title>Thousands mark 31st anniversary of Srebrenica genocide</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/thousands-mark-31st-anniversary-of-srebrenica-genocide</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of people gather near Srebrenica on Saturday to mark the 31st anniversary of Europe’s worst single atrocity since World War Two.

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Marian pilgrimage in Flores inspires care for creation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/marian-pilgrimage-in-flores-inspires-care-for-creation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bishop of Labuan Bajo on the Indonesian island of Flores launches a weeks-long pilgrimage dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption before the annual Golo Koe Festival in August. This year&#039;s pilgrimage aims to link Marian devotion with ecological responsibility.
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The Lord of the Rings and the Victory of Confession</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-victory-of-confession</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Oftentimes we approach the Sacrament of Confession with shame and fear, worried what the priest might say or scared that someone might overhear our sins and judge us. In such a frame of mind, confession seems like a dreadfully pessimistic thing where we focus on the worst aspects of ourselves. It might seem like a ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:00:28 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV continues reform of Diocese of Rome with addition of leadership position</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-continues-reform-of-diocese-of-rome-with-addition-of-leadership-position</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-continues-reform-of-diocese-of-rome-with-addition-of-leadership-position</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The appointment continues Leo’s reform of the Diocese of Rome, of which he is bishop, rolling back changes made by Pope Francis in 2023. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:00:28 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV to Iraqi Christians: Be Christ’s light in challenging times</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-iraqi-christians-be-christs-light-in-challenging-times</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-iraqi-christians-be-christs-light-in-challenging-times</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on July 8 for the Ankawa Youth Meeting. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:00:28 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Fiat donates 30 electric vehicles to Vatican in sustainability push</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/fiat-donates-30-electric-vehicles-to-vatican-in-sustainability-push</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/fiat-donates-30-electric-vehicles-to-vatican-in-sustainability-push</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The vehicles will support the daily work of governorate employees as Vatican City State moves toward its 2030 goal of a zero-emissions fleet. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:00:28 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fiat, donates, electric, vehicles, Vatican, sustainability, push</media:keywords>
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<title>Why does the Vatican recognize Orthodox marriages but not those of the SSPX?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-does-the-vatican-recognize-orthodox-marriages-but-not-those-of-the-sspx</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-does-the-vatican-recognize-orthodox-marriages-but-not-those-of-the-sspx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The answer has to do with profoundly different juridical and ecclesial realities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:00:28 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal López Romero temporarily steps aside amid investigation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-lopez-romero-temporarily-steps-aside-amid-investigation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-lopez-romero-temporarily-steps-aside-amid-investigation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Archbishop of Rabat says he has been accused of “inappropriate behaviour toward adult women” and that a preliminary investigation has been opened by the Church. Pending its outcome, he will refrain from public celebrations and pastoral ministry, while asking for prayers for the Diocese, those who are suffering, and himself.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>“Nuestras Raíces&amp;quot; (Our Roots) project invites youth to share stories of hope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/nuestras-raices-our-roots-project-invites-youth-to-share-stories-of-hope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/nuestras-raices-our-roots-project-invites-youth-to-share-stories-of-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Ibero-American Network for Popular Culture invites young people to share stories of hope through “Nuestras Raíces&quot; (Our Roots), a project that showcases creative works inspired by experiences of community engagement, solidarity, and social transformation.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>“Nuestras, Raíces, Our, Roots, project, invites, youth, share, stories, hope</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Cupich: Synodality is like dancing</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-cupich-synodality-is-like-dancing</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-cupich-synodality-is-like-dancing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a reflection for Vatican Media, Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich draws on the traditional Croatian kolo dance as an image of the Church’s synodal journey. He says the Church is called to move from individual performance to collective harmony by listening to the “divine melody” that guides its life and mission.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Cupich:, Synodality, like, dancing</media:keywords>
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<title>Pan Daijing&amp;apos;s Conciliazione 5 Installation invites visitors to read beyond darkness</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pan-daijings-conciliazione-5-installation-invites-visitors-to-read-beyond-darkness</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pan-daijings-conciliazione-5-installation-invites-visitors-to-read-beyond-darkness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chinese artist Pan Daijing&#039;s new installation at Conciliazione 5 invites visitors to discover reading as an immersive journey through silence, perception, and self-discovery beyond the darkness.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to Iraqi youth: Be Christ&amp;apos;s light and hope in a wounded world</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-iraqi-youth-be-christs-light-and-hope-in-a-wounded-world</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-iraqi-youth-be-christs-light-and-hope-in-a-wounded-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV encourages young Iraqi Christians gathered in Ankawa to become missionaries of faith, love and hope, urging them to be Christ&#039;s light and peacemakers in a land marked by conflict and instability.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV dines with U.S. ambassador on Independence Day</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-dines-with-us-ambassador-on-independence-day</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-dines-with-us-ambassador-on-independence-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope visited the private residence of U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch after returning from Lampedusa. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:30 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, dines, with, U.S., ambassador, Independence, Day</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican October meeting to focus on divorce, other family issues</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-october-meeting-to-focus-on-divorce-other-family-issues</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-october-meeting-to-focus-on-divorce-other-family-issues</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV has called the presidents of bishops’ conferences to Rome Oct. 7–14 for a weeklong gathering on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation &quot;Amoris Laetitia.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:30 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/this-is-pope-leo-xivs-prayer-intention-for-the-month-of-july</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/this-is-pope-leo-xivs-prayer-intention-for-the-month-of-july</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for respect for human life &quot;in all circumstances.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:30 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Training journalists to be peacemakers: EWTN Summer Academy concludes in Rome</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/training-journalists-to-be-peacemakers-ewtn-summer-academy-concludes-in-rome</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/training-journalists-to-be-peacemakers-ewtn-summer-academy-concludes-in-rome</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ EWTN hosted 43 young media professionals from around the world for an intensive journalistic training program June 22 to July 1. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:30 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Training, journalists, peacemakers:, EWTN, Summer, Academy, concludes, Rome</media:keywords>
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<title>U.S. ambassador describes July 4 dinner with Pope Leo XIV</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/us-ambassador-describes-july-4-dinner-with-pope-leo-xiv</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/us-ambassador-describes-july-4-dinner-with-pope-leo-xiv</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Speaking with Italian media, Brian Burch said the informal evening showed a pontiff who is both personally at ease with his American roots and conscious of his universal mission. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:30 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo prays for victims of Venezuela earthquake</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-prays-for-victims-of-venezuela-earthquake</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-prays-for-victims-of-venezuela-earthquake</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the recitation of the Angelus prayer, Pope Leo XIV turned his thoughts to Venezuela, which has been tragically struck by two powerful earthquakes that have claimed nearly 3,000 lives. The Pope also remembered the recent beatification of Vietnamese priest Francis Xavier Tru’o’ng Bǚu, who was killed out of hatred for the faith.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV will spend summer holidays in July in Castel Gandolfo</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-will-spend-summer-holidays-in-july-in-castel-gandolfo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-will-spend-summer-holidays-in-july-in-castel-gandolfo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Prefecture of the Papal Household announces that, beginning on the afternoon of Sunday, July 5, the Pope will stay in the town of Castel Gandolfo until July 27 and that all audiences are suspended in this time period.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: May the Church in the US continue to evangelize and serve society</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-may-the-church-in-the-us-continue-to-evangelize-and-serve-society</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-may-the-church-in-the-us-continue-to-evangelize-and-serve-society</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV sends a video-message for the conclusion of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in the United States and encourages the participants to draw from the Eucharist a source of renewal and unity.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Only God&amp;apos;s mercy can fill hearts with genuine solidarity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-only-gods-mercy-can-fill-hearts-with-genuine-solidarity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-only-gods-mercy-can-fill-hearts-with-genuine-solidarity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a letter to the Bishop of Lodi, Italy, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on the occasion of the 27th Columbanus Day, Pope Leo emphasizes that only God&#039;s mercy can fill hearts with genuine solidarity and &quot;enable enemies to extend a hand to one another.&quot; He also recalls his recent pastoral visit to the Lodi area and his tribute to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV greets crowds upon arrival at Castel Gandolfo</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-greets-crowds-upon-arrival-at-castel-gandolfo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-greets-crowds-upon-arrival-at-castel-gandolfo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, just southeast of Rome, Pope Leo XIV briefly appeared at the balcony of the Apostolic Palace to greet the faithful gathered in Piazza della Libertà. He thanked them for their warm welcome and reaffirmed the importance of coming together as brothers and sisters.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>America 250: The Most Patriotic College in the United States</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/america-250-the-most-patriotic-college-in-the-united-states</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/america-250-the-most-patriotic-college-in-the-united-states</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the mountain-town of Emmitsburg, Maryland, there is a historic school unfamiliar to most Americans. Its founding in 1808 is a direct consequence of 1776. Its founder, Fr. John Dubois, was mentored by James Monroe and Patrick Henry to unleash a new birth of freedom in a country weary from a long train of abuses ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>America, 250:, The, Most, Patriotic, College, the, United, States</media:keywords>
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<title>Peter’s Pence collected more than $65.8 million for the pope’s mission in 2025</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/peters-pence-collected-more-than-658-million-for-the-popes-mission-in-2025</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/peters-pence-collected-more-than-658-million-for-the-popes-mission-in-2025</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Almost $50 million was used to support the activities of the Holy See in the service of the Holy Father&#039;s apostolic mission. U.S Catholics contributed 26.1% of the total. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>EWTN News explains: As a Catholic, can you attend an SSPX Mass?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ewtn-news-explains-as-a-catholic-can-you-attend-an-sspx-mass</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ewtn-news-explains-as-a-catholic-can-you-attend-an-sspx-mass</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The traditionalist group has been declared in schism with the Catholic Church after an illicit &quot;ordination&quot; of bishops. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>EWTN, News, explains:, Catholic, can, you, attend, SSPX, Mass</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV congratulates the U.S. on its 250th anniversary</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-congratulates-the-us-on-its-250th-anniversary</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-congratulates-the-us-on-its-250th-anniversary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff&#039;s letter stressed religious freedom, the right to life, and the contributions of Catholics and immigrants to American history. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, congratulates, the, U.S., its, 250th, anniversary</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: Migrants lost at sea are victims of choices made and unmade</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-migrants-lost-at-sea-are-victims-of-choices-made-and-unmade</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-migrants-lost-at-sea-are-victims-of-choices-made-and-unmade</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Celebrating Mass on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to respond to migration with long-term policies rooted in human dignity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:00:23 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, Migrants, lost, sea, are, victims, choices, made, and, unmade</media:keywords>
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<title>UNHCR: Pope Leo’s Lampedusa visit a call for shared responsibility</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/unhcr-pope-leos-lampedusa-visit-a-call-for-shared-responsibility</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/unhcr-pope-leos-lampedusa-visit-a-call-for-shared-responsibility</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lampedusa, UNHCR Communication Officer Filippo Ungaro says the Pope’s presence offers a powerful reminder that migration must be approached with solidarity, shared responsibility, and an unwavering commitment to the dignity and protection of every human person.
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<title>Pope&amp;apos;s July prayer intention: &amp;apos;for respect for human life&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/popes-july-prayer-intention-for-respect-for-human-life</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of July, and invites Catholics to pray &#039;for respect for human life,&#039;  so all may &#039;recognize and protect the unique and unrepeatable value of every human being.&#039;
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Inside Lampedusa&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;hotspot&amp;quot;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/inside-lampedusas-hotspot</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/inside-lampedusas-hotspot</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Imad Dalil, Director of Lampedusa&#039;s &quot;hotspot&quot;, describes the work of the Italian Red Cross on the island, which has seen over 180,000 migrants pass through after crossing by boat along the Central Mediterranean route.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Inside, Lampedusas, hotspot</media:keywords>
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<title>Lefebvrite priests and lay faithful: Procedure to return to Catholic communion</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/lefebvrite-priests-and-lay-faithful-procedure-to-return-to-catholic-communion</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/lefebvrite-priests-and-lay-faithful-procedure-to-return-to-catholic-communion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has sent a communication to bishops around the world outlining what must be done to welcome back those who decide to leave the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X following the schismatic act that led to excommunication.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>IOM: Pope Leo’s Lampedusa visit will highlight human dimension of migration</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/iom-pope-leos-lampedusa-visit-will-highlight-human-dimension-of-migration</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/iom-pope-leos-lampedusa-visit-will-highlight-human-dimension-of-migration</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Chief of Mission for Italy and Malta says Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lampedusa offers a powerful reminder of the human dignity of migrants and the need for shared responsibility. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo strengthens Roman Curia with new appointments in key Vatican dicasteries</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-strengthens-roman-curia-with-new-appointments-in-key-vatican-dicasteries</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-strengthens-roman-curia-with-new-appointments-in-key-vatican-dicasteries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With Tuesday’s nominations, the pope changed the No. 2 positions in dicasteries for which he appointed the top officials earlier this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, strengthens, Roman, Curia, with, new, appointments, key, Vatican, dicasteries</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican financial watchdog loses autonomy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-financial-watchdog-loses-autonomy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-financial-watchdog-loses-autonomy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Authority for Financial Information and Supervision is now effectively structured as an office, with its leadership appointed directly by the pope for five-year terms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, financial, watchdog, loses, autonomy</media:keywords>
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<title>SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome’s schism warning</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sspx-consecrates-bishops-in-defiance-of-romes-schism-warning</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/sspx-consecrates-bishops-in-defiance-of-romes-schism-warning</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The unauthorized July 1 rite in Écône, Switzerland, came despite Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to “please turn back” and could trigger automatic excommunication for the six bishops involved. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Parolin: SSPX ordinations are ‘schismatic’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/parolin-sspx-ordinations-are-schismatic</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/parolin-sspx-ordinations-are-schismatic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the episcopal ordinations carried out without papal mandate by the Society of St. Pius X “deeply wound” Church unity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Parolin:, SSPX, ordinations, are, ‘schismatic’</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican begins 5&#45;year, 5&#45;million&#45;euro restoration of Renaissance frescoes in Hall of Raphael</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-begins-5-year-5-million-euro-restoration-of-renaissance-frescoes-in-hall-of-raphael</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-begins-5-year-5-million-euro-restoration-of-renaissance-frescoes-in-hall-of-raphael</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The conservation work marks “a pivotal moment both in the history of restoration and in the history of Italian Renaissance art,” according to Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:38 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, begins, 5-year, 5-million-euro, restoration, Renaissance, frescoes, Hall, Raphael</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope at Angelus: Sts. Peter and Paul embody Church’s unity in diversity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-angelus-sts-peter-and-paul-embody-churchs-unity-in-diversity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-angelus-sts-peter-and-paul-embody-churchs-unity-in-diversity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the Angelus prayer on the Solemnity of Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV says the Holy Apostles were very different in character and upbringing, but the Holy Spirit brought them to unity for the good of the Church.
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Angelus:, Sts., Peter, and, Paul, embody, Church’s, unity, diversity</media:keywords>
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<title>Catholic anti&#45;trafficking leaders meet in Thailand to strengthen global response</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholic-anti-trafficking-leaders-meet-in-thailand-to-strengthen-global-response</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholic-anti-trafficking-leaders-meet-in-thailand-to-strengthen-global-response</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thailand hosts Catholic anti-trafficking leaders from 23 countries this week as the Talitha Kum network promotes education, grassroots leadership, and international cooperation to combat human trafficking and modern exploitation.
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Catholic, anti-trafficking, leaders, meet, Thailand, strengthen, global, response</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope thanks those who support his ministry through Peter’s Pence collection</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-thanks-those-who-support-his-ministry-through-peters-pence-collection</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-thanks-those-who-support-his-ministry-through-peters-pence-collection</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, patron saints of Rome, Pope Leo XIV expresses gratitude for the faithful’s support of the Peter’s Pence collection and greets all those who live in the Italian capital.

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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Venezuela rescue efforts continue as 50,000 reported missing</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/venezuela-rescue-efforts-continue-as-50000-reported-missing</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/venezuela-rescue-efforts-continue-as-50000-reported-missing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the wake of Pope Leo XIV&#039;s prayers for the people of Venezuela struck by a succession of deadly earthquakes last week, a 4.6-magnitude aftershock ⁠hit north of the ⁠capital, Caracas, early ⁠on Monday, while ⁠rescue teams continued their fourth day of round-the-clock work in the hope of finding survivors.
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Venezuela, rescue, efforts, continue, 50, 000, reported, missing</media:keywords>
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<title>Archbishop of Westminster receives pallium: ‘It’s a very powerful sign&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-of-westminster-receives-pallium-its-a-very-powerful-sign</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-of-westminster-receives-pallium-its-a-very-powerful-sign</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archbishop Richard Moth was one of the thirty-five men who received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV. In an interview with Vatican News, he describes the important symbol of the pallium, outlines his new role as the President of the Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference of England and Wales, and expresses hope to continue dialogue with the Church of England.
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Christianity and the Decline of Pagan Cults in Late Antiquity, Part 2</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/christianity-and-the-decline-of-pagan-cults-in-late-antiquity-part-2</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/christianity-and-the-decline-of-pagan-cults-in-late-antiquity-part-2</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This two-part article discusses how Christianity became a dominant force upon its emergence through the combined effects of imperial patronage, missionary endeavors, and ritual appropriation. Archaeological evidence and contemporaneous texts reveal that the aforementioned strategies were instrumental in preserving familiar sites and social functions of worship while minimizing their significance to Christian theology and ecclesiastical ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Müller calls SSPX consecrations schismatic, defends the Latin Mass</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-muller-calls-sspx-consecrations-schismatic-defends-the-latin-mass</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-muller-calls-sspx-consecrations-schismatic-defends-the-latin-mass</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The former Vatican doctrine chief likened the Society of St. Pius X to the ancient Donatist schism, days before its planned July 1 episcopal consecrations at Écône. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Leo XIV to bestow pallium on these 4 U.S. archbishops in &amp;apos;extra special&amp;apos; moment with American pope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-to-bestow-pallium-on-these-4-us-archbishops-in-extra-special-moment-with-american-pope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-to-bestow-pallium-on-these-4-us-archbishops-in-extra-special-moment-with-american-pope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV will impose the pallia at a Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV prays for Venezuela quake victims at Angelus</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-prays-for-venezuela-quake-victims-at-angelus</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-prays-for-venezuela-quake-victims-at-angelus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope expressed solidarity with those affected by recent earthquakes, following a reflection on “detachment, loss and hospitality” in Christian love. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV dismisses schismatic Spanish priest</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-dismisses-schismatic-spanish-priest</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-dismisses-schismatic-spanish-priest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In 2024, the priest&#039;s obstinacy had previously led his bishop, José Ignacio Munilla, to remove him from any office or position within the diocese. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:35 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, dismisses, schismatic, Spanish, priest</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Ryś: The Good Samaritan offers the Church a model for today&amp;apos;s world</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-rys-the-good-samaritan-offers-the-church-a-model-for-todays-world</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-rys-the-good-samaritan-offers-the-church-a-model-for-todays-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś tells the Extraordinary Consistory that the Parable of the Good Samaritan offers the Church its model for proclaiming the Gospel today, calling Christians to recognise both the wounds of modern humanity and the signs of compassion already present in the world.
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Holy See: International community needs to increase efforts to protect children in wars</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-see-international-community-needs-to-increase-efforts-to-protect-children-in-wars</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-see-international-community-needs-to-increase-efforts-to-protect-children-in-wars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations issues a statement calling states and the international community to further work to protect children and vulnerable people that are affected by conflicts and wars.

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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Consistory: 178 Cardinals take part in the first session with Pope Leo</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/consistory-178-cardinals-take-part-in-the-first-session-with-pope-leo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/consistory-178-cardinals-take-part-in-the-first-session-with-pope-leo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first session of Pope Leo XIV&#039;s Extraordinary Consistory brought together 178 cardinals, who reflected on the world&#039;s growing social, political and spiritual challenges while reaffirming the Church&#039;s mission to foster communion, peace and hope.
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Martin Scorsese on the sense of wonder in filmmaking</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/martin-scorsese-on-the-sense-of-wonder-in-filmmaking</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/martin-scorsese-on-the-sense-of-wonder-in-filmmaking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On June 25, the Anteo Palazzo del Cinema in Milan, “La Milanesiana,” hosted a tribute to American film director Martin Scorsese, who sent a video message shown at the event, which was attended by Fr. Antonio Spadaro, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Consistory: First day of discussions concludes with a focus on peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/consistory-first-day-of-discussions-concludes-with-a-focus-on-peace</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the Paul VI Hall, the second session of the Extraordinary Consistory centered on peace, emphasizing the need to work toward building peace and a &quot;civilization of love.&quot; Many groups also emphasize the need to move beyond the logic of the &quot;just war&quot; doctrine and instead speak of the right to proportionate self-defense.
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican publishes Pope Benedict XVI&amp;apos;s private homilies in English</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-publishes-pope-benedict-xvis-private-homilies-in-english</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-publishes-pope-benedict-xvis-private-homilies-in-english</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican Publishing House released the English edition of &quot;The Lord Holds Us by the Hand&quot; on June 24. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican hosts Christians, Dharmic faiths to strengthen fraternity in Europe</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-hosts-christians-dharmic-faiths-to-strengthen-fraternity-in-europe</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-hosts-christians-dharmic-faiths-to-strengthen-fraternity-in-europe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Representatives of Christianity and Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism met in Rome to promote interreligious dialogue and cooperation across the continent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, hosts, Christians, Dharmic, faiths, strengthen, fraternity, Europe</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: Sport is an opportunity for spiritual growth</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-sport-is-an-opportunity-for-spiritual-growth</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-sport-is-an-opportunity-for-spiritual-growth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope met with members of the Italian Swimming Federation at the Vatican on June 25. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, Sport, opportunity, for, spiritual, growth</media:keywords>
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<title>Resentment as a Prison of the Soul: A Reflection Inspired by Mother Teresa and Irene Villa</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/resentment-as-a-prison-of-the-soul-a-reflection-inspired-by-mother-teresa-and-irene-villa</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/resentment-as-a-prison-of-the-soul-a-reflection-inspired-by-mother-teresa-and-irene-villa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The phrase attributed to Mother Teresa of Calcutta, “The worst feeling: resentment,” offers a profound reflection on the human condition and the way emotions shape the course of our lives. While there are painful feelings such as sadness, fear, frustration, and loneliness, resentment has a distinctive quality: it endures over time and feeds on the ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Resentment, Prison, the, Soul:, Reflection, Inspired, Mother, Teresa, and, Irene, Villa</media:keywords>
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<title>English edition of Pope Leo XIV&amp;apos;s early writings set for release</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/english-edition-of-pope-leo-xivs-early-writings-set-for-release</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/english-edition-of-pope-leo-xivs-early-writings-set-for-release</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The book &quot;Freedom Under Grace,&quot; which contains the pope&#039;s writings from his time as an Augustinian friar, will be released in September. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:56 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican releases schedule for Pope’s Consistory with Cardinals</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-releases-schedule-for-popes-consistory-with-cardinals</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-releases-schedule-for-popes-consistory-with-cardinals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV will meet with members of the College of Cardinals on June 26-27 for an Extraordinary Consistory focused on the current situation of the Church and the world, the pursuit of peace, and the implementation of the Synod.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Laypeople and clergy of Russia and Kazakhstan standing for life</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/laypeople-and-clergy-of-russia-and-kazakhstan-standing-for-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/laypeople-and-clergy-of-russia-and-kazakhstan-standing-for-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On November 18, 1920, the USSR became the first country in the world to legalize abortion on request. According to Johnston’s Archive, more than 260 million abortions were performed during the 70 years of Soviet rule. The widespread legality and accessibility of the procedure contributed to the emergence of a so-called “abortion culture” within society.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Koovakad: the concept of fraternity is not utopian idea</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-koovakad-the-concept-of-fraternity-is-not-utopian-idea</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-koovakad-the-concept-of-fraternity-is-not-utopian-idea</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In his opening address at the conference at the Angelicum on the theme “Building fraternity through dialogue and collaboration,” Cardinal George Koovakad, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, highlights the role of different religious traditions in defending and promoting peace in an increasingly fragmented and polarized world.

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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Koovakad:, the, concept, fraternity, not, utopian, idea</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican Dicastery: A layperson cannot deliver homily at Mass</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-dicastery-a-layperson-cannot-deliver-homily-at-mass</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-dicastery-a-layperson-cannot-deliver-homily-at-mass</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments responds to a request made by the German Bishops, denying their petition for a layperson to preach the homily during Mass, even in exceptional cases, stating that the proclamation of the Word in the liturgical celebration is inseparable from the mission received sacramentally.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, Dicastery:, layperson, cannot, deliver, homily, Mass</media:keywords>
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<title>Global crises persist in Europe, Africa and Middle East</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/global-crises-persist-in-europe-africa-and-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/global-crises-persist-in-europe-africa-and-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Conflicts and humanitarian emergencies continue across the Middle East, Ukraine and Africa.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Perfect Love Casts Out Fear</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/perfect-love-casts-out-fear</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/perfect-love-casts-out-fear</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ John, the son of Zebedee, was a simple man who fished the waters of the Sea of Galilee in the first century A.D. He joined Jesus after hearing John the Baptist proclaim that Jesus was the Lamb of God. He witnessed many of Jesus’ miracles, including the astonishing miracle of the healing of the Gerasene ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Perfect, Love, Casts, Out, Fear</media:keywords>
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<title>The Father Who Runs to You</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-father-who-runs-to-you</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-father-who-runs-to-you</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What don’t you like about yourself? Even after going to Confession, do you still sometimes feel ashamed of your sins? And is this making you wonder if Father God is keeping you in misery because you don’t deserve better treatment? Father God is full of compassion for you. Compassion is not something that we have ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Father, Who, Runs, You</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV to UN: To combat hunger, focus on humanity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-un-to-combat-hunger-focus-on-humanity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-un-to-combat-hunger-focus-on-humanity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. World Food Programme in Rome on June 22. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, UN:, combat, hunger, focus, humanity</media:keywords>
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<title>After meeting with pope, collaboration between Vatican, abuse victims takes ‘a step forward’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/after-meeting-with-pope-collaboration-between-vatican-abuse-victims-takes-a-step-forward</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/after-meeting-with-pope-collaboration-between-vatican-abuse-victims-takes-a-step-forward</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held the first structured dialogue with Ending Clergy Abuse on June 15-16 in Rome. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV warns no doctor should ever &amp;apos;decide on the life of an embryo&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-warns-no-doctor-should-ever-decide-on-the-life-of-an-embryo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-warns-no-doctor-should-ever-decide-on-the-life-of-an-embryo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ His remarks were made during a Monday audience with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, warns, doctor, should, ever, decide, the, life, embryo</media:keywords>
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<title>New study examines growing interest in Catholic faith</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-study-examines-growing-interest-in-catholic-faith</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-study-examines-growing-interest-in-catholic-faith</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A national U.S. study finds growing interest in Catholic faith driven by the search for truth, purpose and community
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:44 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Several killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/several-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-lebanon</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/several-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-lebanon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 18 people were killed in southern Lebanon after Israeli airstrikes overnight. At the same time, Israel confirmed four of its soldiers also died in the fighting.
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:44 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Several, killed, Israeli, attack, Lebanon</media:keywords>
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<title>Monsignor Grasselli: Experiencing providence through mission</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/monsignor-grasselli-experiencing-providence-through-mission</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:44 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Monsignor, Grasselli:, Experiencing, providence, through, mission</media:keywords>
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<title>Ukraine suffers new strikes as calls for peace intensify</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ukraine-suffers-new-strikes-as-calls-for-peace-intensify</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ukraine-suffers-new-strikes-as-calls-for-peace-intensify</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 10 people, including four children, were injured in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukrainian authorities said Friday. In southern Ukraine, the State Emergency Service reported that one person was killed and four others were injured in a separate Russian attack on the Odesa region.
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:44 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV:  &amp;apos;Only the love of God can provide us with true and perfect joy&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-only-the-love-of-god-can-provide-us-with-true-and-perfect-joy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-only-the-love-of-god-can-provide-us-with-true-and-perfect-joy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a video message to the 50th Steubenville Summer Youth Conference, Pope Leo XIV reveals &#039;the secret&#039; to being able to face challenging circumstances with a smile, and  reassures all participating that &#039;If we have the profound conviction that God cares for us as His beloved children, we will not be flustered or discouraged, even in difficult situations.&#039;
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:44 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, Only, the, love, God, can, provide, with, true, and, perfect, joy</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo expected to visit 5 Peruvian cities in November, president says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-expected-to-visit-5-peruvian-cities-in-november-president-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-expected-to-visit-5-peruvian-cities-in-november-president-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The president of Peru had a nearly two-hour private meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on June 18. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, expected, visit, Peruvian, cities, November, president, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: Failure to understand Eastern Christianity impoverishes the Church</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-failure-to-understand-eastern-christianity-impoverishes-the-church</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-failure-to-understand-eastern-christianity-impoverishes-the-church</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope addressed members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches at the Vatican on June 18. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, Failure, understand, Eastern, Christianity, impoverishes, the, Church</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV remembers Cardinal Ruini as a shepherd who guided the people of God</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-remembers-cardinal-ruini-as-a-shepherd-who-guided-the-people-of-god</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-remembers-cardinal-ruini-as-a-shepherd-who-guided-the-people-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pontiff praised the late Italian cardinal’s humble service, trust in God, and commitment to truth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican recognizes martyrdom of 20 priests killed during Spanish Civil War</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-recognizes-martyrdom-of-20-priests-killed-during-spanish-civil-war</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-recognizes-martyrdom-of-20-priests-killed-during-spanish-civil-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The same decree also recognized the heroic virtues of Servant of God Sister Clara Andreu y Malferit. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: Synodality can help us avoid being another Tower of Babel</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-synodality-can-help-us-avoid-being-another-tower-of-babel</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-synodality-can-help-us-avoid-being-another-tower-of-babel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff addressed participants of the Borgo Dialogues at the Vatican on June 19. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, Synodality, can, help, avoid, being, another, Tower, Babel</media:keywords>
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<title>Joint declaration signed in Geneva against use of AI in warfare</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/joint-declaration-signed-in-geneva-against-use-of-ai-in-warfare</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/joint-declaration-signed-in-geneva-against-use-of-ai-in-warfare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The World Council of Churches is among the 226 signatories of a document calling on technology companies and governments to “cease supplying” artificial intelligence systems for use in the “military kill chain” and to “take all necessary measures” to prevent violations of international humanitarian law and human rights.
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Rome Safeguarding Dialogues advance efforts to protect minors and end abuse</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/rome-safeguarding-dialogues-advance-efforts-to-protect-minors-and-end-abuse</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/rome-safeguarding-dialogues-advance-efforts-to-protect-minors-and-end-abuse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rome Safeguarding Dialogues open a new chapter in collaboration for the protection of minors and vulnerable persons with the commitment to continued collaboration and concrete measures to strengthen protection across the Church.
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>From The Gambia to the Canary Islands: Ousman’s journey</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-the-gambia-to-the-canary-islands-ousmans-journey</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-the-gambia-to-the-canary-islands-ousmans-journey</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During his visit to the Canary Islands, Pope Leo met with hundreds of migrants in the port of Arguineguín. Among them was Ousman, a 38-year-old father from The Gambia. This is his story.
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, The, Gambia, the, Canary, Islands:, Ousman’s, journey</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope prays for parents mourning loss of child in Day for Life Message</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-prays-for-parents-mourning-loss-of-child-in-day-for-life-message</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-prays-for-parents-mourning-loss-of-child-in-day-for-life-message</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV offers prayers and encouragement to parents grieving the loss of a child in a Message for the 2026 Day for Life, highlighting the dignity of every human life from conception.
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, prays, for, parents, mourning, loss, child, Day, for, Life, Message</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope: May US&#45;Iran memorandum be &amp;quot;truly a solution to the war&amp;quot;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-may-us-iran-memorandum-be-truly-a-solution-to-the-war</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-may-us-iran-memorandum-be-truly-a-solution-to-the-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo answers questions from journalists on topics including the US-Iran war and his recent visit to Spain.
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:31 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, May, US-Iran, memorandum, truly, solution, the, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope receives Syro&#45;Malankara delegation, calls for preservation of identity in diaspora</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-receives-syro-malankara-delegation-calls-for-preservation-of-identity-in-diaspora</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-receives-syro-malankara-delegation-calls-for-preservation-of-identity-in-diaspora</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV addressed a delegation of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, encouraging them to preserve and promote &quot;the inestimable treasures incarnated by all the Eastern Churches.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, receives, Syro-Malankara, delegation, calls, for, preservation, identity, diaspora</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV defends journalism against the drug of ‘fake news’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-defends-journalism-against-the-drug-of-fake-news</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-defends-journalism-against-the-drug-of-fake-news</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a message to Italian newspaper L’Adige, the pope urged journalists to resist &quot;artificial polarizations&quot; and serve as &quot;instruments of truth.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, defends, journalism, against, the, drug, ‘fake, news’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV says care for creation is a requirement of faith</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-says-care-for-creation-is-a-requirement-of-faith</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-says-care-for-creation-is-a-requirement-of-faith</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a video message to the Austrian World Summit, the pope urged believers, wealthy nations, and religious communities to help build a “culture of care” for the environment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, says, care, for, creation, requirement, faith</media:keywords>
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<title>Speaking truth to power: When the pope addresses governments</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/speaking-truth-to-power-when-the-pope-addresses-governments</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/speaking-truth-to-power-when-the-pope-addresses-governments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From Westminster Hall to the U.N., popes have been invited to address civic assemblies during their travels. How have they used these speeches to challenge leaders on life, economics, and migration? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Speaking, truth, power:, When, the, pope, addresses, governments</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope warns SSPX bishop ordinations risk deepening schism</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-warns-sspx-bishop-ordinations-risk-deepening-schism</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-warns-sspx-bishop-ordinations-risk-deepening-schism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) said it plans to consecrate four priests as bishops on July 1 without the permission of Pope Leo XIV. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, warns, SSPX, bishop, ordinations, risk, deepening, schism</media:keywords>
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<title>Catholic sisters journeying together in solidarity and hope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholic-sisters-journeying-together-in-solidarity-and-hope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholic-sisters-journeying-together-in-solidarity-and-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Over 130 religious sisters from across the globe meet in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Catholic Sisters Initiative Convening, led by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Catholic, sisters, journeying, together, solidarity, and, hope</media:keywords>
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<title>Protection of Minors Commission receives new Statutes, renewed mandate</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/protection-of-minors-commission-receives-new-statutes-renewed-mandate</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/protection-of-minors-commission-receives-new-statutes-renewed-mandate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV approves new Statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, reinforcing the Church&#039;s commitment to safeguarding minors and vulnerable persons.
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Protection, Minors, Commission, receives, new, Statutes, renewed, mandate</media:keywords>
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<title>Humanitarian convoy led by Nuncio in Lebanon caught in crossfire</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/humanitarian-convoy-led-by-nuncio-in-lebanon-caught-in-crossfire</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/humanitarian-convoy-led-by-nuncio-in-lebanon-caught-in-crossfire</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A convoy consisting of 45 trucks and vehicles carrying food aid, medicines, and fuel intended for three Christian villages in southern Lebanon was forced to alter its route due to gunfire exchanged between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Humanitarian, convoy, led, Nuncio, Lebanon, caught, crossfire</media:keywords>
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<title>Italian missionary in Brazil beatified on June 13</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/italian-missionary-in-brazil-beatified-on-june-13</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/italian-missionary-in-brazil-beatified-on-june-13</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fr. Nazareno Lanciotti, a Eucharistic and Marian missionary, is beatified on June 13 in Brazil for his martyrdom due to his work on behalf of the most vulnerable.
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Italian, missionary, Brazil, beatified, June</media:keywords>
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<title>Catholic Bishops consecrate USA to Sacred Heart of Jesus</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholic-bishops-consecrate-usa-to-sacred-heart-of-jesus</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholic-bishops-consecrate-usa-to-sacred-heart-of-jesus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, US Catholic Bishops gather in Florida to consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Catholic, Bishops, consecrate, USA, Sacred, Heart, Jesus</media:keywords>
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<title>The Philosopher Hitler Feared Illumines the Sacred Heart</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-philosopher-hitler-feared-illumines-the-sacred-heart</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-philosopher-hitler-feared-illumines-the-sacred-heart</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Two of my favorite Catholic days take place in early summer: the feast of the Visitation on May 31st and the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart on a Friday in June (the date varies based on Easter). At first glance, these two devotions are separate. One, a mystery of the rosary, is for Our Lady; ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Philosopher, Hitler, Feared, Illumines, the, Sacred, Heart</media:keywords>
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<title>Migrants in Tenerife tell Pope Leo XIV: We do not ask for privileges or compassion</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/migrants-in-tenerife-tell-pope-leo-xiv-we-do-not-ask-for-privileges-or-compassion</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/migrants-in-tenerife-tell-pope-leo-xiv-we-do-not-ask-for-privileges-or-compassion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At Las Raíces reception center in Spain’s Canary Islands, the pope heard testimonies from migrants who risked their lives crossing the Atlantic and urged a more humane response rooted in dignity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV tells human traffickers in Tenerife: ‘Stop. Repent’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-tells-human-traffickers-in-tenerife-stop-repent</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-tells-human-traffickers-in-tenerife-stop-repent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope urged migrants to embrace integration while warning traffickers that they “will have to appear before divine justice.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, tells, human, traffickers, Tenerife:, ‘Stop., Repent’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV’s advice to priests: ‘Holiness cannot be lived in isolation’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xivs-advice-to-priests-holiness-cannot-be-lived-in-isolation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xivs-advice-to-priests-holiness-cannot-be-lived-in-isolation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests takes place every year on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV’s, advice, priests:, ‘Holiness, cannot, lived, isolation’</media:keywords>
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<title>10 of the most powerful moments of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Spain</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/10-of-the-most-powerful-moments-of-pope-leo-xivs-trip-to-spain</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/10-of-the-most-powerful-moments-of-pope-leo-xivs-trip-to-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father&#039;s visit from June 6–12 took him to Madrid, Barcelona, the Canary Islands, and Tenerife. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: &amp;apos;The elderly can be life teachers&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-the-elderly-can-be-life-teachers</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-the-elderly-can-be-life-teachers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the precious value of the elderly and their role as &#039;life teachers&#039; and reiterates that old age is a time of grace in a letter sent to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life on the occasion of the Dicastery&#039;s Meeting dedicated to Pastoral Care of the Elderly.
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, The, elderly, can, life, teachers</media:keywords>
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<title>Migration and Canary Islands: From a port of shame to a port of hope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/migration-and-canary-islands-from-a-port-of-shame-to-a-port-of-hope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/migration-and-canary-islands-from-a-port-of-shame-to-a-port-of-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Pope Leo XIV will visit the Port of Arguineguín—dubbed in 2020 the Port of Shame after thousands of migrants arrived and were met with inadequate facilities. Now, the General Secretariat of Pastoral Care hopes the papal visit will transform this pier into a place of hope and allow migrants “to feel accompanied by the Holy Father.”
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Migration, and, Canary, Islands:, From, port, shame, port, hope</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Benedictines in Montserrat: Thank you for the gift of silence</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-benedictines-in-montserrat-thank-you-for-the-gift-of-silence</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-benedictines-in-montserrat-thank-you-for-the-gift-of-silence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After praying the Rosary and pronouncing an address in the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, Pope Leo spends some time with the Benedictine monks that run the monastery. 
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<title>Pope to Barcelona charity workers: Life Is a path we walk together</title>
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<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-barcelona-charity-workers-life-is-a-path-we-walk-together</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At a meeting with Diocesan Charity and Welfare organisations in Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV answers a young boy&#039;s questions about suffering, forgiveness and the meaning of life, reminding Christians that authentic charity begins with recognising Christ in every person.
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo at the Sagrada Família underscores need to work for peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-at-the-sagrada-familia-underscores-need-to-work-for-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-at-the-sagrada-familia-underscores-need-to-work-for-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Describing the Basilica as a catechesis made of stone, color, and light, the Pope emphasized that those who believe cannot kill innocent people nor abandon those who suffer, who weep, who flee from poverty. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:36 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: Fragility in old age can teach our efficiency&#45;obsessed world</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-fragility-in-old-age-can-teach-our-efficiency-obsessed-world</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-fragility-in-old-age-can-teach-our-efficiency-obsessed-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff, who is traveling in Spain, sent a letter to be read at a Vatican symposium on the elderly. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Ahead of the World Cup, Pope Leo XIV shares an important lesson from soccer</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ahead-of-the-world-cup-pope-leo-xiv-shares-an-important-lesson-from-soccer</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Soccer, Pope Leo said, &quot;helps us remember something very important: that life is not a race to be run in solitude; it is something played as a team, and we must learn to run together.&quot; ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Peruvian boy whose family struggles to make ends meet asks pope why bad things happen</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/peruvian-boy-whose-family-struggles-to-make-ends-meet-asks-pope-why-bad-things-happen</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/peruvian-boy-whose-family-struggles-to-make-ends-meet-asks-pope-why-bad-things-happen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Answering the question, Pope Leo XIV emphasized that “through the life of Jesus Christ, God shows us that, even amid suffering, he never abandons any of his children.&quot; ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>A century later, Pope Leo XIV fulfills Gaudí’s dream</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-century-later-pope-leo-xiv-fulfills-gaudis-dream</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-century-later-pope-leo-xiv-fulfills-gaudis-dream</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Sagrada Familia Basilica&#039;s spectacular central spire is crowned by a white cross that makes it the tallest church in the world. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>‘I’m still on cloud nine,’ says pilot who shared cockpit with Pope Leo XIV</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/im-still-on-cloud-nine-says-pilot-who-shared-cockpit-with-pope-leo-xiv</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/im-still-on-cloud-nine-says-pilot-who-shared-cockpit-with-pope-leo-xiv</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ángeles Hernández had the experience of a lifetime as she served as the co-pilot on the flight taking Pope Leo XIV from Madrid to Barcelona. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘I’m, still, cloud, nine, ’, says, pilot, who, shared, cockpit, with, Pope, Leo, XIV</media:keywords>
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<title>Popular piety and care for those on the margins</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/popular-piety-and-care-for-those-on-the-margins</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Our editorial director reflects on how Pope Leo’s words to Spanish faithful point to a path for the whole Church.
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: In a world of conflicts God’s mercy can turn our lives around</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-a-world-of-conflicts-gods-mercy-can-turn-our-lives-around</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-a-world-of-conflicts-gods-mercy-can-turn-our-lives-around</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV highlights the power of God’s limitless mercy in a world marked by tensions and violence that ruin relationships, in a video message for the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, taking place in Lithuania from June 7 to 12.
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, world, conflicts, God’s, mercy, can, turn, our, lives, around</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Augustinians in Spain: Communion and unity are a message to the world</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-augustinians-in-spain-communion-and-unity-are-a-message-to-the-world</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-augustinians-in-spain-communion-and-unity-are-a-message-to-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV meets with over 200 Augustinian fathers and several members of the Augustinian family in Spain and emphasizes the importance of communion and unity of the heart, as it can send an important message to the world. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope in Madrid: Weaving networks to safeguard the soul of society</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-madrid-weaving-networks-to-safeguard-the-soul-of-society</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-madrid-weaving-networks-to-safeguard-the-soul-of-society</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At a gathering bringing together voices from culture, education, business and sport, Pope Leo XIV calls for dialogue, human dignity and a renewed sense of the common good.
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Madrid:, Weaving, networks, safeguard, the, soul, society</media:keywords>
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<title>Day two in Spain: ‘What legacy are we leaving for the future?’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-two-in-spain-what-legacy-are-we-leaving-for-the-future</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-two-in-spain-what-legacy-are-we-leaving-for-the-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Celebrations of different kinds—religious, artistic, and musical—mark the second day in Madrid as Pope Leo XIV leads the Corpus Christi procession after Mass and challenges people from all sectors of life to “be new protagonists for weaving new networks that harmonise all areas of life.”
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<title>Women in the Vatican welcome Montserrat Alvarado as new prefect for communication</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/women-in-the-vatican-welcome-montserrat-alvarado-as-new-prefect-for-communication</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/women-in-the-vatican-welcome-montserrat-alvarado-as-new-prefect-for-communication</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Women in the Vatican Association strives &quot;to create an increasingly constructive and fruitful network of knowledge, friendship, and solidarity among all members,&quot; according to its president. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meets royalty, civic leaders, hundreds of thousands of youth in Spain</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-meets-royalty-civic-leaders-hundreds-of-thousands-of-youth-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-meets-royalty-civic-leaders-hundreds-of-thousands-of-youth-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father launched his six-day trip to the European country with a whirlwind first day of diplomatic visits and meetings with societal leaders. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV in Madrid: Corpus Christi must not become museum of the past</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-in-madrid-corpus-christi-must-not-become-museum-of-the-past</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-in-madrid-corpus-christi-must-not-become-museum-of-the-past</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, the pope called Spain’s centuries-old Eucharistic devotion “a school of faith” for the present and future. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>In Spain, Pope Leo XIV tells young people: &amp;apos;You can change history, do it with love&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-spain-pope-leo-xiv-tells-young-people-you-can-change-history-do-it-with-love</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-spain-pope-leo-xiv-tells-young-people-you-can-change-history-do-it-with-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope spoke with hundreds of thousands of young people in Madrid on the first day of his six-day apostolic visit to Spain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Antonio Banderas tells Pope Leo XIV: &amp;apos;I am a victim of God’s spell’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/antonio-banderas-tells-pope-leo-xiv-i-am-a-victim-of-gods-spell</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/antonio-banderas-tells-pope-leo-xiv-i-am-a-victim-of-gods-spell</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Actor joins Pope Leo XIV at Madrid gathering on culture, art, economics, and sports during the pope’s apostolic visit to Spain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>India&amp;apos;s Cardinal Poola calls &amp;apos;Magnifica humanitas&amp;apos; a &amp;apos;clear moral compass&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/indias-cardinal-poola-calls-magnifica-humanitas-a-clear-moral-compass</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/indias-cardinal-poola-calls-magnifica-humanitas-a-clear-moral-compass</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is praising Pope Leo XIV&#039;s encyclical &#039;Magnifica humanitas&#039; for establishing an ethical framework to address the challenges presented by artificial intelligence, which are widespread across Indian society, with its President, Cardinal Anthony Poola, praising the papal text as &#039;a clear moral compass&#039; and warning against AI&#039;s potentially damaging effects on Dalits.
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:46 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>&amp;apos;Now I wait for Pope Leo,&amp;apos; says the Canary Islands migrant who moved Pope Francis</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/now-i-wait-for-pope-leo-says-the-canary-islands-migrant-who-moved-pope-francis</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/now-i-wait-for-pope-leo-says-the-canary-islands-migrant-who-moved-pope-francis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The young Senegalese man survived a shipwreck in 2020 during which he witnessed the death of his brother and many others. After arriving at the port of Arguineguín on Gran Canaria, he was welcomed by a local family and now works as a chef. In 2023, he wrote a letter to Pope Francis inviting him to visit the archipelago. On 11 June, he will welcome Pope Leo XIV instead, “I would like to ask him to help us do more for migrants who die along the journey.”
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:46 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>African voices must help shape the future of AI</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/african-voices-must-help-shape-the-future-of-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the wake of the promulgation of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas” one of Africa’s leading voices in artificial intelligence reiterates his conviction that Africans must not be excluded in global discussions regarding the development of AI.
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:46 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/consistory-focus-on-global-situation-magnifica-humanitas-synod</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/consistory-focus-on-global-situation-magnifica-humanitas-synod</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a letter to the cardinals who will take part in the meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the end of June, Cardinal Re outlines the themes of the four working sessions to be held in the Paul VI Hall and the Synod Hall. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:46 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Palestinian Lutherans ‘incredibly disturbed’ by arrest of Christian student</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/palestinian-lutherans-incredibly-disturbed-by-arrest-of-christian-student</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land says he is “deeply shocked and horrified&quot; by the arrest of a Lutheran student at Birzeit University.
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:46 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: We must rediscover signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-we-must-rediscover-signs-and-symbols-of-the-sacred-liturgy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff continued his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council&#039;s teaching on the liturgy during his weekly general audience. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope calls on Catholic universities to be authentic, instill ‘passion for the truth’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-calls-on-catholic-universities-to-be-authentic-instill-passion-for-the-truth</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-calls-on-catholic-universities-to-be-authentic-instill-passion-for-the-truth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday addressed presidents and senior administrators from Catholic institutions belonging to the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV accompanied him through his cancer battle. Now they will meet again in Madrid</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-accompanied-him-through-his-cancer-battle-now-they-will-meet-again-in-madrid</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-accompanied-him-through-his-cancer-battle-now-they-will-meet-again-in-madrid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After surviving cancer, a Spanish teen prepares to reunite with the pope who accompanied him through his illness. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Koovakad to lead Sanremo meeting on interreligious dialogue</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-koovakad-to-lead-sanremo-meeting-on-interreligious-dialogue</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-koovakad-to-lead-sanremo-meeting-on-interreligious-dialogue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The October gathering follows a pastoral letter by Bishop Antonio Suetta on charity, Christian witness, and the proclamation of the Gospel to Muslims living in the diocese. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>June consistory of cardinals will address synod, war, artificial intelligence</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/june-consistory-of-cardinals-will-address-synod-war-artificial-intelligence</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/june-consistory-of-cardinals-will-address-synod-war-artificial-intelligence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The gathering will function as &quot;a space for mutual listening, discernment, and shared exploration of certain issue,&quot; Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV invites Church to participate in World Mission Sunday</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-invites-church-to-participate-in-world-mission-sunday</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-invites-church-to-participate-in-world-mission-sunday</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During his address to representatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Pope Leo XIV invites the entire Church to participate in World Mission Sunday. Pope Leo also recalls longtime National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, Venerable Fulton Sheen, who will be beatified in September, as a &quot;light of faith, hope, and love,&quot; noting, &quot;I myself am a witness of his evangelization when I was growing up.&quot;
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:22 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to Scouts and Guides: Let the Gospel be your ‘navigator’ in life</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-scouts-and-guides-let-the-gospel-be-your-navigator-in-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-scouts-and-guides-let-the-gospel-be-your-navigator-in-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholic scouts and guides to deepen their commitment to faith, service, and Christian witness as he receives members of the Italian Catholic Guides and Scouts of Europe Association (AGESCI Europa) in the Vatican.
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:22 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Scouts, and, Guides:, Let, the, Gospel, your, ‘navigator’, life</media:keywords>
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<title>Another escalation in Hormuz, Kuwait targeted by drone</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/another-escalation-in-hormuz-kuwait-targeted-by-drone</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/another-escalation-in-hormuz-kuwait-targeted-by-drone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The US has said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend while Tehran said it responded by targeting an American base.
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:22 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Another, escalation, Hormuz, Kuwait, targeted, drone</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Czerny: ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ is profoundly synodal</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-czerny-magnifica-humanitas-is-profoundly-synodal</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-czerny-magnifica-humanitas-is-profoundly-synodal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a video message sent to the bishops of Switzerland on the occasion of their plenary assembly, Cardinal Czerny reflects on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical, published on 25 May, expressing his belief that the document challenges us to examine our structures, our ways of operating, and our approach to evangelization.
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:22 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Audiobook of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical &amp;quot;Magnifica Humanitas&amp;quot; now available</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/audiobook-of-pope-leo-xivs-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-now-available</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/audiobook-of-pope-leo-xivs-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-now-available</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The English editorial team of Vatican Radio – Vatican News has prepared an audiobook of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:22 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Educating in an Age of Rage</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/educating-in-an-age-of-rage</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/educating-in-an-age-of-rage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You open Instagram. A teenager, iPhone in hand, blue debit card blazing on-screen, approaches a middle-aged man. The man is seated, swiping idly through his phone. The iPhone-bearing teen touches his device against the phone of his unsuspecting victim, and the “ca-ching!” of a successful Apple Wallet transaction chimes out sonorously through the halls of ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Educating, Age, Rage</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: Our world is more divided, but shared humanity unites us</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-our-world-is-more-divided-but-shared-humanity-unites-us</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-our-world-is-more-divided-but-shared-humanity-unites-us</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff addressed members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation on May 30. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, Our, world, more, divided, but, shared, humanity, unites</media:keywords>
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<title>‘Invisible, silent, misunderstood work’: The pope’s school for diplomats at 325 years</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/invisible-silent-misunderstood-work-the-popes-school-for-diplomats-at-325-years</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/invisible-silent-misunderstood-work-the-popes-school-for-diplomats-at-325-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome was founded in 1701 as a training ground for the pope&#039;s ambassadors. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Invisible, silent, misunderstood, work’:, The, pope’s, school, for, diplomats, 325, years</media:keywords>
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<title>Fulton Sheen’s missionary legacy hailed by Pope Leo XIV</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/fulton-sheens-missionary-legacy-hailed-by-pope-leo-xiv</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/fulton-sheens-missionary-legacy-hailed-by-pope-leo-xiv</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff praised Venerable Sheen, who will be beatified Sept. 24, as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fulton, Sheen’s, missionary, legacy, hailed, Pope, Leo, XIV</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV highlights ‘key aspects’ of Catholic Charismatic Renewal</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-highlights-key-aspects-of-catholic-charismatic-renewal</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-highlights-key-aspects-of-catholic-charismatic-renewal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal to pursue their mission by placing themselves at the service of dioceses and parishes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, highlights, ‘key, aspects’, Catholic, Charismatic, Renewal</media:keywords>
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<title>Archbishop Hicks of New York: &amp;apos;Magnifica humanitas&amp;apos; to shape future generations</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-hicks-of-new-york-magnifica-humanitas-to-shape-future-generations</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-hicks-of-new-york-magnifica-humanitas-to-shape-future-generations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an interview with Vatican News, Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York calls Pope Leo XIV&#039;s first encyclical &#039;Magnifica humanitas&#039; essential for generations to come and insists that Pope Leo is raising the right issues, especially on the transforming nature of work, as young people of his Archdiocese ask: &#039;Am I studying for a career that won&#039;t exist in 10 years?&#039;
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Archbishop, Hicks, New, York:, Magnifica, humanitas, shape, future, generations</media:keywords>
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<title>Armenian section of Vatican Radio&#45;Vatican News turns 60</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/armenian-section-of-vatican-radio-vatican-news-turns-60</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/armenian-section-of-vatican-radio-vatican-news-turns-60</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An Armenian music concert takes place at the Vatican to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Armenian section of Vatican Radio-Vatican News.  
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Armenian, section, Vatican, Radio-Vatican, News, turns</media:keywords>
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<title>Rosaries made by cloistered nuns to accompany Pope in Spain</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/rosaries-made-by-cloistered-nuns-to-accompany-pope-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/rosaries-made-by-cloistered-nuns-to-accompany-pope-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ten contemplative monasteries are preparing thousands of rosaries for Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic visit to Spain. The small hand-crafted objects are born of silence, prayer, manual labour, and the help of young volunteers.
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rosaries, made, cloistered, nuns, accompany, Pope, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Parolin: Youth mental health requires structural responses</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-youth-mental-health-requires-structural-responses</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-youth-mental-health-requires-structural-responses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks at a Vatican conference on mental health, digital technologies, and education, lamenting that society offers young people every means available but no purpose.
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Parolin:, Youth, mental, health, requires, structural, responses</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo and Canadian Prime Minister talk by phone</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-and-canadian-prime-minister-talk-by-phone</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-and-canadian-prime-minister-talk-by-phone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV and the Canadian Prime Minister hold a telephone conversation on the themes of the Pope’s recently published encyclical, as well as on efforts for peace among peoples, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine, and on topics of common interest.
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:54 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, and, Canadian, Prime, Minister, talk, phone</media:keywords>
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<title>The Perfect Timing of Trinity Sunday</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-perfect-timing-of-trinity-sunday</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-perfect-timing-of-trinity-sunday</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On this first Sunday after Pentecost, the Church calls us to remember the Most Holy Trinity.  Why is this perfect timing? Gospel (Read Jn. 3:16-18) Sunday’s Gospel is different from any we have seen during the long seasons of Lent and Easter.  On Sunday after Sunday, the Gospels have reported actions of Jesus.  They have ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Perfect, Timing, Trinity, Sunday</media:keywords>
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<title>Leo XIV: Don’t water down Christianity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-dont-water-down-christianity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-dont-water-down-christianity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff said the Church must respond to religious indifference not by softening the Gospel’s demands but by offering credible witness to Christ. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Leo, XIV:, Don’t, water, down, Christianity</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV to visit the Republic of San Marino on Aug. 22</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-visit-the-republic-of-san-marino-on-aug-22</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-visit-the-republic-of-san-marino-on-aug-22</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father will spend half a day in the microstate in north-central Italy before traveling around 14 miles northeast to the city of Rimini, Italy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, visit, the, Republic, San, Marino, Aug.</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope receives Ferrari Luce steering wheel — Italian brand’s first fully electric car</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-receives-ferrari-luce-steering-wheel-italian-brands-first-fully-electric-car</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-receives-ferrari-luce-steering-wheel-italian-brands-first-fully-electric-car</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A delegation from the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer met Pope Leo at Castel Gandolfo on May 26. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Can wars still be just? Pope Leo XIV addresses the issue in Magnifica Humanitas</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/can-wars-still-be-just-pope-leo-xiv-addresses-the-issue-in-magnifica-humanitas</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/can-wars-still-be-just-pope-leo-xiv-addresses-the-issue-in-magnifica-humanitas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The destructive power of modern weaponry and dubious claims to justification mean just war theory, which includes legitimate self-defense, must be reexamined. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Silicon Valley priest: Encyclical gives new impetus to Church–Big Tech dialogue</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/silicon-valley-priest-encyclical-gives-new-impetus-to-churchbig-tech-dialogue</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/silicon-valley-priest-encyclical-gives-new-impetus-to-churchbig-tech-dialogue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fr. Brendan McGuire, a former engineer and now parish priest in California’s Silicon Valley, says Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical ‘Magnifica humanitas’ gives a new impetus to the Church’s engagement with those on the cutting edge of technology.
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>An African perspective on AI</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/an-african-perspective-on-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An international Conference organized by the Dicastery of Communication and held at the Pontifical Urbaniana University last week saw panelists reflect on preserving human faces and voices, emphasizing the need to protect human dignity, identity, and creativity amid technological advancement. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>African, perspective</media:keywords>
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<title>Ukraine: Caritas supporting displaced people at the Belarus border</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ukraine-caritas-supporting-displaced-people-at-the-belarus-border</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ukraine-caritas-supporting-displaced-people-at-the-belarus-border</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The only humanitarian corridor currently open to Ukrainian citizens is the Mokrany–Domanove border crossing, where Caritas Ukraine and other organisations have assisted more than 2,500 displaced people over the past year.
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ukraine:, Caritas, supporting, displaced, people, the, Belarus, border</media:keywords>
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<title>What Is Magnifica Humanitas and why should you care?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-is-magnifica-humanitas-and-why-should-you-care</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-is-magnifica-humanitas-and-why-should-you-care</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nigerian Catholic priest Fr. Oliver Ikenna Nwagbara, a member of the Congregation of Christ the Emmanuel (CCE) and Assistant Pastor at Good Shepherd Parish in the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, Canada, is often called the &quot;Digital Pastor.&quot; He shares his insights on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, Magnifica, Humanitas, and, why, should, you, care</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope: Help the suffering people of Gaza and respect human rights of all</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-help-the-suffering-people-of-gaza-and-respect-human-rights-of-all</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-help-the-suffering-people-of-gaza-and-respect-human-rights-of-all</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Speaking to journalists outside Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday evening, Pope Leo renews his appeal for humanitarian assistance in Gaza, warns against the use of artificial intelligence in warfare that disregards human life, and highlights ongoing dialogue with AI company Anthropic.
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, Help, the, suffering, people, Gaza, and, respect, human, rights, all</media:keywords>
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<title>When to say ‘no’ to AI in the classroom and at home: A key warning of Magnifica Humanitas</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/when-to-say-no-to-ai-in-the-classroom-and-at-home-a-key-warning-of-magnifica-humanitas</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/when-to-say-no-to-ai-in-the-classroom-and-at-home-a-key-warning-of-magnifica-humanitas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV issues a broad call to rethink what it means to educate people in the use of artificial intelligence and its implications, especially for young people. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>When, say, ‘no’, the, classroom, and, home:, key, warning, Magnifica, Humanitas</media:keywords>
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<title>From the Vatican to Australia: Sistine Chapel exhibit debuts in Sydney</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-the-vatican-to-australia-sistine-chapel-exhibit-debuts-in-sydney</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-the-vatican-to-australia-sistine-chapel-exhibit-debuts-in-sydney</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican Museums and the Archdiocese of Sydney held a conference in Rome to launch the exhibition ahead of the 2028 International Eucharistic Congress. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, the, Vatican, Australia:, Sistine, Chapel, exhibit, debuts, Sydney</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope decries ‘drastic sterility,’ discrimination against motherhood in Europe</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-decries-drastic-sterility-discrimination-against-motherhood-in-europe</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-decries-drastic-sterility-discrimination-against-motherhood-in-europe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Leo addressed members of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Demography and others during a conference on the family and demographics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, decries, ‘drastic, sterility, ’, discrimination, against, motherhood, Europe</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic co&#45;founder points to 3 ethical challenges of AI at Magnifica Humanitas presentation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-co-founder-points-to-3-ethical-challenges-of-ai-at-magnifica-humanitas-presentation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/anthropic-co-founder-points-to-3-ethical-challenges-of-ai-at-magnifica-humanitas-presentation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Christopher Olah singled out the duty to the global poor, rediscovering and rethinking what it means to flourish as a human being and the need for discernment on the part of AI model developers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, co-founder, points, ethical, challenges, Magnifica, Humanitas, presentation</media:keywords>
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<title>Society of St. Pius X names priests to be consecrated bishops July 1</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/society-of-st-pius-x-names-priests-to-be-consecrated-bishops-july-1</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/society-of-st-pius-x-names-priests-to-be-consecrated-bishops-july-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The SSPX named four priests to be consecrated as bishops without papal permission — despite a warning from the Vatican that the “schismatic” consecrations would incur excommunication. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:05 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Society, St., Pius, names, priests, consecrated, bishops, July</media:keywords>
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<title>Inside Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’ as Pope Leo visits</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/inside-italys-land-of-fires-as-pope-leo-visits</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/inside-italys-land-of-fires-as-pope-leo-visits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vatican News reports from the southern Italian town of Acerra, in the ‘Land of Fires’, as Pope Leo pays a pastoral visit.  Michele Pannella and Alessandro Cannavacciuolo, from the association “Volontari antiroghi Acerra” (Acerra Anti-Fires Volunteers), describe the decades of environmental damage in the region. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:26 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Church in Ghana looks forward to Pope Leo’s first encyclical</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/church-in-ghana-looks-forward-to-pope-leos-first-encyclical</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/church-in-ghana-looks-forward-to-pope-leos-first-encyclical</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic Church in Ghana is actively preparing for the release of Pope Leo’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” aiming to align its response to technological advancements with the Pope’s upcoming guidance. A high-level workshop of key religious leaders on ethical and pastoral response to emerging technologies has just concluded in Accra. The encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas will be launched in the Vatican on Monday, 25 May.  
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:26 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Church, Ghana, looks, forward, Pope, Leo’s, first, encyclical</media:keywords>
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<title>Peru: Mass of Reparation for the victims of ‘Sodalitium’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/peru-mass-of-reparation-for-the-victims-of-sodalitium</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/peru-mass-of-reparation-for-the-victims-of-sodalitium</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Mass of Reparation is celebrated in Peru for communities harmed by the now-suppressed “Sodalitium Christiane Vitae” as Church leaders renew calls for justice, healing, and accountability.
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:25 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Peru:, Mass, Reparation, for, the, victims, ‘Sodalitium’</media:keywords>
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<title>Gaza&amp;apos;s battle with rising infectious disease risks</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/gazas-battle-with-rising-infectious-disease-risks</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/gazas-battle-with-rising-infectious-disease-risks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Civilians in Gaza continue to face daily violence and the spread of infectious disease – all being made worse by blockages of essential medical supplies.

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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:25 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Highlights of Pope Leo’s visit to Acerra</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/highlights-of-pope-leos-visit-to-acerra</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/highlights-of-pope-leos-visit-to-acerra</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The joy of the people of Acerra, in Italy&#039;s southern Campania region, for Pope Leo XIV&#039;s visit to their wounded land, was manifested throughout the morning as he met with clergy and residents who brought gifts, smiles and music wherever he went. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:25 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV discusses major challenges of EU and its future with European bishops</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-discusses-major-challenges-of-eu-and-its-future-with-european-bishops</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-discusses-major-challenges-of-eu-and-its-future-with-european-bishops</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the bishops proposed many possible topics for the meeting, the pontiff emphasized dialogue and peace as priorities. The pope also said migrants must be respected and needed services not denied. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Why Catholics celebrate Mary as ‘mother of the Church’ the day after Pentecost</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-catholics-celebrate-mary-as-mother-of-the-church-the-day-after-pentecost</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-catholics-celebrate-mary-as-mother-of-the-church-the-day-after-pentecost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church each year on the Monday after Pentecost. This year, it falls on May 25. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Catholics, celebrate, Mary, ‘mother, the, Church’, the, day, after, Pentecost</media:keywords>
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<title>When Does a Human Person Begin?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/when-does-a-human-person-begin</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/when-does-a-human-person-begin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Why Beginnings Matter for Bioethics and Moral Courage When does a human being begin to be? At first glance, the question seems simple, much as the question of when a person dies can seem simple. In reality, both stand at the center of the most urgent bioethical debates of our time. The question of human ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>When, Does, Human, Person, Begin</media:keywords>
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<title>In Italy’s ‘Land of Fires,’ Pope Leo XIV laments ‘the cry of creation and the poor’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-italys-land-of-fires-pope-leo-xiv-laments-the-cry-of-creation-and-the-poor</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-italys-land-of-fires-pope-leo-xiv-laments-the-cry-of-creation-and-the-poor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father said Pope Francis&#039; encyclical Laudato Si&#039; is a framework for addressing the social and environmental crises of the region. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Italy’s, ‘Land, Fires, ’, Pope, Leo, XIV, laments, ‘the, cry, creation, and, the, poor’</media:keywords>
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<title>In Italian region marred by toxic waste, Pope Leo XIV praises ‘beauty no injustice can erase’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-italian-region-marred-by-toxic-waste-pope-leo-xiv-praises-beauty-no-injustice-can-erase</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-italian-region-marred-by-toxic-waste-pope-leo-xiv-praises-beauty-no-injustice-can-erase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father on May 23 met with Church leaders and local residents at Acerra in Italy&#039;s &quot;Land of Fires.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Oceania&amp;apos;s Bishops discuss modern slavery and migration at Guam meeting</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/oceanias-bishops-discuss-modern-slavery-and-migration-at-guam-meeting</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/oceanias-bishops-discuss-modern-slavery-and-migration-at-guam-meeting</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During their three-day meeting in Guam, the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences in Oceania focuses on modern slavery and migration, formation, pastoral care, globalization, and social injustices.
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:58 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Oceanias, Bishops, discuss, modern, slavery, and, migration, Guam, meeting</media:keywords>
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<title>What indigenous communities teach us about climate change</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-indigenous-communities-teach-us-about-climate-change</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-indigenous-communities-teach-us-about-climate-change</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, historian Bernardo Groschopp reflects on how climate change, shifting wildlife and political borders are reshaping Indigenous communities – and why their environmental knowledge matters.
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:58 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, indigenous, communities, teach, about, climate, change</media:keywords>
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<title>South Africa: Catholic Bishops condemn violence against migrants</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/south-africa-catholic-bishops-condemn-violence-against-migrants</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/south-africa-catholic-bishops-condemn-violence-against-migrants</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As tensions and violence against migrants continue to spread across parts of South Africa, the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a Pastoral Letter condemning attacks on foreign nationals and warning political leaders against exploiting the migration crisis for political gain ahead of local government elections.
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<title>Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican Observatory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On Tuesday, May 19, Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo and greets the religious, lay and scientific staff present. 
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<title>Cardinal Czerny praises Czech priests martyred for witnessing Christ</title>
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<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-czerny-praises-czech-priests-martyred-for-witnessing-christ</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of the beatification of Czech priests Fathers Jan Bula and Václav Drbola, who were martyred under Communist rule, Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, speaks at the &#039;Blessed Martyrs Under Communism&#039; conference in Rome, noting that their martyrdom &#039;teaches us that there is no human situation—however degrading or unjust—in which Christ cannot be witnessed.&#039;
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:58 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo expresses ‘deep concern’ for future of Lebanon, calls for strengthening unity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-expresses-deep-concern-for-future-of-lebanon-calls-for-strengthening-unity</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The pope met with the chief bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Cilicia  headquartered in Lebanon, emphasizing his concern for that country and the role of ecumenism for Christian unity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Leo XIV laments that after receiving confirmation, many young people ‘disappear from the parish’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-laments-that-after-receiving-confirmation-many-young-people-disappear-from-the-parish</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-laments-that-after-receiving-confirmation-many-young-people-disappear-from-the-parish</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Speaking to a group of young people soon to be confirmed, Pope Leo XIV encouraged perseverance in the faith and emphasized that faith is lived in community, not in isolation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Leo, XIV, laments, that, after, receiving, confirmation, many, young, people, ‘disappear, from, the, parish’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo explains why Vatican II’s reform did not change only ‘the rites’ of the liturgy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-explains-why-vatican-iis-reform-did-not-change-only-the-rites-of-the-liturgy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-explains-why-vatican-iis-reform-did-not-change-only-the-rites-of-the-liturgy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On May 20, the pope began a series of messages focused on “Sacrosanctum Concilium,” a constitution on the sacred liturgy and the first document promulgated by the Second Vatican Council. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, explains, why, Vatican, II’s, reform, did, not, change, only, ‘the, rites’, the, liturgy</media:keywords>
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<title>How does Pope Leo pray?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-does-pope-leo-pray</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In an interview released by the Augustinians, the pope&#039;s personal secretary offers details about the Holy Father&#039;s prayer life and insights into his style of governance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>EWTN News explains: What is a papal encylical?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ewtn-news-explains-what-is-a-papal-encylical</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ewtn-news-explains-what-is-a-papal-encylical</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Papal encyclicals are a powerful way the pope shapes global debates and articulates Church doctrine, but how should Catholics understand them? ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>EWTN, News, explains:, What, papal, encylical</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Aveline: &amp;apos;Pope Leo will offer us roadmap to continue our mission&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-aveline-pope-leo-will-offer-us-roadmap-to-continue-our-mission</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-aveline-pope-leo-will-offer-us-roadmap-to-continue-our-mission</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille and President of the French Bishops’ Conference, welcomes the announcement of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to France on 25-28 September.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Communication must respect truth of human person</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-communication-must-respect-truth-of-human-person</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-communication-must-respect-truth-of-human-person</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the Church celebrates the 60th World Day of Social Communications, Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholics to help direct technological innovation toward the truth of the human person.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo: Lord&amp;apos;s Ascension draws us to Father, builds communion and peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-lords-ascension-draws-us-to-father-builds-communion-and-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-lords-ascension-draws-us-to-father-builds-communion-and-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the Regina Caeli on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the Lord&#039;s Ascension, noting that Christ’s entire life is a movement of ascent and that His humanity embraces and involves the whole world, elevating and redeeming us.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo: Care for peace is care for life</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-care-for-peace-is-care-for-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-care-for-peace-is-care-for-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV prays that peace may prevail in all hearts, as the Church celebrates Laudato Si’ Week.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>&amp;apos;Algorithmization&amp;apos; of life and preserving human dignity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/algorithmization-of-life-and-preserving-human-dignity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/algorithmization-of-life-and-preserving-human-dignity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bruno Giussani, author of a book on artificial intelligence’s impact on our lives, reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, “Preserving Human Voices and Faces.”
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The Catholic Church&amp;apos;s response to AI — so far</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-catholic-churchs-response-to-ai-so-far</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-catholic-churchs-response-to-ai-so-far</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As anticipation builds for Pope Leo XIV&#039;s first papal encyclical, recent teachings reveal the contours of a Catholic approach to artificial intelligence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Leo XIV greets young people who fled war&#45;torn Gaza and will continue their studies in Rome</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-greets-young-people-who-fled-war-torn-gaza-and-will-continue-their-studies-in-rome</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-greets-young-people-who-fled-war-torn-gaza-and-will-continue-their-studies-in-rome</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Through a special program sponsored by the Diocese of Rome, Sapienza University and the Sant&#039;Egidio Community, 72 young people from Gaza will be able to continue studies cut short by the war. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September, including a stop at UNESCO headquarters</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-visit-france-in-september-including-a-stop-at-unesco-headquarters</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-visit-france-in-september-including-a-stop-at-unesco-headquarters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The visit will mark the pope&#039;s fifth international apostolic journey. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: AI communication must preserve ‘human voices and faces’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-ai-communication-must-preserve-human-voices-and-faces</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-ai-communication-must-preserve-human-voices-and-faces</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff marked World Communications Day by urging technology to remain centered on human dignity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican sets up commission on artificial intelligence</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-sets-up-commission-on-artificial-intelligence</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-sets-up-commission-on-artificial-intelligence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV approved the new body as the Vatican prepares for his first encyclical, expected to address artificial intelligence through the lens of Catholic social teaching. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:14 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, sets, commission, artificial, intelligence</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo to Rome&amp;apos;s Sapienza University: ‘Be artisans of true peace’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-to-romes-sapienza-university-be-artisans-of-true-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-to-romes-sapienza-university-be-artisans-of-true-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV makes a special visit to Sapienza University of Rome, urging young people to reject resignation, become “artisans of true peace,” and warning against rising military spending and the dangers of artificial intelligence in war.
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo: Literature must be a &amp;apos;school of fraternity and peace&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-literature-must-be-a-school-of-fraternity-and-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-literature-must-be-a-school-of-fraternity-and-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the Turin International Book Fair, taking place this week in the northern Italian city, reiterating that literature must promote human dignity, peace and fraternity, and stressing that children, especially amid &#039;the horror of war&#039; and &#039;chill of indifference,&#039; offer the world hope.
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to ecumenical movement: We can give life to a new world of peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-ecumenical-movement-we-can-give-life-to-a-new-world-of-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-ecumenical-movement-we-can-give-life-to-a-new-world-of-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the first day of the ecumenical, global prayer movement, “Thy Kingdom Come”, Pope Leo sends a video message to participants, encouraging them in their mission of sharing the Gospel as it “is not something about which we can keep silent.”
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>‘How Kids Roll’: The children of Gaza and their message of peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-kids-roll-the-children-of-gaza-and-their-message-of-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-kids-roll-the-children-of-gaza-and-their-message-of-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An exhibition in Rome tells the story of the war on Gaza through the eyes of children with a selection of photographs, poetry and video installations. An immersive journey that reflects on past and present amid fragility, memory and the longing for a future.
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘How, Kids, Roll’:, The, children, Gaza, and, their, message, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>From Gaza to Rome: Students begin new chapter at Sapienza University</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-gaza-to-rome-students-begin-new-chapter-at-sapienza-university</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-gaza-to-rome-students-begin-new-chapter-at-sapienza-university</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A group of Palestinian students from Gaza are in Rome and able to start rebuilding their future thanks to a joint initiative of the Sapienza University, the Diocese of Rome and the Community of Sant’Egidio. On the day of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the historic institution, they share their stories of war, displacement and hope.
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican urges religious leaders not to be ‘complicit through silence or fear’ amid division</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-urges-religious-leaders-not-to-be-complicit-through-silence-or-fear-amid-division</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-urges-religious-leaders-not-to-be-complicit-through-silence-or-fear-amid-division</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican’s message for Vesak calls Buddhists and Christians to promote an “unarmed and disarming” peace rooted in truth, compassion, and mutual trust. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican says SSPX faces excommunications for ‘schismatic’ bishop consecrations</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-says-sspx-faces-excommunications-for-schismatic-bishop-consecrations</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-says-sspx-faces-excommunications-for-schismatic-bishop-consecrations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said Pope Leo XIV is praying for the leaders of the Society of St. Pius X to &quot;reconsider the very grave decision they have made.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo prays where St. John Paul II was shot on feast of Our Lady of Fátima</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-prays-where-st-john-paul-ii-was-shot-on-feast-of-our-lady-of-fatima</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-prays-where-st-john-paul-ii-was-shot-on-feast-of-our-lady-of-fatima</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Leo XIV dedicated his message on May 13 to &quot;the Virgin Mary, model of the Church.&quot; ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV warns students against the ‘great lie’ fueling youth anxiety</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-warns-students-against-the-great-lie-fueling-youth-anxiety</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-warns-students-against-the-great-lie-fueling-youth-anxiety</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At Europe’s largest university, the pontiff denounced a culture that reduces people to numbers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, warns, students, against, the, ‘great, lie’, fueling, youth, anxiety</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-capuchin-priest-and-former-missionary-to-lead-florida-diocese</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-capuchin-priest-and-former-missionary-to-lead-florida-diocese</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope also accepted Wednesday the resignation of Bishop Frank J. Dewane, 76, who led the Diocese of Venice, Florida, since 2007. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, appoints, Capuchin, priest, and, former, missionary, lead, Florida, diocese</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;Intensive Week&amp;apos; of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/intensive-week-of-dicastery-for-promoting-integral-human-development</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/intensive-week-of-dicastery-for-promoting-integral-human-development</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Employees, collaborators, volunteers, and interns of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, including those working abroad, meet in Rome for a week of sharing and proposing initiatives, with Cardinal Prefect Michael Czerny saying the goal is &quot;to support the mission of the Pope and the Bishops throughout the world.&quot;
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Christians and Muslims must work together to ‘revive humanity&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-christians-and-muslims-must-work-together-to-revive-humanity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-christians-and-muslims-must-work-together-to-revive-humanity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a meeting with participants in an interfaith colloquium, Pope Leo calls on Christians and Muslims to “revive humanity where it has grown cold” and &quot;transform indifference into solidarity”.
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to Vatican Observatory: Church embraces science to find God in Creation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-vatican-observatory-church-embraces-science-to-find-god-in-creation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-vatican-observatory-church-embraces-science-to-find-god-in-creation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As he meets with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s desire to seek God in His Creation through rigorous, honest science.
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Vatican, Observatory:, Church, embraces, science, find, God, Creation</media:keywords>
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<title>IOR 2025 Annual Report reveals 10&#45;year&#45;record net income</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ior-2025-annual-report-reveals-10-year-record-net-income</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ior-2025-annual-report-reveals-10-year-record-net-income</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Institute for the Works of Religions releases its 2025 Annual Report, and reveals a 51 million euro net income and a dividend to the Pope of 24.3 million euro.
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>IOR, 2025, Annual, Report, reveals, 10-year-record, net, income</media:keywords>
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<title>President Trump calls Iran reply to U.S. peace plan unacceptable</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/president-trump-calls-iran-reply-to-us-peace-plan-unacceptable</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/president-trump-calls-iran-reply-to-us-peace-plan-unacceptable</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump has said Iran&#039;s response to US proposals to end the war was unacceptable.
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>President, Trump, calls, Iran, reply, U.S., peace, plan, unacceptable</media:keywords>
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<title>There is Always Hope: Faith Rooted in Childhood Will Prevail</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/there-is-always-hope-faith-rooted-in-childhood-will-prevail</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/there-is-always-hope-faith-rooted-in-childhood-will-prevail</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I can only imagine the anguish devout Catholic parents must feel when their child, be they adolescent or adult, moves away from God. They stand sadly by, hoping and praying that their offspring will return to the loving embrace of their heavenly Father. Hope and prayer, the mainstay of our Christian Faith, is the only ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>There, Always, Hope:, Faith, Rooted, Childhood, Will, Prevail</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV urges Christians, Muslims to turn indifference into solidarity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-urges-christians-muslims-to-turn-indifference-into-solidarity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-urges-christians-muslims-to-turn-indifference-into-solidarity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff warned that constant exposure to images of suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir them.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, urges, Christians, Muslims, turn, indifference, into, solidarity</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Australia’s Anglican ordinariate</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-names-us-bishop-lopes-to-lead-australias-anglican-ordinariate</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-names-us-bishop-lopes-to-lead-australias-anglican-ordinariate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia is one of three Anglican ordinariates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, names, U.S., Bishop, Lopes, lead, Australia’s, Anglican, ordinariate</media:keywords>
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<title>Haitian prime minister meets Pope Leo, inaugurates new Vatican embassy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/haitian-prime-minister-meets-pope-leo-inaugurates-new-vatican-embassy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/haitian-prime-minister-meets-pope-leo-inaugurates-new-vatican-embassy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new embassy of Haiti to the Holy See, inaugurated Sunday near the Vatican walls, marks a deepening of diplomatic ties amid ongoing political crisis in the Caribbean nation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Haitian, prime, minister, meets, Pope, Leo, inaugurates, new, Vatican, embassy</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope warns main threat common to religion and science is denial of objective truth</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-warns-main-threat-common-to-religion-and-science-is-denial-of-objective-truth</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-warns-main-threat-common-to-religion-and-science-is-denial-of-objective-truth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet is threatened by the irresponsible exploitation of both people and the natural world. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope in Pompeii: May God calm fratricidal hatred and enlighten world leaders</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-pompeii-may-god-calm-fratricidal-hatred-and-enlighten-world-leaders</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-pompeii-may-god-calm-fratricidal-hatred-and-enlighten-world-leaders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As he celebrates Mass in the Italian city of Pompeii, Pope Leo XIV recalls the many wars afflicting nations and prays that God’s overflowing mercy may fill our hearts and world with peace.
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Pompeii:, May, God, calm, fratricidal, hatred, and, enlighten, world, leaders</media:keywords>
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<title>Churches under attack in southern Lebanon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/churches-under-attack-in-southern-lebanon</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/churches-under-attack-in-southern-lebanon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, we look at the attacks on Christian communities in southern Lebanon. 
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Churches, under, attack, southern, Lebanon</media:keywords>
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<title>Venice Biennale: Patti Smith inaugurates the Holy See Pavilion</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/venice-biennale-patti-smith-inaugurates-the-holy-see-pavilion</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/venice-biennale-patti-smith-inaugurates-the-holy-see-pavilion</guid>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Venice, Biennale:, Patti, Smith, inaugurates, the, Holy, See, Pavilion</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope in Naples: Church must offer closeness amid inequalities and difficulties</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-naples-church-must-offer-closeness-amid-inequalities-and-difficulties</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-naples-church-must-offer-closeness-amid-inequalities-and-difficulties</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an address to the clergy and religious of the Church in Naples, Pope Leo XIV encourages the faithful to bear witness to Christ when confronting the difficult realities affecting the southern Italian city.
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope ends Naples visit urging the city to become a ‘workshop of peace&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-ends-naples-visit-urging-the-city-to-become-a-workshop-of-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-ends-naples-visit-urging-the-city-to-become-a-workshop-of-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the conclusion of his pastoral visit to Pompeii and Naples on the first anniversary of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV calls for a renewed commitment to a peace rooted in justice, solidarity, and social responsibility.
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:20 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The Church as Our Consoling Mother</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-church-as-our-consoling-mother</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-church-as-our-consoling-mother</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid a world ripe with uncertainty, fear, and sorrow, the Catholic Church stands as a loving and consoling mother, guiding her children toward the eternal embrace of Jesus Christ in heaven. The Catholic Church describes herself as a she. She is not merely an institution or an assembly of believers—she is a living, breathing organism: ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Church, Our, Consoling, Mother</media:keywords>
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<title>Fidelity, enthusiasm, and faith: Pope Leo XIV welcomes Swiss Guard recruits</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/fidelity-enthusiasm-and-faith-pope-leo-xiv-welcomes-swiss-guard-recruits</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/fidelity-enthusiasm-and-faith-pope-leo-xiv-welcomes-swiss-guard-recruits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Twenty-eight Swiss Guards were sworn in Wednesday at the Vatican. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV’s first year: 10 powerful moments</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xivs-first-year-10-powerful-moments</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xivs-first-year-10-powerful-moments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On May 8, 2025, the world was introduced to Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV. One year later, we look at some of the most significant events and powerful moments of his first year as pope. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Leo XIV makes Marian pilgrimage on 1&#45;year anniversary as pope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-makes-marian-pilgrimage-on-1-year-anniversary-as-pope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-makes-marian-pilgrimage-on-1-year-anniversary-as-pope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV traveled around 150 miles south of Rome to the Italian cities of Pompei and Naples on the first anniversary of his election. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Pompei and Naples in Italy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-pompei-and-naples-in-italy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-pompei-and-naples-in-italy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father marked the first anniversary of his pontificate on May 8 by visiting the historic cities in southern Italy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Jerusalem: 70 years of pastoral ministry for Hebrew&#45;speaking Catholics</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/jerusalem-70-years-of-pastoral-ministry-for-hebrew-speaking-catholics</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/jerusalem-70-years-of-pastoral-ministry-for-hebrew-speaking-catholics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Israel is marking the 70th anniversary of its founding. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jerusalem:, years, pastoral, ministry, for, Hebrew-speaking, Catholics</media:keywords>
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<title>Tense situation in Strait of Hormuz</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tense-situation-in-strait-of-hormuz</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tense-situation-in-strait-of-hormuz</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. military says it is escorting stranded cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz under President Donald Trump’s new initiative, “Project Freedom,” as the ceasefire between the US and Iran remains fragile. 

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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Deadly strikes in Ukraine as Moscow hit by rare drone attack</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/deadly-strikes-in-ukraine-as-moscow-hit-by-rare-drone-attack</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/deadly-strikes-in-ukraine-as-moscow-hit-by-rare-drone-attack</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least five people were killed and 37 others injured in renewed Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials said, as tensions escalated further with what Moscow authorities described as a Ukrainian drone attack on a residential building in the Russian capital.
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Deadly, strikes, Ukraine, Moscow, hit, rare, drone, attack</media:keywords>
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<title>When Eugenio Pacelli defended the Cardinal who criticised Hitler</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/when-eugenio-pacelli-defended-the-cardinal-who-criticised-hitler</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/when-eugenio-pacelli-defended-the-cardinal-who-criticised-hitler</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A conference entitled “Eugenio Pacelli – Pius XII Between the City of God and the City of Man” took place in Rome this week under the presidency of Cardinal Dominique Mamberti. Participants included high-level academics and historians, and Andrea Tornielli, Editorial Director of Vatican News. We bring you a synthesis of his presentation.
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>When, Eugenio, Pacelli, defended, the, Cardinal, who, criticised, Hitler</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope: ‘If someone criticizes me for proclaiming the Gospel, let him do so truthfully’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-if-someone-criticizes-me-for-proclaiming-the-gospel-let-him-do-so-truthfully</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-if-someone-criticizes-me-for-proclaiming-the-gospel-let-him-do-so-truthfully</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As he departs from Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV reaffirms that the Church has consistently spoken out against nuclear weapons, adding that anyone who wishes to criticize him should do so based on truth.
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, ‘If, someone, criticizes, for, proclaiming, the, Gospel, let, him, truthfully’</media:keywords>
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<title>What St. Philip the Apostle Teaches Us About Being Chosen</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-st-philip-the-apostle-teaches-us-about-being-chosen</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-st-philip-the-apostle-teaches-us-about-being-chosen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Scripture does not give us an abundance of information about the Apostle Philip; in fact, other than being listed as one of the Twelve in the books of the New Testament, any direct reference to him occurs just three times, and only in the Gospel of John. However, the three episodes we hear about Philip’s ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, St., Philip, the, Apostle, Teaches, About, Being, Chosen</media:keywords>
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<title>An Unborn Child Was the First to Recognize Jesus</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/an-unborn-child-was-the-first-to-recognize-jesus</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/an-unborn-child-was-the-first-to-recognize-jesus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Deep Dive into the Visitation’s Theological Mystery When reading the Gospels, we most likely will think of the disciples acknowledging Jesus or the crowds praising Him. But long before Christ’s public ministry started, and even before He was born, there was an unexpected recognition of Jesus that did not come from a scholar, but ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Unborn, Child, Was, the, First, Recognize, Jesus</media:keywords>
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<title>5 Ways to Remember Your Baptism Every Day</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/5-ways-to-remember-your-baptism-every-day</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/5-ways-to-remember-your-baptism-every-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ How thankful we should all be for having received the Sacrament of Baptism. Through this great sacrament, defined as the gateway or threshold of entrance into the Catholic Church, extraordinary graces have been gratuitously bestowed on the recipient. The greatest of all gifts that flow from Baptism is the initiation of an intimate relationship with ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ways, Remember, Your, Baptism, Every, Day</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo to meet Rubio following tensions with Trump</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-to-meet-rubio-following-tensions-with-trump</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-to-meet-rubio-following-tensions-with-trump</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy See Press Office confirmed that the pontiff will meet with the U.S. secretary of state on May 7. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, meet, Rubio, following, tensions, with, Trump</media:keywords>
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<title>Who was Pope Leo XIV before he became pope?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/who-was-pope-leo-xiv-before-he-became-pope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/who-was-pope-leo-xiv-before-he-became-pope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new book gathers writings and meditations from Leo’s years as Augustinian prior general, offering a look at the spirituality that shaped his pontificate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Who, was, Pope, Leo, XIV, before, became, pope</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope: In times of change, we must give ourselves generously</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-times-of-change-we-must-give-ourselves-generously</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-in-times-of-change-we-must-give-ourselves-generously</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo receives employees of the Italian Bishops&#039; Conference, telling them that in an era of “profound changes” the Lord asks us to “not to withdraw into ourselves or to be afraid, but rather to give of ourselves generously”.
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, times, change, must, give, ourselves, generously</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran talks still no closer</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-talks-still-no-closer</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-talks-still-no-closer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran “wants to make a deal,” but added he was not satisfied with the latest proposal.
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, talks, still, closer</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope ordains four bishops for Rome: Be men of peace and unity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-ordains-four-bishops-for-rome-be-men-of-peace-and-unity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-ordains-four-bishops-for-rome-be-men-of-peace-and-unity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of the Diocese of Rome, ordains four priests as auxiliary bishops, urging them to remain available to all, to proclaim God’s closeness, and to rekindle hope. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, ordains, four, bishops, for, Rome:, men, peace, and, unity</media:keywords>
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<title>Mozambique Bishop appeals for solidarity after church set on fire by jihadists</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/mozambique-bishop-appeals-for-solidarity-after-church-set-on-fire-by-jihadists</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/mozambique-bishop-appeals-for-solidarity-after-church-set-on-fire-by-jihadists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jihadists have attacked another parish in Mozambique, in the province of Cabo Delgado. Bishop Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo calls for international solidarity, saying that &quot;for nine years churches and chapels have been destroyed and burned.”
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mozambique, Bishop, appeals, for, solidarity, after, church, set, fire, jihadists</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV receives first copy of book “Free under Grace”</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-receives-first-copy-of-book-free-under-grace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-receives-first-copy-of-book-free-under-grace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first copy of the book in Italian, available from Monday, May 4, has been presented to the Pope. The volume contains his writings from when he served as Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine.
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, receives, first, copy, book, “Free, under, Grace”</media:keywords>
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<title>The Fellowship of St. Joseph: A Model for Men’s Groups</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-fellowship-of-st-joseph-a-model-for-mens-groups</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-fellowship-of-st-joseph-a-model-for-mens-groups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Fellowship of St. Joseph (“FOSJ”) is flourishing. FOSJ is a men’s group in Wilmington, Delaware, devoted to the spiritual development of its approximately two dozen members. Started during the COVID lockdowns, the group meets a pressing need among Catholic men hungry for Christ in an increasingly hostile and vacuous culture. Entering its sixth year, ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Fellowship, St., Joseph:, Model, for, Men’s, Groups</media:keywords>
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<title>The story behind the feast of St. Joseph the Worker</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-story-behind-the-feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-story-behind-the-feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. Joseph, the beloved spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus, is celebrated twice by the Catholic Church every year — March 19 and May 1. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, story, behind, the, feast, St., Joseph, the, Worker</media:keywords>
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<title>Here’s why the month of May is dedicated to the Virgin Mary</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/heres-why-the-month-of-may-is-dedicated-to-the-virgin-mary</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/heres-why-the-month-of-may-is-dedicated-to-the-virgin-mary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and spiritual mother of all. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Here’s, why, the, month, May, dedicated, the, Virgin, Mary</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican detected 78 suspicious activities in its financial system in 2025</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-detected-78-suspicious-activities-in-its-financial-system-in-2025</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-detected-78-suspicious-activities-in-its-financial-system-in-2025</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The report by the Supervisory and Financial Information and Authority for 2025 detailed the efforts at transparency and accountability in Vatican financial affairs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, detected, suspicious, activities, its, financial, system, 2025</media:keywords>
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<title>The life and legacy of St. Athanasius, champion of the Nicene Creed</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-life-and-legacy-of-st-athanasius-champion-of-the-nicene-creed</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-life-and-legacy-of-st-athanasius-champion-of-the-nicene-creed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. Athanasius, celebrated on May 2, was a fourth-century bishop who is known as “the father of orthodoxy” for his dedication to the doctrine of Christ’s divinity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, life, and, legacy, St., Athanasius, champion, the, Nicene, Creed</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican releases document on integral ecology within the family</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-releases-document-on-integral-ecology-within-the-family</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-releases-document-on-integral-ecology-within-the-family</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life release a document titled “Integral Ecology in the Life of the Family,” offering guidelines for families related to the care for creation and human life.
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, releases, document, integral, ecology, within, the, family</media:keywords>
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<title>Cross Catholic Outreach supporting Popes&amp;apos; charitable outreach</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cross-catholic-outreach-supporting-popes-charitable-outreach</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cross-catholic-outreach-supporting-popes-charitable-outreach</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the launch of an initiative promoted by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity to assist children affected by war, the President of Cross Catholic Outreach reflects on the charitable organization’s 25 years of service to the poor and vulnerable, and on its “Road Trip for Hope” project involving a popemobile donated by the Dicastery itself on behalf of the Pope.
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Mobilising Leadership: Key to solving Africa’s water and sanitation crisis</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/mobilising-leadership-key-to-solving-africas-water-and-sanitation-crisis</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/mobilising-leadership-key-to-solving-africas-water-and-sanitation-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The statistics are concerning. According to UN agencies, global water resources face significant challenges, including in Africa, where approximately 400 million people—almost a third of the continent’s 1.4 billion population—lack access to basic drinking water services. UNICEF reports that one in three Africans is affected by water scarcity, with the situation being especially severe in rural areas. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mobilising, Leadership:, Key, solving, Africa’s, water, and, sanitation, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>A popemobile in the U.S.: A  solidarity road trip for war&#45;affected children</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-popemobile-in-the-us-a-solidarity-road-trip-for-war-affected-children</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-popemobile-in-the-us-a-solidarity-road-trip-for-war-affected-children</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Dicastery for the Service of Charity is supporting an initiative by the charitable organisation “Cross Catholic Outreach” aimed at assisting children affected by armed conflict. The Pope’s vehicle will travel across the United States to draw attention to the reality faced by war victims, while also offering moments of prayer and reflection. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>popemobile, the, U.S.:, solidarity, road, trip, for, war-affected, children</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo speaks with the President of the European Council</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-speaks-with-the-president-of-the-european-council</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV holds a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, focusing on the situation in the Middle East, with particular attention to the West Bank and the condition of Christians in southern Lebanon, and also reflecting on his recent Apostolic Journey to Africa.
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Letting Go of Outcomes, Adversaries, and Anxious Love with St. Catherine of Siena</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/letting-go-of-outcomes-adversaries-and-anxious-love-with-st-catherine-of-siena</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/letting-go-of-outcomes-adversaries-and-anxious-love-with-st-catherine-of-siena</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the biography of St. Catherine, we hear that this holy saint once complained to God with sorrow and frustration that her prayers and offerings could not prevent the loss of salvation for certain souls. In her great anguish, God responded with perhaps the most famous quote of all time attributed to her Dialogue with ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>From visions to reform: The powerful witness of St. Catherine of Siena</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-visions-to-reform-the-powerful-witness-of-st-catherine-of-siena</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-visions-to-reform-the-powerful-witness-of-st-catherine-of-siena</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. Catherine’s incredible spiritual graces led her to sainthood, and her influential writings earned her the title of doctor of the Church. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV condemns surge of violence in Colombia following attacks on civilians</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-condemns-surge-of-violence-in-colombia-following-attacks-on-civilians</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-condemns-surge-of-violence-in-colombia-following-attacks-on-civilians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Since Friday, rebel groups have carried out more than two dozen attacks on civilians and military bases, just ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for May 31. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIII’s legacy reaches space with asteroid named in his honor</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiiis-legacy-reaches-space-with-asteroid-named-in-his-honor</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiiis-legacy-reaches-space-with-asteroid-named-in-his-honor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican Observatory has named four asteroids after key figures in its history, including the pope who refounded the observatory in 1891. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>What is ‘ecclesiastical communion,’ which Pope Leo XIV granted to the new Chaldean patriarch?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-is-ecclesiastical-communion-which-pope-leo-xiv-granted-to-the-new-chaldean-patriarch</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-is-ecclesiastical-communion-which-pope-leo-xiv-granted-to-the-new-chaldean-patriarch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the procedures for autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches, Pope Leo XIV granted the newly elected patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Mar Paul III Nona, ecclesiastical communion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>US–Iran talks to resume in Pakistan</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/usiran-talks-to-resume-in-pakistan</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/usiran-talks-to-resume-in-pakistan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Talks on ending the US and Israel&#039;s war with Iran are due to resume this weekend in Pakistan.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican releases programmes of Pope Leo&amp;apos;s pastoral visits in Italy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-releases-programmes-of-pope-leos-pastoral-visits-in-italy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-releases-programmes-of-pope-leos-pastoral-visits-in-italy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy See Press Office releases the programmes of Pope Leo XIV&#039;s upcoming pastoral visits throughout Italy over the next three months.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope ordains new priests and calls them to be channels of life</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-ordains-new-priests-and-calls-them-to-be-channels-of-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-ordains-new-priests-and-calls-them-to-be-channels-of-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the World Day of Prayer for Vocations and ordains ten new priests, inviting them to grow in communion with their parish communities and ensure that the Church remains welcoming to all people.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at Regina Caeli: Don&amp;apos;t let &amp;apos;thieves&amp;apos; rob your joy and peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-regina-caeli-dont-let-thieves-rob-your-joy-and-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-regina-caeli-dont-let-thieves-rob-your-joy-and-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As he prays the Regina Caeli, Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to trust the Lord, and warns against letting ourselves be deceived by &#039;thieves&#039; who seek to destroy our joy by leading us astray.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope calls for peaceful use of nuclear energy on Chernobyl 40th anniversary</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-calls-for-peaceful-use-of-nuclear-energy-on-chernobyl-40th-anniversary</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-calls-for-peaceful-use-of-nuclear-energy-on-chernobyl-40th-anniversary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV recalls the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and calls for discernment and responsibility so that all use of nuclear energy may serve life and peace.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>“And Then What?” Fulton Sheen on Contentment Contingencies</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/and-then-what-fulton-sheen-on-contentment-contingencies</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/and-then-what-fulton-sheen-on-contentment-contingencies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “If I could move into that neighborhood, then I would be content.” “If I could become friends with that person, then I would be content.” “If I could travel to that place and eat at that restaurant, then I would be content.” “If I could get that job and make that much money, then I ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>“And, Then, What”, Fulton, Sheen, Contentment, Contingencies</media:keywords>
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<title>Following the Voice of the Good Shepherd: Fourth Sunday of Easter</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/following-the-voice-of-the-good-shepherd-fourth-sunday-of-easter</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/following-the-voice-of-the-good-shepherd-fourth-sunday-of-easter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This Sunday’s readings teach us about the care of sheep—they need a gate to protect their sheepfold, a shepherd who will lead them to good pasture, and ears to hear the Voice they should follow. Gospel (Read Jn. 10:1-10) This reading is best understood within its context in John’s Gospel.  In the previous chapter is ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The Fine Print of Faith: Amusing Errors and Biblical Misprints</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-fine-print-of-faith-amusing-errors-and-biblical-misprints</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-fine-print-of-faith-amusing-errors-and-biblical-misprints</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An earlier article examined how misreadings of key phrases and terminology in Catholic prayers and doctrines had a lasting impact on how believers practiced their faith for many years. These issues were serious enough to require rectification, as in 2019, when the Italian Episcopal Conference—with Pope Francis’s approval—revised the Italian Missal, changing “do not lead ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Kicked out of Mass as a mischievous child, Pope Leo will ordain him Sunday</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/kicked-out-of-mass-as-a-mischievous-child-pope-leo-will-ordain-him-sunday</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/kicked-out-of-mass-as-a-mischievous-child-pope-leo-will-ordain-him-sunday</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Seminarians shared their personal stories of hearing and responding to God’s call to the priesthood. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV tells new priests: &amp;apos;You are a channel, not a filter&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-tells-new-priests-you-are-a-channel-not-a-filter</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-tells-new-priests-you-are-a-channel-not-a-filter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope ordained 10 men to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday and later warned at the Regina Caeli against the “thieves” that rob people of freedom, dignity, and peace. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at Mass in Equatorial Guinea: &amp;apos;Story of our lives finds meaning in Gospel&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-mass-in-equatorial-guinea-story-of-our-lives-finds-meaning-in-gospel</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-mass-in-equatorial-guinea-story-of-our-lives-finds-meaning-in-gospel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As he celebrates the final Mass of his Apostolic Journey to four African nations, Pope Leo XIV encourages the Church in Equatorial Guinea to carry on “the mission of Jesus’ first disciples with joy,&quot; highlighting the importance of allowing Scripture to reveal the meaning of our lives.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Africa will enrich my life and ministry as Successor of Peter</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-africa-will-enrich-my-life-and-ministry-as-successor-of-peter</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-africa-will-enrich-my-life-and-ministry-as-successor-of-peter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV bids farewell to Equatorial Guinea and, with it, all of Africa, as he celebrates Mass in Malabo Stadium, the final event of his 11-day Apostolic Journey to four African nations.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo bids farewell to Equatorial Guinea, and with it, Africa</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-bids-farewell-to-equatorial-guinea-and-with-it-africa</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-bids-farewell-to-equatorial-guinea-and-with-it-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV leaves Equatorial Guinea, bringing his third Apostolic Journey abroad to an end. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Koovakad: Pope’s Africa visit shows religions are a privileged path to peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-koovakad-popes-africa-visit-shows-religions-are-a-privileged-path-to-peace</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As Pope Leo XIV wraps up his Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, Cardinal George Koovakad, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue reflects on the Pope’s proposal for religions to build justice, social stability, and peaceful coexistence among peoples.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pope: As a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war; too many innocents have died</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-as-a-pastor-i-cannot-be-in-favor-of-war-too-many-innocents-have-died</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-as-a-pastor-i-cannot-be-in-favor-of-war-too-many-innocents-have-died</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the return flight to Rome, Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists about his mission to proclaim the Gospel to all peoples, recalls child victims of the wars in Iran and Lebanon, condemns the death penalty, and insists on respect for international law.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The Students of the Apostles: What They Teach Us About Early Christianity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-students-of-the-apostles-what-they-teach-us-about-early-christianity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-students-of-the-apostles-what-they-teach-us-about-early-christianity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Did you know that the apostles had students? The New Testament was not the only thing being written in those early years. We have writings from Christians that either existed during the time of the New Testament or immediately following. Those that wrote some of these texts personally knew apostles. They heard them preach, they ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits prisoners, meets with families, says Mass in Equatorial Guinea</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-prisoners-meets-with-families-says-mass-in-equatorial-guinea</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-prisoners-meets-with-families-says-mass-in-equatorial-guinea</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father is wrapping up his papal trip to the African continent after visiting multiple countries there. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to Equatorial Guinea: ‘Carry on the mission of Jesus’ first disciples with joy’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At his final Mass in Africa, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to proclaim the Gospel with passion and bear witness through their lives to &quot;the faith that saves.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV, returning from Africa: ‘I condemn all actions that are unjust’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-returning-from-africa-i-condemn-all-actions-that-are-unjust</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Speaking to reporters on his flight from Malabo to Rome, the pope addressed war, migration, same-sex blessings, and the Vatican’s diplomacy with authoritarian governments. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Africa, returns to Rome after 11&#45;day papal trip</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-departs-africa-returns-to-rome-after-11-day-papal-trip</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-departs-africa-returns-to-rome-after-11-day-papal-trip</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father visited four countries during his first apostolic visit to Africa. ]]></description>
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<title>Pope: Promote a reconciled memory by educating everyone in harmony</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-promote-a-reconciled-memory-by-educating-everyone-in-harmony</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-promote-a-reconciled-memory-by-educating-everyone-in-harmony</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, clergy, men and women religious, and pastoral workers in Luanda, and highlights the courage of the Angolan Church in “denouncing the scourge of war,&quot; urging Angolans to help build a society based on freedom and fairness.
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Sudanese priest in Angola: Sudan in need of Pope’s message for peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sudanese-priest-in-angola-sudan-in-need-of-popes-message-for-peace</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In light of Pope Leo&#039;s repeated appeals for peace during his Apostolic Journey, Fr. Samir Alrafayne, a Sudanese priest who has been in Angola for 13 years, calls for renewed attention to the critical situation in Sudan, where a violent conflict has raged for years, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions of people.
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Day Eight in Africa: Pope Leo visits the elderly and prays with the faithful in Saurimo</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-eight-in-africa-pope-leo-visits-the-elderly-and-prays-with-the-faithful-in-saurimo</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-eight-in-africa-pope-leo-visits-the-elderly-and-prays-with-the-faithful-in-saurimo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the eighth day of his Apostolic Journey in Africa, Pope Leo XIV visits a nursing home and celebrates Mass in Saurimo, and meets with members of the clergy, religious men and women, and pastoral workers in Luanda.
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<title>Maintaining hope: Equatorial Guinea waits for the Pope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/maintaining-hope-equatorial-guinea-waits-for-the-pope</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As Equatorial Guinea prepares to receive Pope Leo XIV, Vatican News speaks to residents of Malabo about their expectations for his upcoming visit. 
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<title>“Todos, todos, todos!”</title>
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<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/todos-todos-todos</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the Church recalls Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death, Vatican News releases a new documentary that looks back over the life and legacy of the Argentine Pope.
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting reconciliation and peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-thanks-angolas-church-for-promoting-reconciliation-and-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-thanks-angolas-church-for-promoting-reconciliation-and-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pontiff urged bishops, priests, religious, and catechists to remain committed to peace, justice, and integral development. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for 60,000 in Angola</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-elderly-home-says-mass-for-60000-in-angola</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-elderly-home-says-mass-for-60000-in-angola</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s eighth day of his apostolic journey to Africa. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass, leads rosary in Angola</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-mass-leads-rosary-in-angola</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-mass-leads-rosary-in-angola</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s seventh day of his apostolic visit to Africa. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly ‘need to be listened to’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Saurimo, a city in northeastern Angola, is known as the center of diamond mining in the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Christ is not ‘a guru or a good luck charm,’ pope says at Mass in Angola</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/christ-is-not-a-guru-or-a-good-luck-charm-pope-says-at-mass-in-angola</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ After praying at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Saurimo, Pope Leo XIV proceeded to the site of the Mass, attended by an estimated 60,000 people. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo visits St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Cameroon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-visits-st-paul-catholic-hospital-in-cameroon</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-visits-st-paul-catholic-hospital-in-cameroon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV makes a private visit to St. Paul Catholic Hospital in Douala, visiting and praying with patients, families, and hospital staff.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to academic community: Form leaders dedicated to serving the common good</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-academic-community-form-leaders-dedicated-to-serving-the-common-good</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-academic-community-form-leaders-dedicated-to-serving-the-common-good</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Speaking with members of the Catholic University of Central Africa, the Pope highlights the university’s role in forming future leaders and professionals who will have the responsibility to work for the common good in their own society and around the world.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Rekindling hope among Cameroon’s students</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/rekindling-hope-among-cameroons-students</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Young people share their hopes for the future during Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV meets with religious superiors in Cameroon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-meets-with-religious-superiors-in-cameroon</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Upon returning to the Apostolic Nunciature, Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of Cameroon’s major superiors and religious congregations, encouraging religious men and women to live consecrated life in communion with dioceses where they serve and in service to those most in need.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Day Five in Africa: Pope says ‘all of us’ must help address global hunger</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-five-in-africa-pope-says-all-of-us-must-help-address-global-hunger</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-five-in-africa-pope-says-all-of-us-must-help-address-global-hunger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the fifth day of his Apostolic Journey across Africa, Pope Leo celebrates Mass for 120,000 people in Douala, and tells university students in Yaoundé to cultivate “holy restlessness”. 
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pope tells Catholic university students in Cameroon to ‘search for truth’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-tells-catholic-university-students-in-cameroon-to-search-for-truth</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Leo also addressed artificial intelligence and invited the students to be pioneers of “a new humanism in the context of the digital revolution.” ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV calls for the ‘safeguarding’ and ‘accompanying’ of minors and vulnerable adults</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-the-safeguarding-and-accompanying-of-minors-and-vulnerable-adults</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-the-safeguarding-and-accompanying-of-minors-and-vulnerable-adults</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope said the protection of the vulnerable “challenges the conscience of the Church and measures its ability to express authentic care.” ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meets with students, visits hospital, holds stadium Mass in Cameroon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-meets-with-students-visits-hospital-holds-stadium-mass-in-cameroon</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father will stay in Cameroon one more night before traveling to Angola on April 18. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Popes’ alma mater in Rome celebrates 25 years of Eucharistic adoration</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/popes-alma-mater-in-rome-celebrates-25-years-of-eucharistic-adoration</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/popes-alma-mater-in-rome-celebrates-25-years-of-eucharistic-adoration</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. John Paul II and Pope Leo XIV both studied at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>We Must Build a Culture of Vocations for Young People</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/we-must-build-a-culture-of-vocations-for-young-people</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ I was scrolling through my Instagram page for campus ministry the other day and stumbled on a well-known social media type telling people we don’t need to encourage vocations to religious life and the priesthood. He implied that they would “just happen.” Yes and no, but I have to disagree for the most part. The ... Read more ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope’s visit to Algeria encourages a more fraternal world</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/popes-visit-to-algeria-encourages-a-more-fraternal-world</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Catholics in Algeria share how the Pope’s Apostolic Journey has been going and their hopes for the impact of his visit, in an interview with Vatican News. 
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<title>Cameroon: Separatists announce pause of hostilities for Pope&amp;apos;s visit</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cameroon-separatists-announce-pause-of-hostilities-for-popes-visit</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cameroon-separatists-announce-pause-of-hostilities-for-popes-visit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A statement from Unity Alliance, which brings Anglophone Cameroonian separatist groups together, announces a period of halted fighting ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the conflict-torn region.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at St. Augustine’s Basilica: &amp;apos;Christ invites us to renew our lives completely&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-st-augustines-basilica-christ-invites-us-to-renew-our-lives-completely</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-st-augustines-basilica-christ-invites-us-to-renew-our-lives-completely</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV, the first Augustinian Pope, celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, and reminds the faithful that, like the great saint and Doctor of the Church, it is never too late to welcome the Lord&#039;s invitation to lift us up from our hardships and trials, and, with His strength, renew and transform our lives.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>A joyous gathering of faith in the Basilica of Saint Augustine</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-joyous-gathering-of-faith-in-the-basilica-of-saint-augustine</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/a-joyous-gathering-of-faith-in-the-basilica-of-saint-augustine</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ People from around the world gather at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba for Holy Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, 14 April, during the first leg of his Apostolic Journey in Africa.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Day two in Algeria: Following in Saint Augustine&amp;apos;s footsteps</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-two-in-algeria-following-in-saint-augustines-footsteps</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/day-two-in-algeria-following-in-saint-augustines-footsteps</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV visits the city of Annaba on his second day in Algeria, visiting the places where Saint Augustine carried out his ministry as Bishop of Hippo.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Algeria during his first papal trip to Africa</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-algeria-during-his-first-papal-trip-to-africa</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-algeria-during-his-first-papal-trip-to-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father is scheduled to visit four African countries throughout mid-April. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Our History and Hope in Divine Mercy</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/our-history-and-hope-in-divine-mercy</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/our-history-and-hope-in-divine-mercy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jesus said to Sister Faustina: My child, life on earth is a struggle indeed; a great struggle for my kingdom. But fear not, because you are not alone. I am always supporting you, so lean on Me as you struggle, fearing nothing. Take the vessel of trust and draw from the fountain of life for ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Our, History, and, Hope, Divine, Mercy</media:keywords>
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<title>What Is Your Priority?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-is-your-priority</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/what-is-your-priority</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you are old enough to have taken a Franklin Day Planner or a similar course to improve your time management skills, you are probably familiar with the idea of discerning what your truest priorities are. In fact, there are many spaces in popular culture today where we speak about our priorities and how we ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, Your, Priority</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV calls June consistory of cardinals, says Evangelii Gaudium must be relaunched</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-calls-june-consistory-of-cardinals-says-evangelii-gaudium-must-be-relaunched</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-calls-june-consistory-of-cardinals-says-evangelii-gaudium-must-be-relaunched</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a letter to the College of Cardinals, the pope said the exhortation remains “a significant point of reference” and urged renewed missionary boldness across the life of the Church. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV reminds biblical scholars: Christ’s compassion toward all who suffer is ‘profound’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-reminds-biblical-scholars-christs-compassion-toward-all-who-suffer-is-profound</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-reminds-biblical-scholars-christs-compassion-toward-all-who-suffer-is-profound</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a letter to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, which is meeting this week, Pope Leo XIV drew attention to Christ’s compassion for the sick and suffering. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV Visiting Algeria as a Messenger of Peace and as a Pilgrim to the Birthplace of his Spiritual Identity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-visiting-algeria-as-a-messenger-of-peace-and-as-a-pilgrim-to-the-birthplace-of-his-spiritual-identity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-visiting-algeria-as-a-messenger-of-peace-and-as-a-pilgrim-to-the-birthplace-of-his-spiritual-identity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV will make an Apostolic visit to Algeria on Monday April 13th. In the following Interview, Fr. Vincent Kyererezi, a member of the Missionaries of Africa and Vicar General of the diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa, explains the importance of the visit and the role of the Church in the predominantly Moslem Algerian society.

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Iran peace talks set to begin in Pakistan</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-peace-talks-set-to-begin-in-pakistan</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-peace-talks-set-to-begin-in-pakistan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Iranian and US negotiators have arrived in Pakistan ahead of peace talks.

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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Easter joy is a music that overcomes resignation and spiritual mediocrity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-easter-joy-is-a-music-that-overcomes-resignation-and-spiritual-mediocrity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-easter-joy-is-a-music-that-overcomes-resignation-and-spiritual-mediocrity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra, reads a message from the Pope on the occasion of the fourth edition of the “Festival of the Resurrection” in Plaza Cibeles, Madrid. The Pontiff’s greeting and blessing upon the event: “How I wish that the very lives of Christians might become a concert”
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo at Prayer Vigil for Peace: Stop planning arms and death</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-at-prayer-vigil-for-peace-stop-planning-arms-and-death</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-at-prayer-vigil-for-peace-stop-planning-arms-and-death</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During Pope Leo XIV&#039;s Prayer Vigil for Peace in the world, the Pope appeals to leaders of nations to stop and sit at the table of dialogue and mediation, &quot;not at the table where rearmament is planned and deadly actions are decided!&quot; He also insists that the Church will always advance in calling for peace &quot;even when rejecting the logic of war may lead to misunderstanding and scorn,&quot; and will always instil &quot;obedience to God rather than any human authority.&quot;
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo’s appeal to the silent majority that chooses peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leos-appeal-to-the-silent-majority-that-chooses-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leos-appeal-to-the-silent-majority-that-chooses-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV calls upon billions of people around the world to engage in a shared commitment against the “madness of war,” those who, in this dramatic hour of history, do not surrender to the idolatry of money and power.
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>The Way of Light: Praying the Stations of the Resurrection During Easter</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-way-of-light-praying-the-stations-of-the-resurrection-during-easter</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-way-of-light-praying-the-stations-of-the-resurrection-during-easter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For many Catholics, the spiritual intensity of Lent culminates in a familiar and beloved devotion: the Stations of the Cross. Throughout the forty days, we walk with Christ from His condemnation to His burial, meditating on the suffering through which our redemption was won. But once Easter arrives, many of those Lenten devotions quietly disappear. ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Media narrative about nuncio’s Pentagon meeting untrue, Vatican says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/media-narrative-about-nuncios-pentagon-meeting-untrue-vatican-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/media-narrative-about-nuncios-pentagon-meeting-untrue-vatican-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican responded to a media report claiming Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then-papal envoy to the U.S., received “a bitter lecture” in a meeting with U.S. defense officials. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Media, narrative, about, nuncio’s, Pentagon, meeting, untrue, Vatican, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo names Father Andrea Ciucci chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-names-father-andrea-ciucci-chancellor-of-pontifical-academy-for-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-names-father-andrea-ciucci-chancellor-of-pontifical-academy-for-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Italian priest has served as the academy&#039;s secretariat coordinator since 2016. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV at Vatican peace vigil: &amp;apos;Enough of war!&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-at-vatican-peace-vigil-enough-of-war</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-at-vatican-peace-vigil-enough-of-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prayer is &quot;the most free, universal and disruptive response to death,&quot; the pope said in St. Peter&#039;s Basilica on Apr. 11. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, Vatican, peace, vigil:, Enough, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Chaldean Catholic bishops meet Pope Leo as they prepare to elect new patriarch</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/chaldean-catholic-bishops-meet-pope-leo-as-they-prepare-to-elect-new-patriarch</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/chaldean-catholic-bishops-meet-pope-leo-as-they-prepare-to-elect-new-patriarch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The synod of Chaldean Catholic bishops is meeting in Rome this week to elect a new patriarch amid complex internal and national challenges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: The threat against the entire Iranian people is unacceptable</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-the-threat-against-the-entire-iranian-people-is-unacceptable</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-the-threat-against-the-entire-iranian-people-is-unacceptable</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Addressing journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV asks &quot;all people of goodwill to always search for peace and to reject war,&quot; calls for a return to the negotiating table to pursue peaceful solutions, and notes that attacks on civilian infrastructure are against international law.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at Audience: &amp;apos;Holiness is not a privilege for the few&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-audience-holiness-is-not-a-privilege-for-the-few</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-audience-holiness-is-not-a-privilege-for-the-few</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis series on the Dogmatic Constitution &#039;Lumen gentium,&#039; and reminds us that holiness &#039;is not a privilege for the few,&#039; but for all the baptized, and &#039;is manifested in our daily life every time we receive it with joy and respond to Him.&#039;
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Audience:, Holiness, not, privilege, for, the, few</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope welcomes Middle East ceasefire, invites faithful to join prayer vigil for peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-welcomes-middle-east-ceasefire-invites-faithful-to-join-prayer-vigil-for-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-welcomes-middle-east-ceasefire-invites-faithful-to-join-prayer-vigil-for-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo welcomes the news of a ceasefire in the Middle East and asks that all parties engage in prolonged dialogue to reach an end to the conflict. He also invites men and women of goodwill across the world to join him in prayer for peace on Saturday 11 April.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Parolin: We need more voices calling for peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-we-need-more-voices-calling-for-peace</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a recent interview with the Italian quarterly &#039;Dialoghi,&#039; Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, discusses the fragility of diplomacy, the rise of the logic of the strongest, the importance of the United Nations, and the need to empty nuclear arsenals.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Last Christian village on Israeli border: &amp;apos;We want a Lebanon that lives in peace&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/last-christian-village-on-israeli-border-we-want-a-lebanon-that-lives-in-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/last-christian-village-on-israeli-border-we-want-a-lebanon-that-lives-in-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fr. Toni Elias, a Lebanese Maronite parish priest in Rmeich - the last village in the south of the country on the border with Israel. Despite the news that the ceasefire does not extend to Lebanon, he says, “We do not give up—on the contrary, we trust in the Lord. This is what truly makes us a resilient people in the midst of this tide of war and conflict that surrounds us.”
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV remembers those ‘tormented’ by war: ‘The truth does not remain hidden’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/on-easter-monday-pope-leo-xiv-remembers-those-tormented-by-war-the-truth-does-not-remain-hidden</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/on-easter-monday-pope-leo-xiv-remembers-those-tormented-by-war-the-truth-does-not-remain-hidden</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Upon the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the pope also remembered Pope Francis, who died a year ago on Easter Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Threat against entire people of Iran ‘not acceptable,’ Pope Leo XIV says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/threat-against-entire-people-of-iran-not-acceptable-pope-leo-xiv-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/threat-against-entire-people-of-iran-not-acceptable-pope-leo-xiv-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law and are also a sign of hatred, division, and destruction, Pope Leo XIV said. “Let’s come back to the table,” he said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV welcomes ceasefire in Iran as ‘sign of living hope’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-welcomes-ceasefire-in-iran-as-sign-of-living-hope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-welcomes-ceasefire-in-iran-as-sign-of-living-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “Only through a return to negotiation can the war come to an end,” the pope said at the end of his weekly general audience. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Vatican urges Catholics not to leave Pope Leo XIV alone in opposing war</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-urges-catholics-not-to-leave-pope-leo-xiv-alone-in-opposing-war</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-urges-catholics-not-to-leave-pope-leo-xiv-alone-in-opposing-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican Secretary of State said the pope’s appeals for peace need concrete support. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope will address tensions between Christianity and Islam in Africa, Nigerian bishop says</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-will-address-tensions-between-christianity-and-islam-in-africa-nigerian-bishop-says</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-will-address-tensions-between-christianity-and-islam-in-africa-nigerian-bishop-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An Augustinian confrere of Pope Leo XIV discussed the pontiff’s upcoming trip to four African countries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, dismisses claims of attack on cathedral</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/diocese-of-sokoto-nigeria-dismisses-claims-of-attack-on-cathedral</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/diocese-of-sokoto-nigeria-dismisses-claims-of-attack-on-cathedral</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In response to false reports of an attack on the Bishop’s residence, cathedral, and pastoral center, the Diocese of Sokoto issues an official disclaimer denying the claims.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Easter drives out hatred and brings down the mighty</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-easter-drives-out-hatred-and-brings-down-the-mighty</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-easter-drives-out-hatred-and-brings-down-the-mighty</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the Easter Vigil Mass in the Vatican, Pope Leo says that “God responds to the hardness of sin – which divides and kills – with the power of love, which unites and restores life”. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo: Easter opens us up to hope that never fails</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-easter-opens-us-up-to-hope-that-never-fails</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-easter-opens-us-up-to-hope-that-never-fails</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the Easter Sunday Mass, Pope Leo reminds us that the Easter proclamation that Christ is risen from the dead &quot;opens us up to a hope that never fails, to a light that never fades, to a fullness of joy that nothing can take away: death has been conquered forever; death no longer has power over us!&quot;
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Urbi et Orbi: Pope urges world leaders to lay down weapons</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/urbi-et-orbi-pope-urges-world-leaders-to-lay-down-weapons</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/urbi-et-orbi-pope-urges-world-leaders-to-lay-down-weapons</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo appeals to world leaders to choose “not to dominate others, but to encounter them”. He also announces that he will lead a prayer vigil for peace next Saturday, April 11th, in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Iran conflict raises fears of water crisis</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-conflict-raises-fears-of-water-crisis</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/iran-conflict-raises-fears-of-water-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Recent missile attacks have raised concerns that desalination plants could be caught in the crossfire. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, conflict, raises, fears, water, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>At the Colosseum, Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to &amp;apos;live our lives as a journey&amp;apos; in Christ&amp;apos;s love</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/at-the-colosseum-pope-leo-xiv-urges-the-faithful-to-live-our-lives-as-a-journey-in-christs-love</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/at-the-colosseum-pope-leo-xiv-urges-the-faithful-to-live-our-lives-as-a-journey-in-christs-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy Father carried the cross at the Roman amphitheater on Good Friday, the first time a pope has done so in several years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV carries the cross at the Via Crucis in the Colosseum</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-carries-the-cross-at-the-via-crucis-in-the-colosseum</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-carries-the-cross-at-the-via-crucis-in-the-colosseum</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope personally carried the cross through every station of the Good Friday Way of the Cross at the Colosseum. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>At Easter Vigil, Pope Leo XIV calls for peace to &amp;apos;grow and flourish&amp;apos; throughout the world</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/at-easter-vigil-pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-peace-to-grow-and-flourish-throughout-the-world</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/at-easter-vigil-pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-peace-to-grow-and-flourish-throughout-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ancient vigil &quot;stretches across the centuries as a path of reconciliation and grace,&quot; the pope said at the Vatican. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV announces April 11 peace vigil at St. Peter’s</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-announces-april-11-peace-vigil-at-st-peters</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-announces-april-11-peace-vigil-at-st-peters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In his first Easter message to the city and the world, the pontiff urged those with weapons to lay them down. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at Easter: &amp;apos;May Christ, our Passover, bless us and give his peace to the whole world!&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-easter-may-christ-our-passover-bless-us-and-give-his-peace-to-the-whole-world</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-easter-may-christ-our-passover-bless-us-and-give-his-peace-to-the-whole-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On his first Easter as pontiff, Leo XIV urged Christians to bring the hope of the Resurrection into a world scarred by war, violence, and injustice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Indonesia: Bishop’s call for building priestly fraternity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/indonesia-bishops-call-for-building-priestly-fraternity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/indonesia-bishops-call-for-building-priestly-fraternity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the heart of holy week preparations, the Church in Larantuka gathers for the Chrism Mass, renewing priestly vows and strengthening unity in mission and hope.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Indonesia:, Bishop’s, call, for, building, priestly, fraternity</media:keywords>
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<title>Holy Land Custos: ‘Renouncing violence is not weakness’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-land-custos-renouncing-violence-is-not-weakness</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-land-custos-renouncing-violence-is-not-weakness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As violence continues unabated in Palestine and Israel, the Custos of the Holy Land stresses that “true strength lies in the gift of oneself, in the capacity to love until the end”.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Holy, Land, Custos:, ‘Renouncing, violence, not, weakness’</media:keywords>
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<title>In its 5th week Iran war shows no sign of abating</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-its-5th-week-iran-war-shows-no-sign-of-abating</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/in-its-5th-week-iran-war-shows-no-sign-of-abating</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the US President threatens to bomb Iran back to the “Stone Ages”, American and Israeli forces step up attacks on the country, and Tehran says it will continue to fight back.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Pizzaballa on Maundy Thursday: ‘We are here to celebrate life&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-on-maundy-thursday-we-are-here-to-celebrate-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-on-maundy-thursday-we-are-here-to-celebrate-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, presides over the In Coena Domini Mass behind closed doors in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. He says that  at a time marked by tensions that cannot be ignored, “we are here as within a womb of peace, while around us the world is torn apart, and we wish we could change all of this.”
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo: &amp;apos;We are called to serve the People of God with our whole lives&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-we-are-called-to-serve-the-people-of-god-with-our-whole-lives</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-we-are-called-to-serve-the-people-of-god-with-our-whole-lives</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Celebrating the Mass of the Lord&#039;s Supper on Holy Thursday evening in the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Leo XIV tells his brother priests that they are to serve the Lord by giving all of their lives to the People of God, and stresses that in this time of great brutality around the world, we, too, are to kneel alongside the oppressed and all in need.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Holy Week Was Political—And It Still Is</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-week-was-politicaland-it-still-is</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-week-was-politicaland-it-still-is</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is tempting to see Holy Week as purely spiritual and separate from the tensions and social variables of public life. However, the narrative of Our Lord’s Passion did not unfold in a vacuum. It transpired at the intersection of law, religious authority, public opinion, and imperial domination. That is why Holy Week was undeniably ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope says Christian mission counters ‘imperialist occupation of the world’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-says-christian-mission-counters-imperialist-occupation-of-the-world</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ At the Holy Thursday chrism Mass, Leo XIV said the Church must reject domination, power, and “calculated strategy” in favor of humble service, unity, and peace. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Holy Thursday chrism Mass at the Vatican</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-holy-thursday-chrism-mass-at-the-vatican</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chrism Mass includes the blessing of the holy oils that will be used throughout the year in the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, anointing of the sick, and holy orders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: ‘Kneel down as brothers and sisters alongside the oppressed’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-kneel-down-as-brothers-and-sisters-alongside-the-oppressed</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-kneel-down-as-brothers-and-sisters-alongside-the-oppressed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On Holy Thursday, the pontiff urged Catholics to imitate Christ’s service in a world marked by brutality. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Vatican</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-the-mass-of-the-lords-supper-at-the-vatican</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/photos-pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-the-mass-of-the-lords-supper-at-the-vatican</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Departing from Pope Francis’ custom of celebrating the liturgy in prisons or migrant centers, Leo celebrated the rite in the cathedral of Rome and washed the feet of 12 priests of the Diocese of Rome. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Filipino migrants chorale weaves tapestry of faith and music</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/filipino-migrants-chorale-weaves-tapestry-of-faith-and-music</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Inaugurating Holy Week, a Filipino choral group based in London brings together faith, culture, and community through music, offering a powerful witness of Filipino Catholic spirituality abroad.
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Archbishop Peña Parra grateful for service offered in Secretariat of State</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-pena-parra-grateful-for-service-offered-in-secretariat-of-state</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-pena-parra-grateful-for-service-offered-in-secretariat-of-state</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Venezuelan archbishop, the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State until now, and today appointed by Pope Leo as the new nuncio to Italy and San Marino, met with the superiors, officials, and collaborators with whom he has worked since 2018, expressing his gratitude to all and how he was enriched by the challenging experiences.
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>New Substitute &amp;apos;deeply honoured&amp;apos; by appointment</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-substitute-deeply-honoured-by-appointment</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-substitute-deeply-honoured-by-appointment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archbishop Rudelli expresses his gratitude over his appointment by Pope Leo XIV, pledging to undertake his new mission in the spirit of Praedicate evangelium, and entrusting himself to the intercession of Pope St. John XXIII.


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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>New prefect of Papal Household, Archbishop Rajič, expresses gratitude to Pope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/new-prefect-of-papal-household-archbishop-rajic-expresses-gratitude-to-pope</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Archbishop, until now Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, expressed “profound” gratitude for the appointment he received from Leo XIV, and his hopes in offering “his service to the universal Church.”
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Parolin meets Israel’s ambassador, expresses regret over Holy Sepulchre incident</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-meets-israels-ambassador-expresses-regret-over-holy-sepulchre-incident</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-meets-israels-ambassador-expresses-regret-over-holy-sepulchre-incident</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A meeting took place on Monday between the Holy See&#039;s Secretary of State, accompanied by the Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Gallagher, and Israeli Ambassador Yaron Sideman. During the meeting clarifications were offered regarding the “unfortunate incident” that occurred yesterday, Palm Sunday, when Israeli police prevented Patriarch Pizzaballa and Custos Fr. Ielpo from entering the Holy Sepulchre.
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Doing God’s Work Doesn’t Mean He Owes Us</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/doing-gods-work-doesnt-mean-he-owes-us</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three weeks ago, I went to Taiwan—joyfully, gratefully, and with a deep sense of privilege. I felt immensely blessed to be part of the Lord’s work, to preach, speak, serve, and pour myself out for souls. Then I came home to Michigan, expecting to plunge immediately into the mountain of work waiting for me at ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Doing, God’s, Work, Doesn’t, Mean, Owes</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope names Vatican diplomats to key positions in Secretariat of State, papal household</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-names-vatican-diplomats-to-key-positions-in-secretariat-of-state-papal-household</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-names-vatican-diplomats-to-key-positions-in-secretariat-of-state-papal-household</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archbishop Paolo Rudelli is the new head of the general affairs section of the Secretariat of State and Archbishop Petar Rajič is the new prefect of the Papal Household. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal of Tehran prays in Rome for ‘end to violence’ in Persian Gulf</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-of-tehran-prays-in-rome-for-end-to-violence-in-persian-gulf</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-of-tehran-prays-in-rome-for-end-to-violence-in-persian-gulf</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome, Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, on Monday evening stood in prayer for peace. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Tehran, prays, Rome, for, ‘end, violence’, Persian, Gulf</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican affirms future of Anglican ordinariates: ‘A precious gift and a treasure to be shared’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-affirms-future-of-anglican-ordinariates-a-precious-gift-and-a-treasure-to-be-shared</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-affirms-future-of-anglican-ordinariates-a-precious-gift-and-a-treasure-to-be-shared</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bishop Steven Lopes welcomed a Vatican document as a significant encouragement, calling it “an exhortation to live this patrimony in all of its richness.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Leo XIV: The most difficult circumstances can be transformed by the power of love</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-the-most-difficult-circumstances-can-be-transformed-by-the-power-of-love</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-the-most-difficult-circumstances-can-be-transformed-by-the-power-of-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an audience with the Illinois Municipal League, the pontiff said that Gospel values can be applied to city government to the benefit of the most vulnerable and for the common good. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:07 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Leo, XIV:, The, most, difficult, circumstances, can, transformed, the, power, love</media:keywords>
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<title>Final Lenten meditation: A free life is loving unconditionally</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/final-lenten-meditation-a-free-life-is-loving-unconditionally</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fr. Roberto Pasolini, Preacher of the Papal Household, delivers his Lenten meditation and reflects on the theme “The freedom of the children of God: Perfect joy and death as a sister,” recalling the final stages of the earthly journey of St. Francis of Assisi, who learned “to accept his own fragility” and smallness.
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Sport and solidarity at the heart of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sport-and-solidarity-at-the-heart-of-the-princess-charlene-of-monaco-foundation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/sport-and-solidarity-at-the-heart-of-the-princess-charlene-of-monaco-foundation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Monaco, the CEO of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation reflects on its significance and shared values. She highlights the Foundation’s global mission to prevent drowning and promote human development through sport and education.
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>News from the Orient &#45; 27 March 2026</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/news-from-the-orient-27-march-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient we look ahead to Easter in the Holy Land, where celebrations are being compromised by the ongoing war in the Middle East. 
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Parolin: Pope’s visit to Monaco an invitation to faith and encounter</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-popes-visit-to-monaco-an-invitation-to-faith-and-encounter</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-popes-visit-to-monaco-an-invitation-to-faith-and-encounter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Principality of Monaco is preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV. “Small nations,” notes the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, “prove to be natural guardians of multilateralism.”
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Ordinariate bishops reflect on &amp;apos;core shared identity&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ordinariate-bishops-reflect-on-core-shared-identity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ordinariate-bishops-reflect-on-core-shared-identity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following their plenary assembly earlier this month, bishops from the Anglican Ordinariates reflect on seven distinctive traits of their spiritual and pastoral heritage, including lay participation, commitment to the poor, and the family as domestic church.
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:10 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Synod on Synodality proposes a Church ‘Observatory on Disability’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/synod-on-synodality-proposes-a-church-observatory-on-disability</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/synod-on-synodality-proposes-a-church-observatory-on-disability</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The report is the conclusion of the work carried out by one of the 10 study groups created by Pope Francis in 2024 during the Synod on Synodality. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:49 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Asian Catholics pay tribute to late Vietnamese Cardinal Van Thuan</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/asian-catholics-pay-tribute-to-late-vietnamese-cardinal-van-thuan</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/asian-catholics-pay-tribute-to-late-vietnamese-cardinal-van-thuan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican held the “Cardinal Văn Thuận: Witness of Hope” conference at the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran in Rome on March 25. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:49 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV set to meet with first female archbishop of Canterbury</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-set-to-meet-with-first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The announcement came just two days after Sarah Mullally’s installation as archbishop of Canterbury. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:49 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo praises organ donation, warns about commodification of the body</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-praises-organ-donation-warns-about-commodification-of-the-body</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-praises-organ-donation-warns-about-commodification-of-the-body</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The audience with participants in an event organized by the Italian National Transplant Network took place March 26 at the Vatican. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:49 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Mother Angelica’s enduring legacy celebrated at Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/mother-angelicas-enduring-legacy-celebrated-at-mass-at-st-peters-basilica</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/mother-angelicas-enduring-legacy-celebrated-at-mass-at-st-peters-basilica</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mother Angelica knew from experience that “God works through humble, unexpected instruments to spread his Gospel,” said the principal celebrant at the Mass, Father Michael Baggot, LC. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:49 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Archbishop of Monaco: Pope Leo XIV will help us recognize ‘hidden poverties’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-of-monaco-pope-leo-xiv-will-help-us-recognize-hidden-poverties</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/archbishop-of-monaco-pope-leo-xiv-will-help-us-recognize-hidden-poverties</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to Monaco, Archbishop Dominique-Marie David tells Vatican News about the spiritual fragilities of the small country where wealth often conceals deep “loneliness” and a “crisis of the meaning of life.”
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Israel says it plans to take control of large area of southern Lebanon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/israel-says-it-plans-to-take-control-of-large-area-of-southern-lebanon</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/israel-says-it-plans-to-take-control-of-large-area-of-southern-lebanon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel&#039;s defence minister says it will take control of a large part of southern Lebanon.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, says, plans, take, control, large, area, southern, Lebanon</media:keywords>
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<title>God’s miracle: How Tanzania’s children with disabilities are finding hope at centre in Singida</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/gods-miracle-how-tanzanias-children-with-disabilities-are-finding-hope-at-centre-in-singida</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/gods-miracle-how-tanzanias-children-with-disabilities-are-finding-hope-at-centre-in-singida</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “Children with disabilities deserve the same care, respect and opportunities as every other child in society. Serving them has revealed the meaning of my vocation and the joy of ministering to others,” said Sr. Rosemary Ombay, the assistant director of Siuyu Rehabilitation Centre.


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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>God’s, miracle:, How, Tanzania’s, children, with, disabilities, are, finding, hope, centre, Singida</media:keywords>
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<title>UNICEF appeals for end to Mideast war as children suffer devastation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/unicef-appeals-for-end-to-mideast-war-as-children-suffer-devastation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/unicef-appeals-for-end-to-mideast-war-as-children-suffer-devastation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations Children&#039;s Fund appeals for an end to the violence in the Middle East and unimpeded humanitarian access to assist over 1.2 million displaced children in Iran and Lebanon. The humanitarian organization warns that a generation of children is being pulled deeper into crisis and paying a devastating price.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Authorities must pursue ceasefire and peace through dialogue</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-authorities-must-pursue-ceasefire-and-peace-through-dialogue</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-authorities-must-pursue-ceasefire-and-peace-through-dialogue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV issues a brief statement to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, renewing his appeal to “work for peace, not with weapons,” and denouncing the rise in hatred, violence, and death.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, Authorities, must, pursue, ceasefire, and, peace, through, dialogue</media:keywords>
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<title>“Dear None”: Questions that Confirm Catholicism as the True Religion, Part 2</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/dear-none-questions-that-confirm-catholicism-as-the-true-religion-part-2</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/dear-none-questions-that-confirm-catholicism-as-the-true-religion-part-2</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Part 1 of this letter asked you two imperative and inescapable questions to help pinpoint your life’s belief system. If you answered a Transcendent Reality and a Creative and Willing Purpose, you narrowed down your life’s selection to one of five major religions: Catholic Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism, Calvinism, or Lutheranism. After answering four more such ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>“Dear, None”:, Questions, that, Confirm, Catholicism, the, True, Religion, Part</media:keywords>
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<title>From the altar to the track: Marathon&#45;running cardinal highlights spirituality of sport</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-the-altar-to-the-track-marathon-running-cardinal-highlights-spirituality-of-sport</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/from-the-altar-to-the-track-marathon-running-cardinal-highlights-spirituality-of-sport</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, the archbishop of Algiers, Algeria, said running is for him a “school of prayer.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, the, altar, the, track:, Marathon-running, cardinal, highlights, spirituality, sport</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV warns children should not look to chatbots for friendship</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-warns-children-should-not-look-to-chatbots-for-friendship</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-warns-children-should-not-look-to-chatbots-for-friendship</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope cautioned that AI risks dulling young people’s intelligence, relationships, and creativity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, warns, children, should, not, look, chatbots, for, friendship</media:keywords>
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<title>Exorcists urge pope to appoint trained practitioners in every diocese</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/exorcists-urge-pope-to-appoint-trained-practitioners-in-every-diocese</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/exorcists-urge-pope-to-appoint-trained-practitioners-in-every-diocese</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An exorcist group said growing occult practices and spiritual harm highlight the need for trained priests and better formation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exorcists, urge, pope, appoint, trained, practitioners, every, diocese</media:keywords>
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<title>Yad Vashem chief: Holocaust memory is key to fighting antisemitism</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/yad-vashem-chief-holocaust-memory-is-key-to-fighting-antisemitism</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/yad-vashem-chief-holocaust-memory-is-key-to-fighting-antisemitism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dani Dayan spoke after meeting Pope Leo XIV, saying antisemitism is “bigotry” independent of Israeli policy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yad, Vashem, chief:, Holocaust, memory, key, fighting, antisemitism</media:keywords>
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<title>GreenAccord Forum: Telling the climate crisis without losing hope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/greenaccord-forum-telling-the-climate-crisis-without-losing-hope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/greenaccord-forum-telling-the-climate-crisis-without-losing-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the GreenAccord Forum in Treviso, journalists reflect on how to report the climate crisis without paralysing audiences, as this year’s media award goes to Covering Climate Now.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>GreenAccord, Forum:, Telling, the, climate, crisis, without, losing, hope</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Focolare: Be a counterweight to violence and hatred</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-focolare-be-a-counterweight-to-violence-and-hatred</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-focolare-be-a-counterweight-to-violence-and-hatred</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo meets the Focolare Movement and encourages them to promote unity and peace within their organization and throughout the world, especially at this moment in history, while also always respecting each person’s freedom and conscience. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Focolare:, counterweight, violence, and, hatred</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Italian TV: Free, respectful information is a tool for peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-italian-tv-free-respectful-information-is-a-tool-for-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-italian-tv-free-respectful-information-is-a-tool-for-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo highlights the &quot;important mission&quot; of the media in a time of change and of &quot;words too often shouted on the web&quot; in a message to Tgcom24, an Italian television network, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Italian, TV:, Free, respectful, information, tool, for, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>IAEA urges restraint after reported strike on Iran’s Natanz site</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/iaea-urges-restraint-after-reported-strike-on-irans-natanz-site</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/iaea-urges-restraint-after-reported-strike-on-irans-natanz-site</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations&#039; nuclear watchdog has urged military restraint to avoid any risk of a nuclear accident after Iran said the Natanz nuclear facility was targeted by strikes.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>IAEA, urges, restraint, after, reported, strike, Iran’s, Natanz, site</media:keywords>
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<title>Custody of the Holy Land: ‘Prayer continues uninterruptedly’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/custody-of-the-holy-land-prayer-continues-uninterruptedly</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/custody-of-the-holy-land-prayer-continues-uninterruptedly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the midst of the violence in the Middle East, the Custody of the Holy Land invites people around the world to spiritually join in the prayers &quot;so that war and violence may cease, and that the paths of dialogue, diplomacy, and politics...may be walked with courage and responsibility.&quot;
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Custody, the, Holy, Land:, ‘Prayer, continues, uninterruptedly’</media:keywords>
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<title>I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Fifth Sunday of Lent</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/i-am-the-resurrection-and-the-life-fifth-sunday-of-lent</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/i-am-the-resurrection-and-the-life-fifth-sunday-of-lent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus turns mourning into joy when He raises Lazarus from the dead. Gospel (Read Jn. 11:1-45) This Gospel gives us a story about Jesus raising the dead to life, something He did on at least two other occasions (see Lk. 7:11:17, Mk. 5:21-23).  This episode, however, is profoundly different from those ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>the, Resurrection, and, the, Life:, Fifth, Sunday, Lent</media:keywords>
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<title>It Is in Dying that We Are Born to Eternal Life</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/it-is-in-dying-that-we-are-born-to-eternal-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/it-is-in-dying-that-we-are-born-to-eternal-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. Francis’ Relics Remind Pilgrims the Importance of Dying to Self During Lent and Beyond Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat, but if it dies, it produces much fruit. (Jn. 12:24) Humility, awe, and reverence.  Those are ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dying, that, Are, Born, Eternal, Life</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican secretary of state urges end to Iran war, warns of escalation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-secretary-of-state-urges-end-to-iran-war-warns-of-escalation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-secretary-of-state-urges-end-to-iran-war-warns-of-escalation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Pietro Parolin said he would tell Trump and Israel to “stop as soon as possible.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, secretary, state, urges, end, Iran, war, warns, escalation</media:keywords>
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<title>EWTN News explains: What is the ‘papal almoner’?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/ewtn-news-explains-what-is-the-papal-almoner</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/ewtn-news-explains-what-is-the-papal-almoner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The papal almoner is a key position in the Vatican, one that has played a vital role in the Church and its charitable undertakings for centuries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>EWTN, News, explains:, What, the, ‘papal, almoner’</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican urges Catholic organizations to divest from mining sector for the common good</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-urges-catholic-organizations-to-divest-from-mining-sector-for-the-common-good</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-urges-catholic-organizations-to-divest-from-mining-sector-for-the-common-good</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Around 40 faith-based organizations are participating in the &quot;Platform for Divestment in the Mining Industry,&quot; meeting March 19–21 in Rome. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, urges, Catholic, organizations, divest, from, mining, sector, for, the, common, good</media:keywords>
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<title>Students bring Chesterton&amp;apos;s example of faith from the U.S. to Rome</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/students-bring-chestertons-example-of-faith-from-the-us-to-rome</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/students-bring-chestertons-example-of-faith-from-the-us-to-rome</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Approximately 240 students from across the U.S. travel to Italy for a 10-day pilgrimage and in Rome, attend Pope Leo’s General Audience in St. Peter&#039;s Square. Their chaplain says their mission is to “be a sign of contradiction” to the voices that “do not appreciate the truth of the Gospel.”
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Students, bring, Chestertons, example, faith, from, the, U.S., Rome</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel kills  Iranian intelligence chief  and intensifies attacks on Lebanon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/israel-kills-iranian-intelligence-chief-and-intensifies-attacks-on-lebanon</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/israel-kills-iranian-intelligence-chief-and-intensifies-attacks-on-lebanon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel says Iran&#039;s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in an overnight strike and intensifies its attacks on Beirut following an escalation between Hezbollah and Tel Aviv.
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, kills, Iranian, intelligence, chief, and, intensifies, attacks, Lebanon</media:keywords>
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<title>Apostolic Nuncio to in Lebanon visits bombarded southern villages</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/apostolic-nuncio-to-in-lebanon-visits-bombarded-southern-villages</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/apostolic-nuncio-to-in-lebanon-visits-bombarded-southern-villages</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Apostolic nuncio, Paolo Borgia, meets with Shiite religious authorities in the south of Lebanon, and encounters a group of refugees hosted by a Maronite community,.
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apostolic, Nuncio, Lebanon, visits, bombarded, southern, villages</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Parolin to Trump, Israel: End the war as soon as possible</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-to-trump-israel-end-the-war-as-soon-as-possible</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-to-trump-israel-end-the-war-as-soon-as-possible</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Responding to questions by journalists on the sidelines of a book presentation, Cardinal Pietro Parolin shares what he would say if face-to-face with U.S. President Trump: &quot;Put an end to it as soon as possible because the real danger is that an escalation is just around the corner.&quot;
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Parolin, Trump, Israel:, End, the, war, soon, possible</media:keywords>
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<title>GreenAccord Forum 2026: Sustainability, media, and a shared future</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/greenaccord-forum-2026-sustainability-media-and-a-shared-future</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/greenaccord-forum-2026-sustainability-media-and-a-shared-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 100 journalists from over 40 countries gather for four days of dialogue on ecology, innovation, and responsible communication.

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:19 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>GreenAccord, Forum, 2026:, Sustainability, media, and, shared, future</media:keywords>
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<title>Leo XIV to journalists: War is not a video game; guard against propaganda, verify the news</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-to-journalists-war-is-not-a-video-game-guard-against-propaganda-verify-the-news</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/leo-xiv-to-journalists-war-is-not-a-video-game-guard-against-propaganda-verify-the-news</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV exhorted journalists to fact-check the news and show the true face of war. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Leo, XIV, journalists:, War, not, video, game, guard, against, propaganda, verify, the, news</media:keywords>
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<title>At a time of conflict, Pope Leo sends a bridge&#45;builder to the United States</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/at-a-time-of-conflict-pope-leo-sends-a-bridge-builder-to-the-united-states</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/at-a-time-of-conflict-pope-leo-sends-a-bridge-builder-to-the-united-states</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the new papal envoy to Washington, has been shaped by a diplomatic career in geopolitical hot spots. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>time, conflict, Pope, Leo, sends, bridge-builder, the, United, States</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican court orders partial retrial in ‘trial of the century’ finance case</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-court-orders-partial-retrial-in-trial-of-the-century-finance-case</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-court-orders-partial-retrial-in-trial-of-the-century-finance-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Judges cite procedural flaws tied to papal decrees, requiring renewed proceedings while leaving prior convictions formally intact. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, court, orders, partial, retrial, ‘trial, the, century’, finance, case</media:keywords>
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<title>Holy See calls on UN to eradicate surrogacy ‘in all its forms’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-see-calls-on-un-to-eradicate-surrogacy-in-all-its-forms</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-see-calls-on-un-to-eradicate-surrogacy-in-all-its-forms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations, laid out the economic reasons surrogacy exists, the harm it does, and why it is wrong. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Holy, See, calls, eradicate, surrogacy, ‘in, all, its, forms’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: ‘Each baptized person is an active agent of evangelization’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-each-baptized-person-is-an-active-agent-of-evangelization</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-each-baptized-person-is-an-active-agent-of-evangelization</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The pope’s message at the general audience focused on the “communion of the faithful” as taught in the second chapter of Lumen Gentium. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, ‘Each, baptized, person, active, agent, evangelization’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo takes possession of apartment in Apostolic Palace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-takes-possession-of-apartment-in-apostolic-palace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-takes-possession-of-apartment-in-apostolic-palace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Director of the Holy See Press Office confirms Pope Leo XIV’s move to the Apostolic Palace after having resided at the Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio since the beginning of his pontificate.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, takes, possession, apartment, Apostolic, Palace</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope at Angelus: Faith opens our eyes to suffering humanity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-angelus-faith-opens-our-eyes-to-suffering-humanity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-angelus-faith-opens-our-eyes-to-suffering-humanity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Jesus’ healing of the man born blind, and says faith teaches us to see humanity and its struggles as God sees them.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Angelus:, Faith, opens, our, eyes, suffering, humanity</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope appeals for ceasefire and dialogue in Middle East war</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-appeals-for-ceasefire-and-dialogue-in-middle-east-war</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-appeals-for-ceasefire-and-dialogue-in-middle-east-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV urges all those responsible for the ongoing conflict in the Middle East to agree to a ceasefire and reopen paths of dialogue.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, appeals, for, ceasefire, and, dialogue, Middle, East, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Bishops should lead the implementation of Synodality, says Bishop Mfumbusa</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/bishops-should-lead-the-implementation-of-synodality-says-bishop-mfumbusa</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/bishops-should-lead-the-implementation-of-synodality-says-bishop-mfumbusa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During the launch of the AMECEA synodality formation manual and synodality songs in the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), the keynote speaker stressed that the future of synodality in the Catholic Church across Eastern Africa rests with the Bishops.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bishops, should, lead, the, implementation, Synodality, says, Bishop, Mfumbusa</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope encourages Rome parish community to remain a “sign of hope”</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-encourages-rome-parish-community-to-remain-a-sign-of-hope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-encourages-rome-parish-community-to-remain-a-sign-of-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV visits the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome’s Ponte Mammolo suburb.  Encouraging the community to remain a “sign of hope,” he praises its outreach to migrants, the poor, and prisoners, and calls for openness, solidarity and peace in a world marked by suffering and conflict.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, encourages, Rome, parish, community, remain, “sign, hope”</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope appoints new Papal Almoner, names Cardinal Krajewski Archbishop of Łódź</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-appoints-new-papal-almoner-names-cardinal-krajewski-archbishop-of-lodz</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-appoints-new-papal-almoner-names-cardinal-krajewski-archbishop-of-lodz</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV appoints Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, known as the Papal Almoner, and names Cardinal Konrad Krajewski as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź, in Poland.
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, appoints, new, Papal, Almoner, names, Cardinal, Krajewski, Archbishop, Łódź</media:keywords>
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<title>Where the Word Became Flesh</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/where-the-word-became-flesh</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/where-the-word-became-flesh</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fr Francesco Patton, OFM, reflects on the city of Nazareth. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Where, the, Word, Became, Flesh</media:keywords>
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<title>The Cross, the Composer and the Curious Inner Life of Sheep</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-cross-the-composer-and-the-curious-inner-life-of-sheep</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-cross-the-composer-and-the-curious-inner-life-of-sheep</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Lenten reflection from Jenny Kraska, Executive Director of the Maryland Catholic Conference.
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Cross, the, Composer, and, the, Curious, Inner, Life, Sheep</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV’s balanced view of Artificial Intelligence</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xivs-balanced-view-of-artificial-intelligence</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xivs-balanced-view-of-artificial-intelligence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Spanish writer Javier Cercas reflects on Pope Leo XIV&#039;s Message for the 2026 World Day of Social Communications.
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV’s, balanced, view, Artificial, Intelligence</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Augustine University of Tanzania graduates called to lead in responsible social media use</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/st-augustine-university-of-tanzania-graduates-called-to-lead-in-responsible-social-media-use</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/st-augustine-university-of-tanzania-graduates-called-to-lead-in-responsible-social-media-use</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The graduates of St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) have been urged to use social media responsibly. The Bishop of Bunda Diocese, as the Guest of Honour at the 28th Graduation Ceremony, advised students to carefully consider the pros and cons of new technologies in academic and social contexts. Bishop Simon Masondole made the remarks at the recent graduation ceremony held in Mwanza, Tanzania.
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Augustine, University, Tanzania, graduates, called, lead, responsible, social, media, use</media:keywords>
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<title>Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/father-norvel-first-black-superior-general-for-us-mens-religious-community-dies-at-90</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/father-norvel-first-black-superior-general-for-us-mens-religious-community-dies-at-90</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died March 8. He was 90. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Father, Norvel, first, Black, superior, general, for, U.S., men’s, religious, community, dies</media:keywords>
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<title>Amid measles uptick, infectious diseases specialist says Church recommends vaccination</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/amid-measles-uptick-infectious-diseases-specialist-says-church-recommends-vaccination</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/amid-measles-uptick-infectious-diseases-specialist-says-church-recommends-vaccination</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid a spike in measles cases in the U.S., an infectious diseases specialist, who is also a Catholic deacon, told OSV News that the Church &quot;has recommended measles vaccination to safeguard the health of children and families.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amid, measles, uptick, infectious, diseases, specialist, says, Church, recommends, vaccination</media:keywords>
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<title>Just war theory in the age of AI weapons and the ‘Department of War’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/just-war-theory-in-the-age-of-ai-weapons-and-the-department-of-war</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/just-war-theory-in-the-age-of-ai-weapons-and-the-department-of-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What does the Catholic Church have to say about war? How does the concept of a &quot;just war&quot; which has roots in St. Augustine&#039;s writings relate to modern warfare? And what does a discussion of the ethics of war look like with modern weaponry, including weapons made with artificial intelligence? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Just, war, theory, the, age, weapons, and, the, ‘Department, War’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV names Augustinian prelate as new prefect of charity dicastery</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-names-augustinian-prelate-as-new-prefect-of-charity-dicastery</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-names-augustinian-prelate-as-new-prefect-of-charity-dicastery</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV has named Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, reassigning Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to serve as archbishop of his home diocese in his native Poland. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, names, Augustinian, prelate, new, prefect, charity, dicastery</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV points to St. Joseph as an example of the importance of ‘being present’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-points-to-st-joseph-as-an-example-of-the-importance-of-being-present</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-points-to-st-joseph-as-an-example-of-the-importance-of-being-present</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV has highlighted how St. Joseph, who is never directly quoted in the Bible, is an example for Christians of the importance of &quot;being present.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, points, St., Joseph, example, the, importance, ‘being, present’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo&amp;apos;s itinerary published for visit to Principality of Monaco</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leos-itinerary-published-for-visit-to-principality-of-monaco</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leos-itinerary-published-for-visit-to-principality-of-monaco</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The visit of Pope Leo XIV to the European city-state on March 28 will last about nine hours. The Pope is scheduled to meet Prince Albert II, then the Catholic community, young people, and catechumens. He will preside over Mass at Stade Louis II. The logo and motto, taken from the Gospel of John: “Je suis le Chemin, la Vérité et la Vie” (“I am the way, the truth, and the life”), have also been released.
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leos, itinerary, published, for, visit, Principality, Monaco</media:keywords>
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<title>Papuan women carry mercy to remote homes</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/papuan-women-carry-mercy-to-remote-homes</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/papuan-women-carry-mercy-to-remote-homes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On Basilaki Island in Papua New Guinea, the women of the parish bring prayer, companionship, and the Eucharist to the sick and elderly during the Lenten season. Celebrating the Women’s month of March, we remember those who serve the Church in the peripheries.
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Papuan, women, carry, mercy, remote, homes</media:keywords>
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<title>Air strikes continue as Iran war spills into second week</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/air-strikes-continue-as-iran-war-spills-into-second-week</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/air-strikes-continue-as-iran-war-spills-into-second-week</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Israeli Air Force says it has launched a wave of strikes across three areas of Iran.
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Air, strikes, continue, Iran, war, spills, into, second, week</media:keywords>
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<title>Order of Malta Lebanon responds to renewed displacement crisis</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/order-of-malta-lebanon-responds-to-renewed-displacement-crisis</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/order-of-malta-lebanon-responds-to-renewed-displacement-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israeli strikes against Lebanon have forced over 500,000 people from their homes, compounding an already severe humanitarian crisis. The Order of Malta Lebanon is mobilising nationwide to provide medical care, shelter assistance, and psychosocial support to displaced families facing deep uncertainty and distress.
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Order, Malta, Lebanon, responds, renewed, displacement, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>Environmental representatives launch ‘Global Alliance’ at Laudato si’ Village</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/environmental-representatives-launch-global-alliance-at-laudato-si-village</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/environmental-representatives-launch-global-alliance-at-laudato-si-village</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Laudato si’ Center for Higher Education and the University of Notre Dame bring together academics and representatives from international organizations to pool knowledge and best practices to promote integral ecology and sustainability. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Environmental, representatives, launch, ‘Global, Alliance’, Laudato, si’, Village</media:keywords>
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<title>Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/lebanese-maronite-catholic-priest-killed-by-israeli-tank-fire-in-southern-lebanon</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/lebanese-maronite-catholic-priest-killed-by-israeli-tank-fire-in-southern-lebanon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest has been killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house March 9, Catholic officials and media said -- reports that have since been confirmed by OSV News. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lebanese, Maronite, Catholic, priest, killed, Israeli, tank, fire, southern, Lebanon</media:keywords>
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<title>Catholics are urged to be cautious over new Anglican schism</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholics-are-urged-to-be-cautious-over-new-anglican-schism</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/catholics-are-urged-to-be-cautious-over-new-anglican-schism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As bishops and archbishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion sever links with England&#039;s first female archbishop of Canterbury, citing her church&#039;s &quot;false teaching,&quot; Catholics are being urged to maintain friendly ties while dropping illusions about future reunification. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Catholics, are, urged, cautious, over, new, Anglican, schism</media:keywords>
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<title>Christians ‘most persecuted religious community in the world,’ Vatican tells UN</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/christians-most-persecuted-religious-community-in-the-world-vatican-tells-un</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/christians-most-persecuted-religious-community-in-the-world-vatican-tells-un</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican&#039;s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organizations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Christians, ‘most, persecuted, religious, community, the, world, ’, Vatican, tells</media:keywords>
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<title>Hagerstown school recognized by Cardinal Newman Society</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/hagerstown-school-recognized-by-cardinal-newman-society</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/hagerstown-school-recognized-by-cardinal-newman-society</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown has been recognized for its Catholic identity and academic excellence by The Cardinal Newman Society. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hagerstown, school, recognized, Cardinal, Newman, Society</media:keywords>
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<title>Movie Review: ‘Scream 7’</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/movie-review-scream-7</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/movie-review-scream-7</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As its title suggests, &quot;Scream 7&quot; (Paramount) is the latest extension of a long-lived horror franchise, one that&#039;s currently approaching its 30th anniversary on screen. Since each chapter of this slasher saga has been a bloodsoaked mess, the series&#039; longevity will strike moviegoers of sense as inexplicable. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:06 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Movie, Review:, ‘Scream, 7’</media:keywords>
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<title>News from the Orient &#45; March 6th 2026</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/news-from-the-orient-march-6th-2026</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/news-from-the-orient-march-6th-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, we turn to the escalating violence in the Middle East and its impact on communities in Lebanon, Iraq and the Holy Land.
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>News, from, the, Orient, March, 6th, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Holy See: Women must be at the heart of the digital transformation of the Americas</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-see-women-must-be-at-the-heart-of-the-digital-transformation-of-the-americas</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/holy-see-women-must-be-at-the-heart-of-the-digital-transformation-of-the-americas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Holy See asks that the digital transformation of the Americas place women and human dignity at its centre. Speaking at the Organization of American States during a session marking International Women’s Day, permanent observer Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano also recalls Pope Leo XIV’s warning that women who face violence and exclusion are often “doubly poor.”
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Holy, See:, Women, must, the, heart, the, digital, transformation, the, Americas</media:keywords>
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<title>Tree planted in Vatican Gardens sign of responsibility towards creation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tree-planted-in-vatican-gardens-sign-of-responsibility-towards-creation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tree-planted-in-vatican-gardens-sign-of-responsibility-towards-creation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The National Order of Agronomists and Foresters gifts a gingko biloba tree to Pope Leo, which has been planted in the Vatican Gardens. At the planting ceremony, the Holy See&#039;s permanent observer to the FAO stresses that &quot;in the ecological evils, humanity must always be the solution, never the problem.&quot;
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tree, planted, Vatican, Gardens, sign, responsibility, towards, creation</media:keywords>
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<title>Sir James MacMillan on silence and sacred music</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sir-james-macmillan-on-silence-and-sacred-music</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/sir-james-macmillan-on-silence-and-sacred-music</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sir James MacMillan receives a Doctorate Honoris Causa at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and delivers a lecture on the spiritual and creative role of silence in sacred composition. In an interview with Vatican Radio, he reflects on tradition, liturgy, and the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI for contemporary composers.
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sir, James, MacMillan, silence, and, sacred, music</media:keywords>
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<title>Sunday Gospel Reflection: Lent at the well of truth</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/sunday-gospel-reflection-lent-at-the-well-of-truth</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/sunday-gospel-reflection-lent-at-the-well-of-truth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the Church observes the Third Sunday of Lent, Abbot Marion Nguyen offers this reflection on “Lent at the well of truth”
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:12 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sunday, Gospel, Reflection:, Lent, the, well, truth</media:keywords>
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<title>‘Underbelly of the AI industry’: Panel explores data centers’ ecological, economic impacts</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/underbelly-of-the-ai-industry-panel-explores-data-centers-ecological-economic-impacts</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/underbelly-of-the-ai-industry-panel-explores-data-centers-ecological-economic-impacts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The explosion of massive data centers to handle the increasing generative demands of artificial intelligence have placed high demands on both power and the water used in cooling systems -- millions of gallons per day -- and low-income communities have typically endured the brunt of the air pollution they create. This was the topic of a March 5 webinar, &quot;The Growing Impacts of Data Centers on Our Neighbors and God&#039;s Creation,&quot; hosted by the Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Underbelly, the, industry’:, Panel, explores, data, centers’, ecological, economic, impacts</media:keywords>
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<title>Baltimore Catholics bring voice of migrants to U.S. capitol</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/baltimore-catholics-bring-voice-of-migrants-to-us-capitol</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/baltimore-catholics-bring-voice-of-migrants-to-us-capitol</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “They ask for help, and all I can say is, ‘I hear you. I hear you,’” said Deacon Seigfried Presberry as he described the phone calls he receives from families after a loved one is detained by immigration authorities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Baltimore, Catholics, bring, voice, migrants, U.S., capitol</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican hosted its own mini Paralympics half a century before Games’ official start</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-hosted-its-own-mini-paralympics-half-a-century-before-games-official-start</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-hosted-its-own-mini-paralympics-half-a-century-before-games-official-start</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 50 years before the first Paralympic Games were held in 1960 in Rome, the Vatican had already hosted what might have been the very first international sporting and gymnastics event with athletes living with disabilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, hosted, its, own, mini, Paralympics, half, century, before, Games’, official, start</media:keywords>
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<title>Polish officer gives Christian witness at White House ceremony</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/polish-officer-gives-christian-witness-at-white-house-ceremony</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/polish-officer-gives-christian-witness-at-white-house-ceremony</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When President Donald Trump on March 2 posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis during a White House ceremony, the recognition did more than honor a battlefield hero. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Polish, officer, gives, Christian, witness, White, House, ceremony</media:keywords>
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<title>Filmmaker explores shifts in U.S. religious landscape through lens of Ursuline sister</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/filmmaker-explores-shifts-in-us-religious-landscape-through-lens-of-ursuline-sister</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/filmmaker-explores-shifts-in-us-religious-landscape-through-lens-of-ursuline-sister</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Morgan Atkinson&#039;s newest documentary -- &quot;In the Company of Change,&quot; released in September -- is his second film on the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. His first, &quot;A Change in Order,&quot; released in 1987, reflected on how the Ursuline Sisters were affected by the cultural shifts of the 1980s. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Filmmaker, explores, shifts, U.S., religious, landscape, through, lens, Ursuline, sister</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Radcliffe: In times of war, Christians are called to be people of hope</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-radcliffe-in-times-of-war-christians-are-called-to-be-people-of-hope</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-radcliffe-in-times-of-war-christians-are-called-to-be-people-of-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dominican Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe speaks to Vatican News about his ongoing visit to Ukraine, and the importance of prayer and Christian hope in times of conflict. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Radcliffe:, times, war, Christians, are, called, people, hope</media:keywords>
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<title>Synod Office releases first two Final Reports of the Study Groups</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/synod-office-releases-first-two-final-reports-of-the-study-groups</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/synod-office-releases-first-two-final-reports-of-the-study-groups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The General Secretariat of the Synod publishes the first two Final Reports of the Study Groups established by Pope Francis following the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: that of Study Group No. 3 on &#039;The mission in the digital environment&#039; and that of Study Group No. 4 on &#039;The revision of the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis in a missionary synodal perspective.&#039;
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Synod, Office, releases, first, two, Final, Reports, the, Study, Groups</media:keywords>
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<title>Tanzania: Africa mourns Cardinal Polycarp Pengo as he is laid to rest</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/tanzania-africa-mourns-cardinal-polycarp-pengo-as-he-is-laid-to-rest</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/tanzania-africa-mourns-cardinal-polycarp-pengo-as-he-is-laid-to-rest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tanzania over the weekend laid to rest Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, who passed away on 15 February 2026, in Dar es Salaam after an illness. He was interred on 28 February at the Pugu Pilgrimage Centre, in a funeral that drew thousands of the faithful, religious leaders, diplomats, and government officials.


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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tanzania:, Africa, mourns, Cardinal, Polycarp, Pengo, laid, rest</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Parolin: May God silence weapons and reconcile humanity</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-may-god-silence-weapons-and-reconcile-humanity</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/cardinal-parolin-may-god-silence-weapons-and-reconcile-humanity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Secretary of State presides over Mass at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Military Ordinariate, established in 1926 to care for the religious life of soldiers.
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Parolin:, May, God, silence, weapons, and, reconcile, humanity</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: “Work for peace&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;seek solutions without weapons”</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-work-for-peace-and-seek-solutions-without-weapons</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-work-for-peace-and-seek-solutions-without-weapons</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV gave a brief statement to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, outside the residence of Villa Barberini, once again repeating his appeal to “work for peace” and to “promote dialogue.”
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV:, “Work, for, peace, and, seek, solutions, without, weapons”</media:keywords>
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<title>Montaigne’s Path into Pious Science</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/montaignes-path-into-pious-science</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/montaignes-path-into-pious-science</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sixteenth-century France was a time of moral, political, and intellectual chaos, when the dearest assumptions of Western Tradition were turned upside down.       Born in 1533, Catholic intellectual Michel de Montaigne entered the sphere just as Nicolaus Copernicus was leaving it. Copernicus passed in 1543, shortly after his publication of On the Revolution of the ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Montaigne’s, Path, into, Pious, Science</media:keywords>
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<title>Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as war enters fourth year</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-issues-stamp-honoring-ukrainian-catholics-as-war-enters-fourth-year</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/vatican-issues-stamp-honoring-ukrainian-catholics-as-war-enters-fourth-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vatican, issues, stamp, honoring, Ukrainian, Catholics, war, enters, fourth, year</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV thanks preacher at end of Lenten exercises</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-thanks-preacher-at-end-of-lenten-exercises</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bishop Erik Varden closed a weeklong retreat for the Roman Curia with meditations on the cross and hope. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV urges ‘unconditional love’ amid hardship</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-urges-unconditional-love-amid-hardship</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-urges-unconditional-love-amid-hardship</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Visiting a parish in Rome, the pope preached on the Transfiguration and Abraham’s journey of faith. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, urges, ‘unconditional, love’, amid, hardship</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-promulgates-new-statutes-for-pontifical-academy-for-life</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-xiv-promulgates-new-statutes-for-pontifical-academy-for-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new statues introduce the new role of “supporters” who, while not academics, identify with the academy’s mission and “contribute to the advancement of its academic activities.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:16 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Life becomes disordered without relationship with God</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-life-becomes-disordered-without-relationship-with-god</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-life-becomes-disordered-without-relationship-with-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV invites men preparing for the priesthood to embrace their supernatural relationship with God so that their ministry may be fruitful, as he meets with seminarians from Spain.
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, Life, becomes, disordered, without, relationship, with, God</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel, U.S. strike targets in Iran; Tehran launches retaliatory attacks</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/israel-us-strike-targets-in-iran-tehran-launches-retaliatory-attacks</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/israel-us-strike-targets-in-iran-tehran-launches-retaliatory-attacks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel and the United States launch joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, U.S., strike, targets, Iran, Tehran, launches, retaliatory, attacks</media:keywords>
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<title>Pontifical Academy for Life: New Statutes introduce Supporters</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pontifical-academy-for-life-new-statutes-introduce-supporters</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pontifical-academy-for-life-new-statutes-introduce-supporters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new Statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life introduce a new category. The Academy was founded by John Paul II in 1994 to defend and promote the value of human life and the dignity of the person.


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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pontifical, Academy, for, Life:, New, Statutes, introduce, Supporters</media:keywords>
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<title>Webinar highlights social media as space of mission for vocation</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/webinar-highlights-social-media-as-space-of-mission-for-vocation</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/webinar-highlights-social-media-as-space-of-mission-for-vocation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Coping with the digital environment, a recent international webinar explored how social media can become an authentic space of witness, accompaniment, and community discernment.
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Webinar, highlights, social, media, space, mission, for, vocation</media:keywords>
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<title>Apostolic Vicar calls for prayer after Gulf explosions</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/apostolic-vicar-calls-for-prayer-after-gulf-explosions</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/apostolic-vicar-calls-for-prayer-after-gulf-explosions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following explosions in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar amid escalating regional tensions, the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia suspends all Church activities and appeals to the faithful to remain calm, follow civil authorities’ instructions, and gather in prayer for peace.
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apostolic, Vicar, calls, for, prayer, after, Gulf, explosions</media:keywords>
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<title>The Gift of Brokenness</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-gift-of-brokenness</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-gift-of-brokenness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I have spent my entire adult life surrounded by the most broken people. I have walked with sexual abuse and rape victims. I served as a 9/11 relief worker to the families of those murdered at the Pentagon. I walked with combat Veterans who were sole survivors of IED blasts. Listened to Marines and soldiers ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Gift, Brokenness</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Doesn’t God Bless Me?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-doesnt-god-bless-me</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-doesnt-god-bless-me</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “I know I’m not supposed to say this, but God’s promises don’t seem to apply to me,” a family member said to me recently. I didn’t bother looking up from my work and just gave her the theologically true response, “God wills everything that happens to you for your good, even the things that are ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Doesn’t, God, Bless, Me</media:keywords>
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<title>The Meaning of the Transfiguration: Second Sunday in Lent</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-meaning-of-the-transfiguration-second-sunday-in-lent</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-meaning-of-the-transfiguration-second-sunday-in-lent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jesus takes His closest friends up a mountain to pray, an action packed with meaning for the Jews.  Why? Gospel (Read Mt. 17:1-9) The meaning of this Sunday’s Gospel is greatly enriched if we understand the context in which it appears, both within Matthew’s Gospel and the larger story of salvation history.  Time spent on ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Meaning, the, Transfiguration:, Second, Sunday, Lent</media:keywords>
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<title>How the Cross Expresses God’s Power, Providence, and Eternal View</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-the-cross-expresses-gods-power-providence-and-eternal-view</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-the-cross-expresses-gods-power-providence-and-eternal-view</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Among all symbols that have passed through human history, none is more paradoxical than the Christian cross. During the Roman Empire of the first century, the cross was not a religious emblem. It was an instrument of state-sanctioned terror—a humiliating form of death reserved only for the most despised of criminals. Furthermore, it was intended ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, the, Cross, Expresses, God’s, Power, Providence, and, Eternal, View</media:keywords>
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<title>8 Tips for Developing a Habit of Reading Scripture During Lent</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/8-tips-for-developing-a-habit-of-reading-scripture-during-lent</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/8-tips-for-developing-a-habit-of-reading-scripture-during-lent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Understanding Lent and the Penitential Action of Reading Scripture With the arrival of Lent, many of us find ourselves asking the typical questions: What will I be giving up as a penitential sacrifice? How will I grow closer to the Lord? Choosing to dedicate more time to the reading of Scripture during Lent is something ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:00:08 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tips, for, Developing, Habit, Reading, Scripture, During, Lent</media:keywords>
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<title>Filipinos celebrate 40th anniversary of People Power in Rome</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/filipinos-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-people-power-in-rome</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/filipinos-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-people-power-in-rome</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Filipino clergy, religious, and lay faithful residing in Rome gather to remember EDSA People Power as a moment of courage, unity, and moral clarity.
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Filipinos, celebrate, 40th, anniversary, People, Power, Rome</media:keywords>
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<title>Europe and Africa react to announcement of papal journeys</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/europe-and-africa-react-to-announcement-of-papal-journeys</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/europe-and-africa-react-to-announcement-of-papal-journeys</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gratitude and enthusiasm pour in from civil and ecclesial authorities in the various countries that the Pope will visit in the coming months: Monaco, Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea; and Spain.
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Europe, and, Africa, react, announcement, papal, journeys</media:keywords>
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<title>One year on from UK aid cuts: Investing in aid creates peace</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/one-year-on-from-uk-aid-cuts-investing-in-aid-creates-peace</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/one-year-on-from-uk-aid-cuts-investing-in-aid-creates-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Director of Advocacy and Communications at the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) highlights the negative impact of aid cuts on communities around the world.
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>One, year, from, aid, cuts:, Investing, aid, creates, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>Dozens missing as Brazil faces heavy rains</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/dozens-missing-as-brazil-faces-heavy-rains</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/dozens-missing-as-brazil-faces-heavy-rains</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Heavy rains in southeastern Brazil have left at least 30 people dead, with dozens more still listed as missing. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dozens, missing, Brazil, faces, heavy, rains</media:keywords>
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<title>Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on &amp;apos;Glory&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/lenten-retreat-bishop-varden-reflects-on-glory</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/lenten-retreat-bishop-varden-reflects-on-glory</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bishop Erik Varden delivers his seventh reflection at the Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican for Pope Leo XIV, Cardinals residing in Rome, and heads of Dicasteries, focusing on the theme of &#039;Glory&#039;. The following is a summary of his reflection.

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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lenten, Retreat:, Bishop, Varden, reflects, Glory</media:keywords>
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<title>How Not to Worry</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-not-to-worry</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/how-not-to-worry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Worry is the air in a world of unknowns. We breathe it in as if it were the life force by which we have our motion. Will war break out today in the world, on my block, in my soul? Are children becoming the men and women we’re teaching them to be? Will I have ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Not, Worry</media:keywords>
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<title>The Monastic Edge on Caring for the Sick</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-monastic-edge-on-caring-for-the-sick</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-monastic-edge-on-caring-for-the-sick</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The most striking way I have seen the Church with the sick is in the person of Pope St. John Paul II. In his later years, he was a sick man among the sick. Confined to his wheelchair, with disease overtaking his body, he stood before the people and showed us the dignity of human ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Monastic, Edge, Caring, for, the, Sick</media:keywords>
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<title>The Time Has Come for Easter Union</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-time-has-come-for-easter-union</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/the-time-has-come-for-easter-union</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On November 29, 2025, on the eve of the Feast of St. Andrew, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Pope Leo XIV signed a historic Joint Declaration at the Phanar in Istanbul, where both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the goal of restoring full communion between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. They expressed a shared ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Time, Has, Come, for, Easter, Union</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Fast?</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-fast</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/why-fast</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the daily lectionary readings recently, we heard the prophet Isaiah explain that fasting is simply a means to an end. If our fasting does not produce good fruit in our life, and in the lives of those around us, then it is meaningless! He proclaims: Look, you serve your own interest on your fast day,    and ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Fast</media:keywords>
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<title>Weekly Goals for Lent</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/weekly-goals-for-lent</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/weekly-goals-for-lent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Our liturgical year’s first slice of Ordinary Time has given way to the great season of Lent. We have barely put away the last of our Christmas decorations, and the Church has us turning our minds and hearts toward the Cross. Or so it might seem. Our Lenten journey through the Gospel ends in Jerusalem ... Read more ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Weekly, Goals, for, Lent</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope at Angelus: This Lent, make your life a unique masterpiece</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-angelus-this-lent-make-your-life-a-unique-masterpiece</link>
<guid>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-at-angelus-this-lent-make-your-life-a-unique-masterpiece</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During his Sunday Angelus address on this first Sunday of Lent, Pope Leo XIV says the Lenten season offers the faithful the opportunity to let the Lord cleanse them, cooperate better with God, and, in doing so, craft their lives as unique masterpieces.

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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Angelus:, This, Lent, make, your, life, unique, masterpiece</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo: Peace is urgently needed, requiring responsible decisions</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-leo-peace-is-urgently-needed-requiring-responsible-decisions</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ After the Angelus prayer, the Pope strongly renewed his appeal for the silencing of arms and the cessation of bombings. &quot;Let an immediate ceasefire be reached, and let dialogue be strengthened to pave the way toward peace,&quot; said the Pope, marking four years since the start of the war against Ukraine. Peace cannot be postponed, he emphasized: &quot;Every war is truly a wound inflicted upon the entire human family; it leaves in its wake death, devastation and a trail of pain that marks generations.&quot;
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo:, Peace, urgently, needed, requiring, responsible, decisions</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Salesians: Continue your service in areas of poverty and war</title>
<link>https://lafiestaespana.com/pope-to-salesians-continue-your-service-in-areas-of-poverty-and-war</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ After celebrating Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Castro Pretorio neighborhood in Rome, Pope Leo XIV met with members of the community founded by Saint John Bosco, to whom the parish is entrusted, expressing appreciation for their service towards young people, especially foreigners. 
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<title>The suspended lives of Ukrainian refugees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Four years into the conflict, around ten million Ukrainians live away from their homes. Among the internally displaced and refugees abroad, the need for humanitarian assistance is growing, while economic and psychological difficulties are increasing. Despite everything, the desire to return home remains strong.
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<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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<title>Lenten Retreat Preacher opens Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Lenten Spiritual Exercises for Pope Leo XIV, Cardinals residing in Rome, and heads of Dicasteries open on Sunday afternoon with the meditation of Trappist Bishop Erik Varden on the theme of “Entering Lent.”
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