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Congolese layperson Floribert Bwana Chui to be beatified in Rome on 15 June 2025

Congolese layperson Floribert Bwana Chui to be beatifie...

“Recognised as a martyr of honesty and moral integrity,” Floribert Bwana Chui Bi...

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Three new Venerables: two missionaries in Ecuador and one Indian bishop

Three new Venerables: two missionaries in Ecuador and o...

Pope Leo XIV authorizes the promulgation of various decrees for three Servants o...

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News from the Orient - May 22, 2025

News from the Orient - May 22, 2025

In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Or...

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The Musical Creed of Nicaea

The Musical Creed of Nicaea

'I found him surrounded with music and with the Breviary in his hand’

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JD Vance explains why he didn’t kiss Pope Leo’s ring

JD Vance explains why he didn’t kiss Pope Leo’s ring

US Vice-President JD Vance has revealed that he made a conscious decision not to...

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British bishops echo Pope Leo: ceasefire in Gaza now

British bishops echo Pope Leo: ceasefire in Gaza now

The Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Englan...

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Mel Gibson to partner with Lionsgate on ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’

Mel Gibson to partner with Lionsgate on ‘The Resurrecti...

The Lionsgate film studio has confirmed that it will partner with Mel Gibson for...

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Vatican condemns AI deepfake of Pope Leo praising revolutionary African leader

Vatican condemns AI deepfake of Pope Leo praising revol...

The Vatican has highlighted how a fake video depicting the new Pope has been cre...

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Cardinal Gracias calls for lasting peace between India and Pakistan

Cardinal Gracias calls for lasting peace between India ...

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, has called on India and ...

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Pope Leo XIV meets with Colombian President Gustavo Petro

Pope Leo XIV meets with Colombian President Gustavo Petro

Pope Leo XIV holds a private audience with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a ...

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Israel eases Gaza blockade amid renewed military offensive

Israel eases Gaza blockade amid renewed military offensive

Israel allows basic food supplies to enter Gaza following a 10-week blockade, ai...

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Cameroonian priest, kidnapped on May 7, released

Cameroonian priest, kidnapped on May 7, released

Fr. Valentin Mbaibarem is the last of the six hostages captured on May 7 to be r...

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Cardinal Parolin: Pope Leo XIV calls for diplomacy of encounter

Cardinal Parolin: Pope Leo XIV calls for diplomacy of e...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, tells the United Nat...

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Public Sin Demands Public Reparation

Public Sin Demands Public Reparation

In city after city, groups of the faithful are taking to the streets.

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Cardinal Reina to lead John Paul II Institute, replacing Paglia after controversy

Cardinal Reina to lead John Paul II Institute, replacin...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Baldassare Reina as grand chancellor of the ...

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Vance and Rubio meet Pope Leo XIV

Vance and Rubio meet Pope Leo XIV

After attending Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass, United States Vice President J...