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What the 2025 Theology Survey Reveals About American Faith

What emerges in the data is less an abandonment of Christianity than its ongoing reinterpretation — a search for transcendence conducted in the vocabulary of tradition, yet shaped profoundly by the priorities of modern individualism

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Migration in the US, persecution of Christians, visit to Latin America, and even tennis: this is what the Pope told journalists

Tuesdays have quietly become his weekly retreat from the unrelenting pace of Rome, but the pause in the papal rhythm opened into a conversation with reporters — a dialogue that spanned war, migration, terrorism, and even tennis

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Muslim groups commit massacre of Christians in Congo: nearly 30 dead

Villagers had been preparing for an ordinary night. Instead, they awoke to gunfire, flames, and the frantic cries of neighbors. By dawn, at least 28 bodies had been recovered from Makuta and Django—two districts whose names now mark the latest chapter of a tragedy that has become routine in Congo’s eastern provinces

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Surprising research data among French clergy: the younger they are, the more conservative… and happy they are

Three out of four describe their mission in classical terms—to celebrate the sacraments, to teach the faith, and to shepherd the faithful entrusted to them. They do not ask for reinvention but for the freedom to carry out the ministry the Church has always given them

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Artificial Intelligence and the Mission of the Church. An analytical contribution

In the face of the rapid expansion of AI technology along with the risks it entails, it is no wonder that the Catholic Church senses the urgency to respond to these potentially dangerous developments

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How are Jesus’ death and resurrection the foundation of a spirituality of integral ecology? Pope Leo answers

Pope's general audience, November 19, 2025, on the foundation of a spirituality of integral ecology

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A group linked to Israel is behind a charter plane taking Palestinians to South Africa

A report by the Haaretz newspaper revealed the involvement of Al-Majd Europe, an NGO with phoney headquarters, commissioned by Israel’s Voluntary Emigration Bureau and COGAT to organise departures from Gaza as part of a broader scheme to resettle Palestinians, who were unaware of their final destination. Previous flights also reached Indonesia and Malaysia via Romanian airlines.

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1 Catholic priest and 25 secondary school girls kidnapped in Nigeria

The Archdiocese of Kaduna, shaken but accustomed to issuing such statements, urged the country to unite in prayer for the safe return of all those abducted. But in Nigeria—a nation that has lived with kidnappings for ransom on a massive scale for more than a decade—prayer is only one element of a painfully familiar ritual

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The Tallest Image of Our Lady of Fatima Was Inaugurated in Brazil’s Most Catholic City.

The inaugural celebration included a Mass in front of the giant image, which was then blessed. Musical performances followed, featuring Sisters Raquel and Patricia, and Father Fabio de Mello, with great devotion and joy from the people in attendance.

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Pope Leo XIV Asks Religious Superiors to Rotate in Positions of Authority

The Pope outlined "three important attitudes: ecclesial discernment, careful decision-making processes, and a commitment to accountability for one's work and to evaluating its results and methods."

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