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Here Is What the Xacobeo Holy Year Associated with the Camino de Santiago Will Look Like: Archbishop Presents the 2027 Program

Msgr. Francisco José Prieto presented the main outlines of the program and encouraged the business community to participate in a project he defined as a shared heritage and an opportunity for Galicia.

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U.S. bishops establish a working group on artificial intelligence

The membership of the task force has not yet been determined, but the group will focus on promoting policies and practices that protect human dignity, religious liberty, democratic institutions, workers, families, and vulnerable populations

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Controversy Over Disagreements Between France and the Vatican Regarding the Pope’s Trip? The Trip Macron Wanted and the One Leo XIV Decided On

Macron had requested a private moment with Leo XIV inside the cathedral so that he could personally show him the reconstruction undertaken after the 2019 fire. The request was transmitted through diplomatic channels and the answer from the Holy See was no

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Bishop of Getafe Dissolves the Brothers of Merciful Love Following the Dissolution of the Women’s Branch

The change affects seven priests, five incardinated in Getafe and two temporarily incorporated under arrangements with their respective bishops, as well as two deacons and about 20 seminarians. Until now, they had lived together in a canonically established formation house. That house is now being dissolved.

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Anselm Grün Denies Helping an Abusive Priest Return to Ministry as Victims Demand a Wider Inquiry

According to the fourth annual report of the Independent Commission for the Investigation of Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, Grün became involved in the case of a priest from that archdiocese during the early 1990s. The priest had sexually abused a 16-year-old and admitted his guilt during criminal proceedings.

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US Bishops Ask Priests to Put Faith Before Politics as Midterms Approach

The initiative emerged from conversations among bishops after some requested more guidance for clergy on how to address the subject with their congregations.

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Interview with Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop of Abidjan, Ivory Coast

After actively participating in the 2023 and 2024 Synods, he was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis in December 2024, prior to participating in his first Conclave in May 2025. His six years at the helm of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast also provided a privileged perspective on the Church in his country and, more broadly, on the reality of the Church in Africa.

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Anthropic Reveals Massive Chinese Anti-Dissident AI-Generated Slander

China misused Claude to target dissidents, religious minorities, and journalists

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Christian Teen Beaten for Protecting Women in Pakistan

Masih was rushed to the hospital and later referred to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital due to the severity of his condition. An official medical certificate was issued confirming severe injuries across multiple parts of his body.

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When Fear Prevents People from Attending Mass and the Church Understands: Bishop of Indianapolis Exempts Migrants from Sunday Mass

The decree, issued September 4, is an unusually concrete pastoral response to an atmosphere of anxiety surrounding the intensified immigration crackdown in the United States

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