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The commission’s recommendations include broadening the roles that qualified laypeople can exercise in ecclesiastical offices and ministries, increasing lay participation in particular Church councils, and changing the rules governing diocesan tribunals. It also proposes allowing diocesan bishops to appoint lay judges without the approval currently required from the episcopal conference, according to the report’s critics.

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The findings come from the 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Psychologist Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University who compared the new figures with those from 2023, described the changes as striking in a late-September analysis.

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Father Fawadleh has reported stolen olives and damaged trees, warning that some households will produce less olive oil than they need for their own consumption. For families already struggling financially, the loss of a harvest threatens not only their earnings but also their ability to maintain their homes and continue living on their land.

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The research team discovered that more than 125 million believers live in places where they cannot access the Scriptures in any format.

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His Holiness expressed the hope that cooperation between both parties will allow for the delivery of food and medical aid, and for the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population

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Following the 2026 General Chapter, the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ presented an update to "Protect and Heal" (Proteger y Sanar), the document that, since 2020, has defined its policy regarding the protection of minors and vulnerable persons, the support provided to victims of abuse, and the guarantee of fair processes for all. The document has also been updated to reflect the most recent developments in Canon Law.

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An October survey by the Pew Research Center found that 46% of registered voters considered abortion “very important” when deciding how to vote, down from 56% during the 2022 midterm elections. The economy, at 84%, and the future of American democracy, at 73%, ranked substantially higher

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The SSPX announced on July 13 that it had lodged a preliminary appeal with the doctrinal dicastery on July 11, invoking canons 1734 and following of the Code of Canon Law

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The stories range from serious illnesses to persistent physical pain. According to her findings, 40 percent of those reporting healing had suffered from cancer, terminal illness or other severe conditions. The remaining 60 percent described relief from problems such as disabling arthritis, sciatica, tennis elbow and shin pain

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Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

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