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Assisted suicide increases by 30% in Spain: the drift toward which other countries are heading

Newly released official figures show that 426 people ended their lives through state-approved assisted suicide or euthanasia in 2021 — a 27.54% increase over 2023, when 334 deaths were recorded

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What is the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Tradition? Pope Leo XIV responds

Pope's general audience, January 28, 2026, on the relationship between Scripture and Tradition

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Federico Lombardi Leaves the Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation; Roberto Regoli Takes His Place.

The Vatican Secretariat of State, which oversees the Foundation, has ordered its renewal and the necessary modifications.

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Some reflections on the close connection between the truth of justice and the virtue of charity, according to Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to the prelates of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the opening of the Judicial Year

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Ash Wednesday Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe Continues 35 Year History of Restoration and Healing

“For 35 years, your contributions to the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe have made a profound difference. You have rebuilt cathedrals, renewed hope, healed the suffering and brought joy where there had been despair,” Bishop Vincke said.

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This is what religious with perpetual vows in the USA are like, according to the CARA 2025 survey

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), Georgetown University’s research arm for Catholic life, has released its annual survey of women and men who professed perpetual vows in 2025 within religious institutes, provinces, or monasteries based in the United States

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Christian Brothers Schools in Jerusalem Protest Israeli Restrictions on Palestinian Teachers

Christian Brothers Schools are classified by the Israeli Ministry of Education and the corresponding department of the Jerusalem Municipality as "recognized, but not official, institutions." They are attended by Palestinian students, both Christian and Muslim, and follow the Palestinian curriculum (Tawjihi) -- with textbooks modified by the Israeli authorities -- as well as international curricula.

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Pope Leo XIV, Germany’s silent believers, and unexpected signs of a spiritual awakening opposed to the German synod

As for the Synodal Way, two-thirds of Germans, including Catholics, either do not know what it is or decline to express an opinion. Only 21% of Catholics view it positively, while 19% judge it negatively. The majority simply feels disconnected

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America’s Moral Barometer in 2025: Why Nurses Still Lead—and What the Decline of Clergy Trust Reveals

The survey functions less as a popularity contest and more as a mirror: reflecting a nation that increasingly reserves its moral admiration for those who heal, while questioning nearly everyone else

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Jewish settlers attack Christian family in the West Bank, and the Israeli army arrests… the Christians!

“As a church,” Haddad concluded, “we reaffirm our commitment to justice, peace, and the dignity of every human being.”

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