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Mexico’s Churches Become Places of Hope as the Search for the Missing Reaches 135,000

That is why the Mexican Church's intervention has increasingly focused not only on prayer, but also on presence

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Pope Leo XIV personally ordered his Dicastery for Communication to stop using works by the former Jesuit Rupnik, according to the bishop of Lourdes

The Vatican quietly removed the images in June, a decision that initially came without an official explanation. Micas's account now provides an explanation for that change and portrays Leo as having taken a deliberate position on an issue that had become increasingly difficult for the Church to treat simply as a question of artistic preference

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The Remarkable Case of the Asian Diocese Surpassing 1,000 Priests: A Success Achieved by God Through the Laity

While numerous European dioceses are merging and closing seminaries, one diocese in Korea has reached the milestone of 1,000 priests, supported by a vast community praying for vocations.

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Vatican official stresses the importance of rest as part of mental health in the life of a priest

The Priest Who Never Stops? Vatican Official Says Rest Is Part of the Mission

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Leo XIV Reforms the Code of Canon Law: Synods May Remove the Patriarch or Major Archbishop in Eastern Catholic Churches

The reform, contained in the apostolic letter issued on August 29 under the title Mutua Concordia, changes canons 106 and 126 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. It took effect immediately

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World War II Veteran Baptized Shortly Before Turning 100

Treviño discovered that Martin held a deep faith in Christ and the Eucharist: "He expressed a genuine faith in Christ and the teachings of the Catholic Church. He believes in the Eucharist and the importance of Baptism and Confirmation. He said that, although he was not Catholic, he always recited the Act of Contrition."

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Questions about liturgy: Communion at Weddings Outside of a Mass

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

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The Quieting of America: Why So Many Americans No Longer Feel Free to Speak Their Minds

Taken together, the numbers point toward a phenomenon more difficult to measure than political polarization itself: self-censorship

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