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Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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People who know and work with Leo expect he will use these weeks away from the public eye and the daily grind of Vatican audiences to get his head around the most pressing problems facing the church. He's a methodical, hard-working and...
10 New Albums to Bring Sanity to a Mad World
The Good Men Project - California
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July 5, 2025
By Mat Ward Do you think there’s no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. Every month, I listen to it all, then select the best that relates to that month’s political news. Here’s the round-up for May 2025. 1....
Cardinal Fernández says judges selected to hear Rupnik sexual abuse trial
Catholic News Agency
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July 3, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 3, 2025 / 13:02 pm Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said Thursday that judges have been selected to hear the trial of Father Marko Rupnik, a former Jesuit accused of sexual...
How Canada’s clergy navigate the pastoral challenges of assisted suicide
The Pillar
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July 7, 2025
Nine years ago, the Canadian government legalized a Medical Assistance in Dying program, making physician assisted suicide widely accessible across Canada for those who qualified for the program. To date, roughly 75,000 people have died from MAiD,...
Behind the scenes of '14 Days on the Run': A Q&A with reporter Stephanie Kuzydym
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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In 2015, Dalton Hayes and Cheyenne Phillips made national headlines for a multistate crime spree in an attempt to see the ocean. Hayes served 10 years in prison. Phillips' charges were never released because she was a minor at the time. Their...
Celebrate new year’s eve in Rome: Unforgettable events to welcome 2026
LondonlovesBusiness
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July 7, 2025
Rome, a city steeped in history and culture, offers an extraordinary setting for celebrating New Year’s Eve. As the clock ticks toward midnight, the Italian capital transforms into a vibrant hub of festivities, featuring dazzling fireworks, live...
Best of Glasgow: 25 favourite Glasgow buildings that represent the city
GlasgowWorld
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July 7, 2025
There are fixed points within Glasgow, buildings that stand in place to define the city and tell the story of its people. Our built heritage deserves more care and attention. Glasgow is in danger of succumbing to the featureless onslaught of...
Losing confidence in Carney’s willingness to prioritize action on the climate crisis
Canada's National Observer
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July 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has described the Trump administration’s economic and political disruption of the international order as game-changing. His efforts to manage this transition internationally and domestically are occurring in the context...
Texas flood death toll nears 90 with girl campers still missing
9News
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July 7, 2025
Crews picked through mountains of debris and waded into swollen rivers overnight in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that killed nearly 90 people over the weekend in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counsellors from...
Pope enjoys first day of R&R at Castel Gandolfo
ANSA
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July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Monday enjoyed his first day of rest and relaxation at Caste Gandolo, the hill town south of Rome that is the traditional papal summer cool getaway from the Roman heat but which was closed and turned into a museum by his...
Transforming Saint Peter’s Basilica Into a ‘Zero-Impact Home’
L'Osservatore Romano
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Reducing emissions, monitoring air quality, and cultivating care for our common home are the principles at the foundation of the environmental sustainability project of the Fabric of St Peter’s, the institution responsible for the conservation and...
Texas Flash Flood Death Toll Rises Past 80, Dozens Still Missing
Eagle 106.3 - Arkansas
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July 7, 2025
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people,...
Long after the fuss over Pope Leo XIV, the village of Dolton will still be here
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
The village of Dolton, which is where you may find yourself if you’re traveling south through Chicago and run out of Chicago to travel through, which we have heard more about in the past 30 days or so than since it was established 130-odd years...
Camp Mystic ‘grieving the loss' of campers and counselors following catastrophic Texas floods
NBC 5 DFW - Texas
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July 7, 2025
Camp Mystic says it is “grieving the loss” of campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Twenty-seven campers and counselors remain missing or are among...
Geoffrey Proud
The Suffolk Times - New York
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July 7, 2025
Geoffrey Proud passed on to his eternal reward Friday, July 4, 2025. He was 92 years old. Born Oct. 17, 1932 as Kenneth Richard Proud in Rochester, N.Y., he was the first child of Kenneth R. Proud of Oswego, N.Y., and Martha Jane Wilber of...
Texas summer camp ‘grieving the loss’ of 27 campers and counsellors following catastrophic floods
CP24
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July 7, 2025
KERRVILLE, Texas -- Camp Mystic says it is “grieving the loss” of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The statement adds another layer of...
‘Life is Only Better with Jesus In It’
L'Osservatore Romano
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By Grace Lathrop Jonathan Roumie, along with other members of the team of “The Chosen,” presented Pope Leo XIV with a wooden box on Wednesday morning, 25 June. Having just attended his weekly General Audience, the cast and production team of the...
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new child protection board
ABC News - New York
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July 5, 2025
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday. Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal...
New archpriest of St. Mary Major has inspiring background
Aleteia
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July 5, 2025
The Lithuanian has served in various roles, from Vatican diplomacy to the Secretariat of State, and has effectively been running St. Mary Major since 2021. Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas has succeeded Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko as archpriest of the...
Camp Mystic ‘Grieving The Loss’ Of 27 Campers, Counselors After Catastrophic Texas Floods
HuffPost
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July 7, 2025
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Camp Mystic says it is “grieving the loss” the loss of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The statement adds another...