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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for summer vacation
Catholic News Agency
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July 6, 2025
Rome Newsroom, Jul 6, 2025 / 13:45 pm Pope Leo XIV has been welcomed by wellwishers upon his arrival to his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Sunday. Crowds of people standing behind barriers greeted the Holy Father, taking photos and...
Texas flood death toll hits 67 with beloved teacher, soccer coach and wife ID’d as latest victims
New York Post
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July 6, 2025
The death toll from the catastrophic Texas floods has risen to 67 — with three new victims identified since Saturday and the casualty figure expected to rise sharply as at least 12 people remain missing. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said among...
Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $97-116 million deficit
1News
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Pope Leo XIV today celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the faithful, with the Vatican under the first American pope rolling out a new campaign to urge ordinary Catholics to help bail...
Cardinals from Global South deliver urgent climate appeal at Vatican
Religion News Service
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July 1, 2025
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Warning of “irreversible impacts” if the world stays on its current course, three influential cardinals from the Global South presented a document at the Vatican on Tuesday (July 1) calling for bold international action on...
POWER OF FAITH: The Catholic Church – Faith, Frustration & the Future
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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July 6, 2025
by Andrew Koslosky KGCHS, Contributing Writer The Catholic Church, with its two thousand years of history, its global reach, and profound spiritual teachings, has long been the cornerstone of religious life for millions. Over the last twenty...
Pope resumes tradition of taking summer vacation — but he’s got plenty of homework
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 6, 2025
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must "make oneself small," so that only Christ remains. In word and deed since,...
Facing 153 sexual abuse cases, the Fresno Diocese seeks bankruptcy. Critics call it delay tactic
Los Angeles Times
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July 1, 2025
Bogged down by 153 claims of clergy sex abuse, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno announced Tuesday it voluntarily filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The financial reorganization process comes more than a year after the diocese declared...
Fifty years of faith, forgiveness, and fearless advocacy
Daily FT
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Cardinal Ranjith celebrated the golden jubilee of his Priestly Ordination on 29 June 2025 By Dinesh Weerakkody On 29 June 2025, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith celebrated 50 years in the priesthood—a significant milestone in a life dedicated to faith,...
Raphael’s experiments with innovative painting technique revealed by Vatican Museums restoration
The Art Newspaper
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July 1, 2025
Restoration work on the Hall of Constantine at the Vatican has revealed an innovative mural painting technique that the Renaissance artist Raphael experimented with. The hall, part of the Raphael Rooms at the Apostolic Palace, was reopened last...
Japan, Vatican to Strengthen Cooperation
Nippon
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July 1, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Politics Jul 1, 2025 18:05 (JST) Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin have affirmed their commitment to strengthening relations between the two countries...
Fresno Catholic bishop files long-awaited bankruptcy in face of abuse claims
The Business Journal - California
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July 1, 2025
Joseph V. Brennan, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, made a YouTube video announcing the bankruptcy on July 1, 2025. YouTube screen shot A long-anticipated bankruptcy filing from The Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno was made in...
Pope Leo XIV prays for victims, families of Texas flood disaster
Catholic News Agency
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July 6, 2025
Rome Newsroom, Jul 6, 2025 / 10:30 am Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for the victims and families affected by the recent flood disaster in Texas. The Holy Father, speaking in English, expressed his “sincere condolences” to “families who have lost...
Texas floods leave at least 67 dead, 11 campers, camp counselor still missing, sheriff says
The Advocate - Louisiana
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The death toll from flash floods that rampaged through Central Texas rose to at least 67 on Sunday as rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain found more bodies and continued their desperate search for many others,...
What is the current monetary situation of the Vatican? Who were top donors?
Rome Reports
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July 1, 2025
The Vatican received around 54.3 million euros in 2024. This money came from donations made to Peter’s Pence fund. This fund allocates the vast majority of its donations to the operational expenses of the Holy See. For example, to cover the...
Pope Leo XIV Issues 5 Urgent Peace Calls: “War Is Not the Way” in Global Conflicts
teleSUR
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The pope expressed condolences for victims of natural disasters in Texas and called for humanitarian aid. Jule 6, 2025 Font: agustinosrd July 6, 2025 Hour: 10:37 am Pope Leo XIV urges global leaders to abandon war and embrace dialogue. Explore his...
66 dead in Kerr County as Trump signs major disaster declaration
Bandera Bulletin - Texas
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July 6, 2025
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Kerr County has risen to 59, including 21 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha announced Sunday morning, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent Texas history. The victims include 38 adults...
Việt Nam, Vatican seek to deepen bilateral ties
Vietnam News Agency
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ROME — Vice State President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, on Monday, during her working visit to Italy, paid a courtesy call on Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, highlighting the growing momentum in Việt Nam–Vatican relations. Pope Leo expressed his delight at the...
The Vatican's best-kept secret is finally open to the public — and it's more beautiful than ever
AOL
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Planning a trip to Vatican City? There's never been a better time to visit the legendary Raphael Rooms. After a decade-long restoration project, these spectacular frescoed chambers in the Apostolic Palace are finally free of scaffolding — and the...
Callous official blasted for saying 'Camp Mystic is for white girls' as Texas flooding rages: Live updates
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
By LAURA PARNABY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Updated: 17:10 EDT, 6 July 2025 A callous City of Houston official has been blasted after she said Camp Mystic was 'for white girls' and even suggested that people should not care about the search for children...
Vatican publishes the note ‘Jubilee 2025: remission of the ecological debt’
Zenit
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June 28, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.27.2025).- The thematic note ‘Jubilee 2025: remission of the ecological debt’, signed by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was published on Tuesday 23 June and can be downloaded in 5 languages....