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Catholics must respond to environmental injustice with prayer, concrete action, pope says
OSV News
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July 2, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, Pope Leo XIV said. In fact, following Pope Francis’ teachings on integral ecology must be accepted...
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...
DIED IN THE NAME OF FAITH – Centenary of the Beatification of Korean Martyrs
O Clarim
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July 4, 2025
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro On Saturday July 5 marks the centenary of the Eucharistic liturgy celebrated on July 5, 1925, in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, during which the first Korean martyrs were proclaimed blessed. We are talking about...
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...
Obispos del Sur Global piden justicia climática y rechazan las ‘falsas soluciones’ que anteponen el beneficio al bien común
The Record - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
El Papa León XIV se reúne con los líderes de varias conferencias episcopales el 1 de julio de 2025 en el Vaticano. De izquierda a derecha: el cardenal indio Filipe Neri Ferrão, presidente de la Federación de Conferencias Episcopales de Asia; el...
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...
Pope Leo XIV appoints Texan bishop to shepherd the Diocese of Austin
Catholic News Agency
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July 2, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 2, 2025 / 13:49 pm Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Daniel Garcia of Monterey, California, as the sixth bishop of Austin, Texas. After leading the Diocese of Monterey for more than six years since 2018, Garcia, 64, has returned...
Difference Without Domination: The Answer to Gender War
Patheos
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July 5, 2025
Guest writer: Pilgrim Introduction Modern feminism, in its many forms, has brought attention to the injustices women have historically endured—political exclusion, domestic exploitation, and cultural marginalization. Yet as feminism evolved into...
The Chosen’s ‘endgame’ is to point people to Jesus, series’ creator says
OSV News
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July 2, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just as “The Chosen” wrapped up the release of Season 5 in the U.S., the hit series about Jesus and those who knew him was set to stream internationally in select countries, including Italy, starting in July. The Vatican...
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board
WDIV Local 4 - Michigan
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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...
Paris Scene: What’s Hot
WWD - New York
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July 7, 2025
Paris is hopping with new boutiques, restaurants and exhibitions. Here’s a curation of those for this couture season. Where to Shop Rubirosa’s, the latest project by Paris-based jewelry designer Lauren Rubinski, isn’t about gold and gemstones. Her...
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Pope Leo to escape summer heat at Castel Gandolfo. The history of the villa, where the pontiffs holiday
Firstpost
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July 4, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is set to resume a tradition that dates back to the 17th century when he heads out of Vatican City for a summer vacation. The Pontiff will be heading to Castel Gandolfo, the lakeside town about an hour south of Rome, on Sunday (July...
‘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 extends condolences to Texas flood victims: ‘We pray for them’
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced his sympathies for the families whose lives have been upended by the flooding in Texas’s Hill Country, which left about 80 dead – many of them children – and others missing. After reciting Angelus prayers at the...
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,...
The Mooch’s second act: Anthony Scaramucci’s improbable quest to transcend Trump and transform America
Fortune
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Anthony Scaramucci strides into the seaside ballroom of Bermuda’s plush Hamilton Princess hotel sporting a well-tailored suit, a spangled American flag pin, a Mickey Mouse watch, and plenty of hair gel. Scaramucci is here to talk up his hedge...
‘Fail Woefully’ Wrong
This Day
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July 5, 2025
Ebere Wabara “HE said the salvation of the country cannot (could not) be found in any of the existing political parties.” “7 LGAs violent-prone (violence-prone) in Bayelsa elections—NGO” “Pa Ukoha was a selfless community leader, (otiose comma)...
Leo expected to appoint new PCPM president - Who will it be?
The Pillar
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July 4, 2025
In his first major Vatican appointment, Pope Leo XIV is expected to appoint soon a new president for the papal global safeguarding commission. Cardinal Sean O’Malley and members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Credit:...
I danced for Berlusconi then the devil possessed me for six years
The Times
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She once leapt out of a birthday cake in a bikini for the Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, was dragged into political scandal over his “bunga-bunga” parties, and survived alcohol and drug addiction. But that was not the end of Ania...
Tears and Rubble: Families Return to Devastated Camp Mystic as Texas Flood Death Toll Climbs to 82”
[your]NEWS
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July 7, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna The heart-wrenching aftermath of the catastrophic flash floods that swept through central Texas continues to unfold as grieving families, rescue crews, and officials confront the magnitude of one of the deadliest natural...