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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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)...
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 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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'Always Go Easy with People' - The Life and Ministry of Monsignor Pat Lynch
DonegalLive
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July 4, 2025
Monsignor Pat Lynch celebrated his golden jubilee in the Star of the Sea Church in Desertegney last month, marking 50 years in a priesthood that took him from St Kieran’s Seminary in Kilkenny, to a high security prison in England and the hallowed...
‘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...