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‘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...
Enough of Ignoring “those on the front line of climate collapse”: SECAM President on Joint Call for “climate justice”
ACI Africa
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July 3, 2025
He appealed for “an economy that is not based on the sacrifice of African populations to enrich others”. “Africa wants to contribute to a future of justice and peace for all mankind”, SECAM President said at the July 1 press conference. The press...
Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa, Latin America demand climate justice
Associated Press
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July 1, 2025
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America demanded climate justice for the parts of the world most affected by rising temperatures and rejected what they said were the “false solutions” promoted by wealthy countries....
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...
Pope Leo warns hunger is being used as a weapon of war
The Catholic Herald Online
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July 1, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has warned of the increasing use around the world of “the iniquitous use of hunger as a weapon of war”, while decrying the “despair” that accompanies it. The pontiff’s comments came in a message sent at the start of the week to...
Will Leo XIV Visit Vietnam?
National Catholic Register
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After Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân of Vietnam visited Pope Leo XIV on June 30, Vietnamese media reported that the Pope intends to visit Vietnam to “show his closeness to the Catholic Church and Vietnamese Catholics, as well as to strengthen...
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,...
Various religions meet in Tokyo to reject war and promote dialogue
Vatican News
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July 4, 2025
Religious representatives from all over the world meet in Tokyo, Japan, for a roundtable on peace organized by the coalition Religions for Peace International, discussing ways to build trust among religious leaders and work with political leaders...
Jesuit astrophysicist says ‘science not against God’
Catholic News
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June 30, 2025
Fr Paul Gabor SJ (OSV News/Bob Roller) Jesuit astrophysicist Fr Pavel Gabor says the Vatican Observatory attests that “science is not against God” – and the nexus of science and spirituality invites humankind to contemplate the Lord’s wondrous...
Pope speaks about childhood and early mornings as an altar boy
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has, for the first time since becoming pontiff, offered a glimpse into his childhood, recalling his early days in Chicago. He shared how, from the tender age of six, he would rise early to serve as an altar boy at the 6.30am Mass...
Death Toll in TX Floods Rises; Rescue Efforts Continue
Fire Engineering
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July 7, 2025
By JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen riverbanks Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend that killed more 80...
A Declaration Against Idolatry
The Dispatch
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July 4, 2025
The Declaration of Independence is a loaded gun—like Chekhov’s rifle, you cannot just expect it to hang there on the wall without anybody ever trying to use it. But ignore that document was precisely what the founding generation did—the...
What to know about deadly Texas floods "nobody saw" coming
CBS News
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Flash floods in Texas killed more than 80 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing, including girls attending a summer camp. On Monday, Camp Mystic confirmed at least 27 campers and counselors had died in the...
Search for Fischer Fellowship winnner
Local Government Focus
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July 7, 2025
The search is on across the nation for the first recipient of the inaugural Tim Fischer Fellowship, as the Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) announced a $50,000 annual funding grant for an Australian who has the passion, skills and...
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...
China Insists Communists Will Choose Successor After Dalai Lama Says He Will Control His Reincarnation
Breitbart
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July 3, 2025
China, through its “China Tibetology Research Center,” published a screed on Wednesday condemning a declaration by the Dalai Lama that only his office will have power to find his successor after his passing, asserting that the Communist Party...
Crisis Deepens in Lima Archdiocese Amid Abuse Allegations and Accusations of Mismanagement Under Cardinal Castillo
Zenit
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July 7, 2025
(ZENIT News / Lima, 07.06.2025).- The Archdiocese of Lima is now the focus of mounting scandal. With Cardinal Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio at its helm, a new wave of allegations—ranging from the mishandling of sexual abuse complaints to accusations...
The Russian Prince-Turned-Priest of Western Pennsylvania
Providence
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July 7, 2025
In August 2023, as Russia’s war on Ukraine raged, Pope Francis told a gathering of Russian youth, “You are heirs of the great Russia—the great Russia of saints, of kings, the great Russia of Peter the Great, Catherine II, the great, enlightened...
Death toll in Texas flash floods rises to 82, sheriff says 10 campers still missing
The Times of Israel
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July 7, 2025
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people...
Hill town Pope Leo chose for his holiday set for tourism boost
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
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