Catholic Review
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OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Movie & Television Reviews
A new documentary on the life and crimes of Father Marcial Maciel Degollado was another chance for members of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi to confront the truth of their founder’s dark past and the suffering inflicted on innocent victims, said Father John Connor, general director of the congregation.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News
Italian police and special forces thwarted a possible terrorist attack meant to target a centuries-old Catholic festival that thousands of people, including Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, were expected to attend.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News
Pope Leo XIV expressed condolences to victims and their families after the derailment of Lisbon’s historic funicular streetcar Elevador da Glória, which caused the death of over a dozen people.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News
The growing acceptance of euthanasia in Norway represents a troubling trend that threatens the protection of human life and dignity from conception to natural death, Norwegian bishops said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Leo XIV expressed his sorrow following a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan’s eastern region, which killed hundreds and injured thousands.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News
A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant church with a relevant message for today’s culture, said the statue’s sculptor.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News
The Spanish bishops’ conference was criticized by the head of Spain’s far-right VOX party after the church expressed religious concerns following a local council’s measure that would effectively ban Muslims from holding religious events in certain areas.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry
In a message of solidarity and peace, Pope Leo XIV said the Catholic Church stands with young people suffering in war-torn areas, including Gaza and Ukraine.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
Addressing an estimated 1 million young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in Christ rather than ephemeral online connections that can reduce individuals to a commodity.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Saints, Vatican, World News
Along one of Rome’s busiest streets, Via del Corso, traffic moves slowly as hundreds of pilgrims crisscross traffic on foot to get to their destination.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
Rome’s historic Risorgimento Square, built in the 19th century in honor of the unification of Italy, has always been a gateway to Vatican City with countless pilgrims, tourists, and locals passing through it on their way to St. Peter’s Basilica.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has brought about fear and anxiety in the country and tested the faith of its small Catholic community, said Belgian Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of Tehran-Isfahan.
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