Catholic Review
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News
President Donald Trump on May 5 dismissed criticism from Catholic leaders and commentators after an image that appeared to be created by artificial intelligence depicting himself as pope was posted to the White House’s social media account.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News
The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by three states seeking to restrict access to mifepristone, a pill used both for early abortions and for miscarriage care — a position that mirrors the Biden administration’s approach to the issue.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
The 72-year-old Salesian missionary has spent more than three decades of his priestly ministry in the developing world and now leads a tiny Catholic minority in a Muslim-majority country.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
At the upcoming conclave, of the 133 cardinal electors who will enter the Sistine Chapel, 23 will come from Asia. At least six are on various short lists as “papabile,” or “popeable” candidates.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
As prefect of the Vatican office tasked with overseeing and supporting the world’s priests and permanent deacons, Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik has brought his unique experience in formation and evangelization from South Korea to the universal church.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
While no one expects cardinals to vote as geographical blocs for a new pope, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, president of the African bishops’ council, and the presidents of other regional conferences have connections and knowledge that many of their confreres do not.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News
Lorraine Salvidar shared her family’s story, as well as her clinical experience working with families of people with addictions, at the trauma and addiction-focused Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference in Philadelphia May 1-3.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
With less than 48 hours until the beginning of the conclave, the cardinals who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope discussed war, the need for dialogue and the role of the pope in fostering it.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
In a full church on a Monday evening in Rome, just two days before the conclave to elect a new pope was set to begin, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington shared a confidence: “I have no guess” who will be chosen.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Remembering Pope Francis, World News
With the declining situation in Gaza always in his heart, in his final months, Pope Francis bequeathed his popemobile to Caritas Jerusalem and directed the agency to turn it into a mobile health station for the children in Gaza.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News
Ukrainian religious leaders met with the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference, asking the church in the U.S. to “be on the side of the truth” regarding Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News
As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church’s most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it was encouraged that protecting children and vulnerable people was a priority in those discussions.
