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Vatican reports good profit on investments and real estate as the pope tackles a financial crisis
Imperial Valley Press - California
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The office that manages Vatican investments and real estate on Tuesday reported a profit of 62 million euros (around $63 million) in 2024, up 16 million euros from 2023. It’s one of the best results in years and a bit of good...
Pope Leo’s grand night vigil to attract up to a million young Catholics
Sabah
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August 2, 2025
Nearly a million young Catholic believers are expected to attend a nighttime vigil led by Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, which marks the end of a week-long pilgrimage, a key event in the Jubilee holy year. The "Jubilee of Youth", when the Vatican...
Pope Leo makes surprise appearance as 120,000 youth gather in Rome for Vatican jubilee
Malay Mail
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July 30, 2025
VATICAN CITY, July 30 — Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered yesterday in Rome for the Vatican’s Jubilee of Youth—an event that takes place every 25 years. The week-long event is taking place...
Vatican praying that real-life 'hot priest' influencers can boost the church's appeal
Daily Star
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July 28, 2025
Vatican chiefs are praying that "hot priest" influencers can boost the Church's appeal. They're trying to make religion cool with social media clergy stars in a bid to attract younger followers. It comes as 1,000 digital missionaries and...
Thousands of young Catholics converge for grand Pope Leo vigil
Yahoo News
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Thousands of young Catholics began assembling Saturday for an evening prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage and a key event in the Jubilee holy year that is expected to draw up to a million people. The...
Bishops, theologians, and authority in the Catholic Church
The Catholic Weekly
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July 30, 2025
Ralph Martin giving his thoughts on the Conclave. Screenshot: Renewal Ministries/Youtube. The recent removal of prominent theologian Ralph Martin from his teaching role at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit has brought renewed attention to a...
New secular study finds Vatican II triggered a decline in Catholic Mass attendance worldwide
LifeSite
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July 29, 2025
News Economic research found that religious service attendance in Catholic nations significantly decreased compared with all other countries beginning in 1965, the final year of Vatican II. (LifeSiteNews) — A newly published secular study found...
Pope Leo condemns vile Isis terror attack on church which left 49 Christian worshippers dead
GB News
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July 30, 2025
Pope Leo has come out to condemn a brutal Isis attack on a church which left 49 Christian worshippers dead. The pontiff, alongside the UN, the US's State Department and a leading Christian group, have all reacted with fury to the mass killings -...
Domestic Church: strengthening faith in the home
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
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July 30, 2025
In theory, sitting down to family dinner and opening in prayer seems easily attainable. Similarly, integrating traditional Catholic prayers into everyday life or praying the rosary frequently doesn’t sound all that challenging. Life and busy...
The Vatican’s Catholic influencer Jubilee is worth celebrating—and scrutinizing
America Magazine
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July 29, 2025
With smartphones and ring lights in hand, a new group of pilgrims arrived at the Vatican this week. The Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, part of the church’s celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope, marks the growing...
Tackling Africa’s Wildlife Crimes From The Religious Front
Religion Unplugged
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The Book of Genesis 1:26 says, “Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals and over all the creatures that...
AP News Summary at 9:29 a.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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It's Trump's economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's economic policies are facing scrutiny as weak indicators emerge. Job gains are dwindling, inflation is rising and growth has...
Catholic Church moves to Strengthen the Ministry of Exorcism in Malawi
Nyasa Times
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July 29, 2025
In a landmark initiative to strengthen the church’s pastoral care and deepen its spiritual outreach, the Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops (MCCB) has launched a five-day national training for exorcists. Organized in collaboration with the...
Pope Leo XIV holds Jubilee of Youth at the Vatican
KYMA - Arizona
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July 29, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Pope Leo XIV is welcoming more than a half-a-million young people to the Vatican this week for the Jubilee of Youth. Americans are among pilgrims from nearly 150 countries who've traveled to Rome for the event. Pope...
Vatican turns to 'hot' Instagram priests to recruit new followers
IOL
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The Vatican is convening over 1,000 priests, friars, and lay digital communicators in Rome this week, aiming to explore how social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, blogs and apps can bolster outreach and help reconnect with a younger...
Vatican turns to ‘hot priests’ to rescue faith
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) In an effort to reconnect with younger generations and counter declining church attendance, the Vatican is hosting a digital evangelism summit featuring several clergy members who have gained popularity online — and have been dubbed “hot...
AP News Summary at 8:46 a.m. EDT
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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It's Trump's economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's economic policies are facing scrutiny as weak indicators emerge. Job gains are dwindling, inflation is rising and growth has...
Tens of thousands of Catholics head to Vatican's Jubilee of Youth
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican's Jubilee of Youth -- an event that takes place every 25 years. The week-long event is taking place just over two months...
More churches are suing ICE over arrests in places of worship: ‘Congregations have gone underground’
The Independent
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July 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The never-ending ISRAEL-PALESTINE war that murders innocents, children and starving refugees is a moral dilemma of staggering magnitude
Natural News
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July 28, 2025
The never-ending ISRAEL-PALESTINE war that murders innocents, children and starving refugees is a moral dilemma of staggering magnitude What to do? Palestinian terrorists hide in schools, hospitals and refugee camps and shoot missiles at Israel,...