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A Filipino Jesuit university is facing government scrutiny and intense backlash from within after two student-athletes died by drowning during a team-building activity.
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Pope Leo XIV rode aboard the Spanish royal jet for his return flight to Rome on Friday, a change of plans facilitated by the king’s offer after the plane the pontiff had already boarded was grounded by a technical difficulty.
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The Catholic bishops of the United States gathered Thursday afternoon in Orlando for a liturgy consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drawing on a centuries-old devotion to mark the country’s 250th anniversary.
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The bodies of six tribal Naga Christians abducted last month were discovered earlier this week after an intense search.
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Pope Leo XIV issued a forceful condemnation of human trafficking and a call to repent Friday, saying those who exploit and profit from the desperation of others will have to answer to God for their actions.
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A few people have posted stories of "petty tyranny" from Catholic staff - here is mine: Once a friend asked me to be godfather to his son in another state. The parish there needed a message from my parish saying I was "qualified". The parish secretary refused to give it to me because you have to take a class, and that class only happens every three months. Thing is, I taught the class! I worked for the diocese, and just got the bishop to write the note...
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A large burning cross — a historic symbol of hate and intimidation against Black Americans — was discovered in a Chicago park where former President Barack Obama famously delivered his acceptance speech when he was elected the nation’s first Black president.
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Pope Leo began the final leg of his Spanish tour Thursday with a visit to the Canary Islands – a papal first – hearing testimony of the tragedies migrants endure.
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Throughout his visit to Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV was congratulated for his efforts speaking Catalan.
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Filipino Church groups have launched emergency donation drives and backed government relief operations in the aftermath of a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake that killed at least 45 people in the southern Philippines.
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For the first time, UN experts have admitted that there are “credible reports of killings, abductions, sexual violence, forced conversion, forced marriage, abductions and acts tantamount to enforced disappearances targeting Christian and other religious minority communities in Nigeria, particularly women and girls.”
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On his second day in Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV blessed and inaugurated a recently completed tower on the city’s renowned Sagrada Familia basilica, which is now the tallest church in the world.
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To mark the 250th anniversary the United States, Catholic bishops from across the nation will come together Thursday to consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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As Haiti prepares to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974, Brazilian missionaries in the Caribbean nation are planning to help local residents watch the matches – something that can be difficult for most Haitians, given that many have no access to electricity.
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Pope Leo XIV found himself in the midst of two of Spain’s greatest rivalries — over soccer and language — as he landed in Barcelona on Tuesday during his weeklong visit to the country.
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Pope Leo XIV offered a stirring message of hope amid suffering in Barcelona on Tuesday after taking questions from young people who had struggled with abuse and depression.
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This morning Crux Now's Europe Correspondent, Fionn Shiner, appeared on @cnni to talk about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Spain.
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Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed to journalists that a meeting between the pope and the popular artist Bad Bunny took place June 8, after the pope’s meeting with the diocesan community at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.
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Celebrating a Catholic wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses, but love lives here
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