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Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy.
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During a visit to the UK, a parish priest in the last remaining Christian village in the West Bank warned about the “violent attacks” on his community by settlers.
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The bishop of Tenerife will preside over the funeral of a Spanish footballer who died on Tuesday after a collision with the opposition’s goalkeeper.
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The Trump administration joined the Archdiocese of Denver on Tuesday in urging the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing a state-funded preschool program in Colorado to exclude Catholic schools that don’t comply with equal-opportunity requirements — the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court.
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A German bishop has published a statement challenging Pope Leo XIV’s comments on his return from France in September when he said that sexual abuse within the Church is “first and foremost a human problem.”
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Pope Leo XIV’s South American tour, confirmed by the Vatican on Oct. 26 after his lung cancer surgery, is eagerly anticipated by Catholics across South America, especially those who knew then-Bishop Robert Prevost during his years in the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru.
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There are reasons no pope had ever done what @Pontifex has done, & people across the spectrum of opinion have wondered -- aloud -- whether it was a good idea. @craltieri this Sunday.
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Following last week’s attack on a church in Jordan, an expert has said that Christians belong in the country and that interreligious dialogue is “under pressure” in the Middle East.
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Crux Now's editor-in-chief, Charles Collins, talks about "document fatigue" in the Church as he gives his opinion on the latest offering from Cardinal Fernández.
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“Beatings will continue until morale improves” is a cynical phrase passed around offices worldwide. I thought about it when reading Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández’s interview about his new document. On @Crux cruxnow.com/news-analysis/20…
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“Beatings will continue until morale improves” is a cynical phrase passed around offices worldwide. I thought about it when reading Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández’s interview about his new document. On @Crux cruxnow.com/news-analysis/20…
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Thank you @MgrMRouge for the insightful answers on the riots in France.
Interestingly, Bishop Rougé said the joy of the pope's visit, and the violence of the riots, were "two sides of the same coin" driven by a "thirst for hope" among the young.
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At its root, the crisis we are experiencing is spiritual: how can we build our lives if we do not understand their purpose? @92catholique @FionnShiner92 @Crux
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At its root, the crisis we are experiencing is spiritual: how can we build our lives if we do not understand their purpose? @92catholique @FionnShiner92 @Crux
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In an interview with Crux Now, a French bishop has said the destruction of the recent riots and the peaceful scenes of Pope Leo XIV’s visit both stem from a “thirst for hope” among the country’s youth.
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Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his upcoming trip to Latin America, which will take the American pope to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican said Tuesday.
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A new report from a Catholic charity that supports persecuted Christians has found that violence and religious persecution is forcing Christians to flee their homes.
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As tech companies race to build the most powerful artificial intelligence, some are also asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong. Their answer? Religion.
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In an interview with Crux Now, the brother of a Pakistani Catholic politician murdered by extremists has lifted the lid on life in Pakistan for Christians and religious minorities, saying they live under the constant threat of Islamic extremism.
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New York’s archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement
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Why DDF got the job instead of the Dicastery for Evangelization is a question only partially answered by Francis’s preference for personal relationships over institutional profiles, & it hints at a bigger problem within the curial system. By @craltieri
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