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Pope prays for Charlie Kirk and bereaved family

Pope Leo XIV expresses concern about political violence and is praying for the late American activist Charlie Kirk, his wife, and two children, according to the Holy See Press Office.

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India: Manipur Catholic community acts as bridge of peace in ethnic conflict

Amid ethnic violence in the Indian state of Manipur, Archbishop Linus Neli of Imphal explains peace can only be achieved through dialogue, healing, and political will.

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Servants of Light of Christ assist visually impaired people in Benin

Since 1993, the Ancelles de la lumière du Christ (SLC—Servants of the Light of Christ) have been running the Siloé Centre, a place that welcomes and accompanies visually impaired children, adolescents and young people, and offers them both education and professional training.

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Cardinal Advincula warns corruption destroys dignity, urges faithful to act

Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, has called on Filipinos to exercise their "rightful obligation to supress the proliferation of evil in our midst."

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Pope at Jubilee: Consolation is found in ‘firm and stable’ faith

Pope Leo XIV presides at a prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation, and invites everyone who has experienced hardship or loss to embrace faith in Christ, so that pain may not lead to violence but forgiving love.

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Nigerian bishops call for peaceful change to avoid violent upheaval

The President of the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference says the country, “haunted by insecurity”, is in need of a constitutional amendment to protect the Electoral Commission from political manipulation in the next elections and restore confidence in development, justice and democracy.

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Arab, Islamic states meet in Qatar after Israeli strike

Arab and Islamic nations convene an emergency meeting in Qatar following Israel’s airstrike last week targeting Hamas leaders in Doha.

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Rising to the challenge: Zimbabwe’s young religious called to be Pilgrims of Hope

Young temporarily professed religious sisters, brothers, and priests have been called to experience and embody hope through the charism of their congregations. These sentiments were expressed by organisers of a recent national workshop for young male and female religious persons held over the weekend, in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. The gathering encouraged participants to live lives marked by transparency, accountability, and moral integrity.

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Religious sisters work for an indigenous Church with an Amazonian face

In the heart of the jungle in Cuzco, Peru, Sr. Giovanna Llerena Alfaro, a Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, walks alongside the Indigenous communities of Bajo Urubamba, promoting an Indigenous Church and a form of evangelization that arises from contemplation.

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Pope Leo XIV appoints new Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra

Archbishop Piero Pioppo is appointed the new Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and the Principality of Andorra.

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