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Electric popemobiles to go on the road with Pope Leo
Catholic News
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July 8, 2025
The electric popemobiles (Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV has been given two electric popemobiles that will accompany him on his international travels. Source: CNA. According to a statement from the Governorate of Vatican City State, the delivery took...
Book review: The Catholic Reformation: A very short introduction by James F. Kelly
Church Times
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July 10, 2025
USE of the term “Catholic Reformation” to describe the renewal of Roman Catholicism during the 16th and 17th centuries has been ascendant in recent decades. This is a welcome development: the older label “Counter-Reformation”, was pejoratively...
Apostolic Nuncio celebrates historic Mass in Canterbury Cathedral
Catholic News
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July 10, 2025
Canterbury Cathedral (Andy Li, Wikimedia Commons) For the first time in modern history, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most celebrated Anglican cathedral. Source: CNA. On Monday, July 7, which marked...
U.S. weapons flowing again to Ukraine, but not fast enough
CBS News
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A pause on some U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine has eased and the arms are flowing again, but not fast enough to stop Russia's relentless and deadly aerial assault. For the second night in a row, Russia launched hundreds of drones and more than...
Is Pakistan on the list as China expands visa-free entry to 74 countries?
Daily Pakistan
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July 9, 2025
BEIJING – China has significantly widened its visa-free travel policy, now allowing citizens from 74 nations to enter the country for up to 30 days without requiring a visa. This move has already resulted in a sharp increase in international...
More sexual abuse victims of French priest Abbé Pierre ident...
Modern Ghana
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A year after the first revelations of sexual abuse by the French priest and homeless charity founder Abbé Pierre, twelve new victims, including seven minors, have been identified. The Catholic Church and Emmaüs, the charity organisation founded by...
'I've been to 193 countries and my favourite was so good I quit job and moved there'
Daily Star
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June 30, 2025
A globetrotter who has set foot in every nation on Earth revealed that naming his number one destination was "easy", as it spurred him to resign from his job and settle there permanently. Travel blogger Randy Williams marked an end to his...
'Pope Leo Greeted People With A Namaste'
Rediff
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'We had prepared tapioca and crabs for him, and he enjoyed the Kerala cuisine thoroughly.' IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV waves at the end of an audience with representatives of the media at the Vatican, May 12, 2025. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters...
My Biggest Prime Day Home Deal Find: $1,300 off a Living Room Staple
Architectural Digest - New York
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July 10, 2025
Last updated 3:17 pm EST. We’ve tried, tested, and investigated a lot of Amazon products over the years—sheets, towels, mattresses, and beyond—so the best Amazon Prime Day home deals are familiar territory. And since, yes, deals fluctuate day in...
Leo XIV receives Volodymyr Zelensky in Castel Gandolfo
Aleteia
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July 9, 2025
The Pope once again expressed willingness to host negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the conflict, for which the Ukrainian president thanked him. Pope Leo XIV received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 9, 2025, at midday...
After 12 Years, Castel Gandolfo Locals Welcome the Pope Back to His Summer Home
The Tablet - New York
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July 7, 2025
A U.S. flag is seen on a balcony on the main square outside the papal palace in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, May 29, 2025, the day Pope Leo XIV visited. (Photos: CNS/Pablo Esparza) by Justin McLellan CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) – After more...
Ring of ire
World - North Carolina
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Defying a scorching Spanish sun, the Palmers were all smiles as they sat in a packed, 12,000-capacity arena in Seville. The couple from Cambridge, England, were enjoying their first visit to Spain and, hoping for a cultural experience, Darm, 63,...
QSL postcards instead of WhatsApp
Meer
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July 10, 2025
"Ding-ding," the doorbell chimes. "Diiing-diiing," it insistently plays its brief aria. On tiptoe, I approach the peephole of the brown leather-covered door. At the threshold stand my neighbor girls, each holding a few candy boxes adorned with...
Pope Leo XIV revives historic papal tradition with summer stay in Castel Gandolfo
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has begun his summer holiday in Castel Gandolfo, a quiet hill town about 15 miles southeast of Rome. The town, which sits 1,400 feet above sea level and overlooks Lake Albano, has been a traditional summer retreat for popes for...
History and art of Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo
Vatican News
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July 7, 2025
As Pope Leo XIV becomes the 16th Successor of Peter to take his summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo, we explore the town near Rome that has hosted the papal summer residence since the mid-1600s. By Paolo Ondarza On May 10, 1626, Pope Urban VIII...
Texas flood risk grows as search continues, death toll tops 80
The Rising Nepal
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Kerrville, Texas, July 8: With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people,...
Pope prays for world to recognize urgency of climate crisis
Naharnet
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Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and "hear the cry of the poor," as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers and readings inspired by Pope Francis' environmental...
After 12 years, locals welcome pope back to his summer home
Detroit Catholic
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July 7, 2025
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents. Pope Leo XIV became the 16th pope to reside in the papal summer...
What to know about deadly Texas floods "nobody saw" coming
CBS News
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Flash floods in Texas killed more than 80 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing, including girls attending a summer camp. On Monday, Camp Mystic confirmed at least 27 campers and counselors had died in the...
Interview: The Pope’s parish priest in Castel Gandolfo
Aleteia
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July 9, 2025
The pastor of the parish of Castel Gandolfo talks about what his ministry is like and about the long-standing relationship between the popes and this territory. The village of Castel Gandolfo, located on the hills south of Rome, has welcomed Pope...