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One of the most concrete
moments of the audience came when the archbishop presented updated lists
of prisoners of war and missing persons. These names, he explained,
were gathered directly from families—an act that transforms abstract
geopolitics into a ledger of human anguish
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Nigeria’s security
emergency is often described in abstract terms: insurgency, extremism,
instability. In Kadarko, it is experienced as a village 98 percent
deserted and a list of names that grows longer with each passing week
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Taken together, the
correspondence portrays the Vatican as more than a spiritual authority
in the eyes of Epstein and his associates. It appears as a pressure
point in global politics: influential in debates over migration,
environmental stewardship, populism and relations with China
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While no dates have been
confirmed, high-level officials in Buenos Aires privately estimate the
probability of a visit at 70 percent or higher, with the final quarter
of the year emerging as the most plausible window
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Message from Pope Leo XIV for Lent 2026
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With this appointment,
Sister Krapić becomes the third woman to hold the position of deputy
director of the Holy See Press Office. The first was Spanish journalist
Paloma García Ovejero, followed by Murray. Both predecessors eventually
stepped down from the role.
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In a Chirograph, the Pope
notes that he shares Pope Francis’s request «that the Church pay
attention to children also by instituting a Day dedicated to them,»
which implies that World Children’s Day will continue to be celebrated.
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When the visit is
eventually rescheduled, it will likely carry an added layer of gravity.
The reports the bishops bring to Rome will speak not only of parish life
and vocations but also of blackouts, migration and the search for
dialogue in a climate of scarcity
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We now offer the statement issued by the General House of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X on the same day
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Hartl argues that the
distribution of enrollment losses may reflect more than demographic
shrinkage or a generalized crisis of vocations. In his view, prospective
theology students today are motivated by a desire to deepen and
articulate their
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The Archbishop of
Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, then greeted Archbishop Moth on behalf
of the co-presidents of Churches Together in England, offering a word of
welcome
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She is Sister Simona
Brambilla, M.C., Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated
Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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Answered by Legionary of
Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental
theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.
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Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, February 15, 2026
