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Pope praises late duchess for her charity work, ‘Christian goodness’
Posted on 09/16/2025 13:16 PM (Our Sunday Visitor)
The duchess was the first British royal to join the Catholic faith since 1685. She was received into the church by the late Cardinal Basil Hume.
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Pope: Gaza 'requires another solution' as people flee city
Posted on 09/16/2025 12:44 PM ()
Speaking to journalists as he leaves Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday evening to return to the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV laments the exodus from Gaza City, calling for efforts to find a different solution.
Pope not there ‘to create doubt’ but to be ‘prophetic voice’ of church, Congolese cardinal says
Posted on 09/16/2025 11:57 AM (Our Sunday Visitor)
"My commitment today to the cause of justice in my country, even on the African continent and globally, is inspired by the struggle of Pope John Paul II."
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‘Nuns on the run’ case in Austria highlights plight of aging, dwindling religious
Posted on 09/16/2025 11:51 AM (Our Sunday Visitor)
Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and returned to their longtime monastery, defying church superiors.
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Pope phones Gaza parish as Israel launches new offensive on city
Posted on 09/16/2025 11:10 AM (Our Sunday Visitor)
While the Israeli military has been warning civilians to evacuate Gaza City, Father Romanelli said about 450 people are being sheltered in the parish compound.
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U.N. report accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
Posted on 09/16/2025 08:23 AM ()
United Nations investigators conclude Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza strip.
Kenya: Faithful gather to honour Cardinal Otunga on his 22nd Anniversary
Posted on 09/16/2025 08:04 AM ()
Hundreds of the Catholic faithful recently converged, at the Resurrection Garden in Karen to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the death of Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, Kenya’s first Cardinal.
Pope Leo holds first audience for Armenian Catholicos Karekin II
Posted on 09/16/2025 07:46 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, in an audience on Tuesday at Castel Gandolfo.
Pope’s birthday celebrated in Peru with cakes and prayer
Posted on 09/16/2025 07:42 AM (Our Sunday Visitor)
"People have expressed renewed hope and faith in this new pope," said Patrick Espinal, coordinator for a Catholic youth organization in Chiclayo.
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Carmelite missionaries mourn death of Superior General, three sisters in Tanzania
Posted on 09/16/2025 06:47 AM ()
The Church in Tanzania and the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus are mourning the tragic loss of four religious sisters, including the congregation’s Superior General, and their driver, who died in a road accident on September 15.