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Filipino bishops call for peace as Lent and Ramadan converge
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (517+ words) The near-simultaneous start of Lent and Ramadan prompted Filipino Catholic leaders to call for deeper Muslim-Christian cooperation in a nation with a history of religious conflict. Two Filipino bishops have called for greater interfaith solidarity and peace as Catholics and…...
Vatican social sciences academy appointee to apply quantitative skills in role
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (473+ words) Pope Leo XIV's recent appointee to the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences, Tyler J. VanderWeele, is a Harvard University professor of epidemiology. Tyler J. VanderWeele said he plans to approach his role within the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences focused on the…...
‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope Leo XIV will lead for the first time
1+ day, 40+ min ago (971+ words) The brief Ash Wednesday walk between two hilltop basilicas marks the start of Lent in Rome. Each Ash Wednesday, dozens of people crowd the doors of the Church of Sant'Anselmo, perched on the Aventine " one of Rome's seven hills " to…...
Meet the priest serving ‘even nonbelievers’ at the Milan Winter Olympics
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (388+ words) The role of chaplains at the Olympic Games is not just for Catholics and other believers, according to a priest currently serving at the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. "My service is much more individual and open to…...
Pope appoints Catholic Harvard professor to Vatican social sciences academy
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (11+ words) Pope appoints Catholic Harvard professor to Vatican social sciences academy'EWTN News...
Pope Leo to mark start of Lent with historic procession on ancient Roman hill
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (619+ words) Pope Leo XIV will preside over the traditional Ash Wednesday procession and Mass on Rome's Aventine Hill, an important place of Christian veneration and pilgrimage for more than 1,500 years. For the Dominican and Benedictine religious orders, whose communities have had…...
D.C. bishop: Catholics should ‘get the facts’ on immigration, Church teachings
3+ day, 43+ min ago (13+ words) D.C. bishop: Catholics should "get the facts" on immigration, Church teachings'EWTN News...
Pope Leo XIV, in first Roman parish visit, calls for ‘disarming’ meekness
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (13+ words) Pope Leo XIV, in first Roman parish visit, calls for "disarming" meekness'EWTN News...
Pope Leo XIV prays for Madagascar after twin cyclones, offers Lunar New Year wishes
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (15+ words) Pope Leo XIV prays for Madagascar after twin cyclones, offers Lunar New Year wishes'EWTN News...
Slowing of religious decline points to 'shifting' faith landscape, experts say at New York Encounter
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (772+ words) According to Pew data, the share of U.S. adults identifying as Christian is down from 2007 levels but has held steady since 2020. Recent claims of an emerging religious revival in the West may overstate the case, but there are clear signs that…...