Cardinal Ernest Simoni returned on July 31 to the site of the forced-labor camp where he had been imprisoned for 18 years under Albania’s communist regime.
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Wildfires in Spain force Augustinian nuns to evacuate monastery
In a statement published July 27, the sisters of the Monastery of the Conversion in Sotillo de la Adrada said they were evacuated July 25 and “had no choice but to leave the monastery.”
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French bishops decry vote legalizing ‘assisted dying’ as a ‘turning point’ in nation’s history
The French bishops called on Catholic health care institutions to refrain “from behavior that is clearly morally reprehensible.”
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Meet Britain’s first Catholic prime minister in 500 years
No Roman Catholic has occupied the role of chief minister to the English crown since the 1550s. Andy Burnham is about to change that.
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UK Church looks with cautious hopes to Catholic prime minister candidate
Regardless of his policies, the advent of a Catholic prime minister looks set to raise the profile of Catholics, who were admitted to public offices only in the 19th century and still face some restrictions in officially Protestant Britain.
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How churches can respond to Europe’s historic heatwave
Europe is heating up faster than any other region on the planet. As many as 150 million people have now been trapped under the “heat dome.” Adaptation to these changing climate circumstances will have to be rapid.
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France’s traditionalist Catholics rally behind Pope Leo XIV after SSPX schism
Today, Philippe Darantière bears witness to the enthusiasm of the faithful attached to the traditional rite at the prospect of welcoming Pope Leo to France.
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In Lampedusa on July 4, Pope Leo urges Christians to provide safe harbor to migrants
Lampedusa has for years been one of the main gateways to Europe for migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Tunisia and Libya, a journey that has claimed thousands of lives.
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Vatican to German bishops: No lay people preaching homilies at Mass
The Vatican has rejected a request from the German bishops for special permission to allow lay men and women to preach homilies during Mass.
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‘Troubles’ 2.0 in Belfast? How anti-migrant violence connects to a more complicated history
The June riots were explicitly directed toward migrants, such that some public figures suggest a more accurate term for what happened would be “pogrom.”