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The rise and fall of Hungary’s Viktor Orban: A lesson for all Christians about putting your hope in politics
The recent electoral defeat of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, seen by many as a repudiation of his illiberal politics, offers a caution not only to those who had confidently predicted the failure of liberalism but also to those who celebrate its staying power.
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King Charles invokes faith, ‘shared values’ as he calls for peace in address to Congress
King Charles III appealed to the Christian faith and invoked “shared values” between the United Kingdom and the United States as he called for peace around the globe during an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress April 28.
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Pew: In US and other countries, Catholicism loses more members than it gains
A new analysis from Pew Research Center has found that Catholicism has lost more members than it has gained in most of the 24 countries surveyed, while Protestantism has seen net gains in several nations, especially Latin America.
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Pope Leo prays with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally in historic encounter, vows dialogue
The encounter between Christianity’s two most famous religious figures would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, given the divisions between their two churches over women’s ordination in general and Mullally’s appointment in particular.
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Record Easter baptisms in France reflect personal journeys of faith
Over 13,200 adults and over 8,100 adolescents were baptized during the April 4 Easter Vigil, according to an annual survey published by the French bishops’ conference March 25.
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‘Proclaim the Gospel of life,’ Pope Leo says in first papal visit to Monaco in modern era
In the principality known for super yachts and sports cars, Pope Leo XIV urged Monaco’s wealthy citizens to remember the poor and protect every human life, calling on them to remember that the Last Judgment “places the poor at its center.”
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In Monaco, Pope Leo to reflect on peace, faith and ecology in a land of vast wealth
The pope’s one-day trip will spotlight a Catholic state grappling with secularization and a quiet rise in new converts.
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Pope Leo calls for ‘generous inclusion’ of those attached to the Latin Mass in letter to French bishops
Pope Leo XIV lamented the divisions surrounding the celebration of the Latin Mass and called on the French bishops’ conference to find solutions that include those attached to the old form of Mass.
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Belgian bishop says he will ‘make every effort’ to ordain married men by 2028
In a pastoral letter published March 19, Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp wrote that the question is “no longer whether” married men can be ordained, but “when” and “who will do it.”