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The picturesque Italian town where the Pope goes on holiday
A long-time retreat for the head of the Catholic Church, the hilltop region of Castelli Romani is much more than a papal ...
The Tablet2d
What the Catholic laity did before the Council
Mrs. H. P. Swan, president of the Catholic Women’s League, addressing a convention in 1953 ...
The Tablet4d
Bishop Brendan Leahy appointed to Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick to Vatican department for inter-faith relations. The 47th Bishop ...
When books were actually banned
The CIA's International Literacy Center played a vital role in providing access to “the expression of independent ideas so desperately sought by millions.” ...
National Catholic Reporter4dOpinion
James Carville says Pope Leo XIV's election brought 'immense amount of joy'
I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...
The Island4d
What Is Appropriate in a Developing Country Context? – Part II
Terrorism Without Terror? by Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne, President’s Counsel In Part 1 of this article, the writer argued ...
National Catholic Register4d
New Book Explores How Catholicism Can Heal a Divided World
Matthew Becklo discusses his new book and its themes, from polarization and the present spiritual crisis to 'heaven-earth ...
James Gunn Has Finally Read The Batman Part II’s Script, Offers Two-Word Description Of The Robert Pattinson Sequel
The Slither screenwriter had previously come to Reeves’ defense earlier this year, when impatient fans online started ...
The Pope got gifted one Pokémon card, signed another, and thought it was all a great laugh: 'He began showing it off to the guards'
It somehow gets even better. The two cards that ReptileCake presented to Pope Leo were Popplios: this was a minor meme in the Pokemon community around the papal appointment, because "Pope Leo" and ...