On Tuesday a panel of experts presented a new compendium of abuse cases in Latin America, where most of the world’s Catholics are located, offering an analysis of some of the most prominent cases to garner global attention in recent decades.
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Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, he Vatican representative in Kenya, blames the receding Church in Europe on the continent’s move towards secularism.
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Growing violence in the southwest of Colombia has been spreading fear in the region of Cali, the third largest city in the South American country.
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After reports circulated internationally saying Pope Francis used a crude slang term to refer to homosexuality in Catholic seminaries, the Vatican has said he meant no offense and apologized, but without admitting the pope used the term.
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LWC Episode 167 - watch now! 📽️

In this episode:
0:00 Introduction
5:08 #Pope upstaged at World Children’s Day
11:03 Papal authority rejected by Chinese government
17:20 Vatican tries to address Coptic uproar
22:13 First millennial saint set to be canonized
27:27 Rome’s

Papal authority rejected by Chinese government. Pope upstaged at World Children’s Day. Vatican tries to address Coptic uproar. First millennial saint set to be canonized. Rome’s infrastructure ready for Jubilee 2025? youtu.be/a54aARNnVP0

It’s striking that many of the same people now urging us to believe in the pope’s naïveté more typically are the ones extolling his well-informed, politically astute and deeply in-touch style.
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A top bishop in Argentina tapped to succeed a close papal friend and ally has resigned less than a year after his appointment, apparently after being asked to do so by the pope due to various problems in his previous diocese.
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A rumor of a planned “Christian State” using parts of Bangladesh has been called “surprising” by the south Asian country’s archbishop.
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When Pope Francis visits Belgium and Luxembourg later this year, the trip will not only constitute a favor to a key ally, but it will also mark an opportunity for Pope Francis to reinforce several priorities of his pontificate.
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According to local observers, hundreds of Muslims took part in the mob violence in Sargodha, Pakistan, located in the Punjab province, on Saturday.
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'When I was little and they’d ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I seriously responded: ‘The pope.’ Everybody laughed, they roared, so I decided to become a comic,' said Roberto Benigni.
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The realization of the kingdom of God in Jesus Christ motivates and inspires believers to wait and watch for the action of God in our world today.
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ROME – Sometimes a week on the Vatican beat doesn’t offer up one grand narrative, but instead supplies a series of vignettes illustrating the state of play across a variety of fronts. Such was the case over the last seven days, with events rangin...
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The single largest expense, at €389 million, will go to supplement priest salaries, which works out to a contribution of about €800 per month for the country’s roughly 40,000 Catholic priests.
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Father Magi Murzello, the rector of St. Andrew’s College said a Vatican document helps emphasize the “urgent and of utmost importance that different religions collaborate and work together for peace through reconciliation and resilience.”
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Among those who stand as a testament to unwavering devotion is Vivian Uchechi Ogu, a 14-year-old Nigerian virgin who chose death over forfeiting her virginity, and who is now on the path to sainthood.
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After the Coptic Church in Egypt earlier this year severed dialogue with the Vatican over its declaration approving blessings for those in same-sex unions, the pope’s doctrine czar has traveled to Cairo an in attempt to smooth things over.
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In a ruling that in-part closes a year-long saga that at times had gotten ugly in the public sphere, the Vatican has overturned a decree from Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissing Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach from the Carmelite Order.
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As the UK prepares for elections on July 4, the bishops of England and Wales say Gospel values “puts the common good before self-interest.”
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