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Michelangelo's secret room is now open to the public in Florence
It is a room full of sketches that Michelangelo once used to hide from Pope Clement VIII.
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Nearly 400 Catholic Churches in the U.S. have been attacked since May 2020
These attacks include tabernacles stolen, statues of saints beheaded, altars ransacked and even churches set on fire.
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Students in UK #BreaktheSilence on persecuted Christians around the world
Schools in the United Kingdom are doing what they can to raise awareness of the discrimination and persecution more than 360 million Christians face.
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Vatican campaign strives to “recover the human dimension” in doctor-patient care
The Vatican and SOMOS Community Care have created a campaign to promote the figure of the family doctor and to achieve a more humane treatment for patients.
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The Vatican going green: new sustainability program released
With this new plan, the Vatican is becoming one of the first states in the world to pursue sustainability projects to this extent to help reduce the impact of human activity on the environment.
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Sudan: the forgotten conflict for which the Pope is calling for help
The country's civil war broke out in April and its toll is devastating. There have been continuous executions and more than 25 million people are in need of humanitarian aid.
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Churches in Jerusalem decide to celebrate an austere Christmas
In a communiqué signed by the patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem,
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Colombian Cardinal: "Drug trafficking has turned Colombia into a nest of death"
For the new Cardinal, Archbishop Luis José Rueda, the Church plays an essential role in achieving peace in the country.
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Only Catholic Church in Gaza Strip houses 700 Christians
With the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Christian minority is facing more and more challenges.
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How women can contribute to training seminarians on the issue of abuse
"Transparency and Secrecy in the Catholic Church" is the title of a new guidebook published by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
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La gestión de la transparencia ante los casos de abusos
Dos profesores de la Pontificia Universidad de la Santa Cruz han preparado este libro – guía que sirve para ayudar a reflexionar sobre esta cuestión: “Transparencia y secreto en la Iglesia católica”.
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The medieval Roman church where St. Benedict lived
San Benedetto in Piscinula also has one of the oldest representations of St. Benedict, in which he appears in the habit of an oriental monk.
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Caritas Internationalis draws awareness to climate-induced humanitarian crises
The Secretary General of Caritas, Alistair Dutton, says the amount of people migrating due to climate change will soon escalate very quickly.
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“It takes courage to demand justice without spreading hatred”
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem wrote a letter to his parishioners where he lamented that “the bombings will only increase hatred and resentment.”
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New angel sculpture will greet pilgrims on the Spanish Camino de Santiago
The new sculpture is in a town 34 miles from Santiago de Compostela. Entitled, 'Be welcoming', it serves as a reminder of the importance of hospitality towards others.
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Cardinal Herranz: "Contrasting Francis and Benedict XVI is absurd"
The Spanish Cardinal has worked with six different popes and now published a book on the last two.
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The Catholic Church in numbers: remains leader in health and education sectors
To mark World Mission Sunday, Fides News Agency released a statistical overview of the Church worldwide, which shows the number of Catholics has grown since 2020.
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World Mission Sunday celebrates 97 years
The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the U.S. says the Sunday dedicated to the misisons is a reminder of the misisonary nature of all Christians.
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“Cantarle al papa ha sido la emoción más grande de mi vida”
El grupo español de la Hermandad de la Aurora de Ronda saludó al papa después de la audiencia general. Le cantaron el repertorio que dedican a la Virgen de la Aurora.
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Rome revives its Spanish past through the great composers of the 16th century
Members of the Spanish artistic and diplomatic communities gathered in Rome at the National Church of Santiago and Montserrat.
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Priest in Jerusalem recounts fear among pilgrims & tourists
Fr. Antonio pointed out that the pilgrims who were caught in the escalation of the conflict were very frightened. The authorities in their countries asked them to stay in their hotels.
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Meet the 15-year-old who runs a handmade rosary business
At just 13 years old, Will Henry was introduced to the Irish penal rosary and was inspired by a family friend to help make these rosaries more accessible.
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Caritas Secretary on migration crisis: “I anticipate that it will become worse”
The Caritas community is focusing on three durable solutions for refugees: local integration, resettlement to a third country and reintegration to the country of origin.
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Veil of Veronica: the revoluntionary technique that Michelangelo criticized
The image was made without a brush and with a groundbreaking technique at the time: color printing on wood.