5 days ago · Young people, in particular, are encouraged to participate in the Jubilee from July 28 to August 3, with an estimated turnout of 1.5 million—on par with World Youth Day events.

Dec 31, 2024 · The year 2024 was marked by inspiring events for the Catholic Church—worldwide, such as the Synod, the reopening of Notre Dame, and the pope's trip to Corsica. We take a look back at 12 of these ...

4 days ago · It took just over 24 hours and five ballots for the cardinals to agree on a new pope. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected on March 13, 2013.

3 days ago · In recent years, there has been a surge in findings pointing to traces of Christian presence in the Persian Gulf during the early Islamic era (circa 622 CE).

3 days ago · Rumors of a potential sacrifice of a red cow, necessary for the construction of a third Jewish temple in Jerusalem, have stirred up the internet and religious leaders.

5 days ago · Once, September 20 was the occasion for popes to reminisce about the loss of the Papal States on that day in 1870. One century later, St. Paul VI put that issue to rest and made clear that the ...

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4 days ago · The word "encyclical" originates from the Greek word enkuklios, meaning "circular."According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), an encyclical is a papal letter and "its audience ...

Dec 11, 2024 · Recently ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was part of the Alawite community. Aghiad Ghanem, a Franco-Syrian expert in international relations, believes that despite their association with ...

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