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Cardinal Turkson urges global faithful to protect Earth as sacred gift
NTV Uganda
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Cardinal Turkson urges global faithful to protect Earth as sacred gift His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, has called on the people of...
Catholic Bishops Urge Government Support After Bangladesh Plane Crash
National Catholic Register
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As parents grieve the loss of their children, the Catholic bishops of Bangladesh have urged the government to fully support victims and families following the July 21 crash of an air force training jet into a local school that killed at least 35...
Salvation and Disaster: Catholic Meta-History and the Signs of the Times
Church Life Journal - Indiana
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July 24, 2025
Human history, unlike a protein, an amoeba, or a virus, cannot be put under a microscope; it is not the kind of thing that can be circumscribed by any scientific technique or device. On the one hand, there is the distant and dark past out of which...
Pokémon Cards Are Up 3,261%—But Experts Warn Gen Z's Flip Game Is Built on 'Boy Math'
Benzinga
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Artificial intelligence and Big Tech may dominate financial headlines, but another trend is capturing the wallets of Gen Z and millennial men: Pokémon cards. Pokémon cards have soared in value by 3,261% over the past 20 years, according to data...
The Osbournes ‘changed TV forever’ and no reality show will ever compete
Metro
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July 30, 2025
In a nutshell? The Osbournes walked so The Kardashians could run (Picture: MTV/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock) Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness, the father of heavy metal music and… reality TV trailblazer? The Black Sabbath music legend died on July 22,...
I've been to every European holiday hotspot - these are the five overcrowded ones to skip and the lesser-known, cheaper swaps that are much more enjoyable
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
Summertime and the living is anything but easy if you’re planning on going south to certain hotspots this year. Locals in some of the best-loved destinations are venting their fury about overtourism in the height of the season – and beyond. The...
Local faithful excited for canonization
Florida Catholic
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STUART | When Blessed Carlo Acutis formally becomes St. Carlo during a canonization Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Sunday, Sept. 7, a teacher and students at a local school will be closely watching. Classrooms at St. Joseph School in Stuart...
Microsoft to create digital replica of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Hurriyet Daily News
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PARIS U.S. tech giant Microsoft has announced a partnership with the French government to build a digital replica of Notre-Dame Cathedral, France’s most visited monument, offering both a precise archival record of the Gothic structure and a...
Is ISIL a growing threat in the DR Congo and East Africa?
Al Jazeera
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July 30, 2025
In the early hours of Sunday, July 27, armed fighters attacked a Catholic church in the Komanda region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where about a hundred people had gathered for a night vigil. Dozens of people were killed and...
Cardinal Tagle at Influencers Jubilee: ‘Love Cannot Be Generated by an Algorithm’
National Catholic Register
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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urged Catholic content creators gathered in Rome for the first-ever Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers to “be discerning” in how they use their platforms, warning against the spiritual dangers of...
Cardinal Tagle at Influencers Jubilee: "Love cannot be generated by an algorithm"
ACI Africa
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July 29, 2025
“I pose this question: Will we let the water and blood of Jesus poured for love of us to be the true fluid of influence that will wash away all iniquity, falsehood, injustice, prejudice, manipulation, and violence?” Tagle asked the congregation....
Full text: Pope Leo XIV addresses Catholic digital missionaries and influencers
Texas Catholic
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July 29, 2025
The following is the full text of the address to Catholic digital missionaries and influencers given by Pope Leo XIV July 29, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica. In the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, peace be with you! Dear...
Notre-Dame Is Getting a Digital Twin That Is Accurate Down to the Inch
My Modern Met - California
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July 29, 2025
On December 7, 2024, Notre-Dame finally reopened its doors, nearly six years after a devastating fire tore through the iconic gothic cathedral. During that time, more than 2,000 craftspeople, including architects, carpenters, and artisans,...
AP News Summary at 5:54 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Hawaii TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. No substantial...
A voice for his generation, Tom Lehrer found laughter even in the most sensitive aspects of Jewish life and history By Benjamin Ivry 4 min read
Forward
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July 29, 2025
Tom Lehrer sits beside the piano in his house in Santa Cruz, California, in 2000. Photo by AP Photo/Paul Sakuma By Benjamin Ivry July 29, 2025 The American Jewish singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who died July 26 at age 97, drew on Yiddishkeit in his...
Remand in custody, not in prison
The Sun Nigeria
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July 30, 2025
“HE said the salvation of the country cannot (could not) be found in any of the existing political parties.” “7 LGAs violent-prone (violence-prone) in Bayelsa elections—NGO” “Pa Ukoha was a selfless community leader, (otiose comma) who committed...
As the global economy rebalances away from a historic Western core, SA must act strategically
Daily Maverick
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July 29, 2025
This is an edited version of Mcebisi Jonas’s address to the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s winter seminar on growth and transformation. The ground is shifting under us and South Africa, like every other modern economy, needs to be agile to deal...
Pope’s words to digital influencers: “Mend the nets”
Aleteia
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July 29, 2025
Pope Leo spoke with those in Rome for a Jubilee focused on those who have a voice through social media, speaking about three aspects of the mission they are called to. Pope Leo XIV urged about a thousand Catholic influencers on July 29, 2025, in...
Weekly Commentary: One Serious Silly Season
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Pixabay Just another week in Bizzarro Bubble World. Trump and Powell, donning construction hard hats, bicker in front of the cameras about the cost of the Fed’s refurbishment project. The spectacle made for interesting headlines: AP:...
Pope Leo condemns vile Isis terror attack on church which left 49 Christian worshippers dead
GB News
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July 30, 2025
Pope Leo has come out to condemn a brutal Isis attack on a church which left 49 Christian worshippers dead. The pontiff, alongside the UN, the US's State Department and a leading Christian group, have all reacted with fury to the mass killings -...