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Microsoft supports making Europe’s languages and cultures more accessible in the digital realm
Microsoft
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July 21, 2025
Editor’s Note: This blog is also available in Italian, Spanish, French, and German. Europe is home to more than 200 languages and a rich cultural legacy that spans thousands of years, preserved in millions of cultural assets that tell the story of...
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...
Microsoft to create digital twin of Notre-Dame 'to help supp...
Modern Ghana
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Microsoft is working with the French government to digitally recreate Paris' iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, France's most visited monument, the US tech company said Monday. Notre-Dame was reopened last December after a five-year restoration...
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...
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...
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...
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 -...
Pope Leo XIV cheers on charity soccer match for children from war zones
Catholic News Agency
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July 16, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 16, 2025 / 10:30 am Pope Leo XIV has encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to support sick and injured children from war zones. “It is still possible — it is always possible —...
Religion news 30 July 2025
Religion Media Centre
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July 30, 2025
Board of Deputies: government must not reward Hamas The Board of Deputies of British Jews says it is seeking clarification that the UK government will not recognise a Palestine state while Hamas fails to meet UK demands, including accepting a...
A Tribute to David Tracy
Church Life Journal - Indiana
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July 29, 2025
In October 1994, I arrived for the first time at Hyde Park as an invitee of my friend Daniel Garber to serve as a visiting professor in the department of philosophy. While I was unfamiliar with many of the names of my new colleagues at the...
Evangelizing on social media more than just gaining followers, Leo XIV reminds influencers
Catholic News Agency
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July 29, 2025
ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 29, 2025 / 16:29 pm Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday participated in the Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on the occasion of the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, encouraging them to create encounters...
Every Movie Coming to Prime Video in August 2025
Movie Web
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July 29, 2025
Prime Video has steadily emerged as one of the most exciting platforms in the streaming world, continually adding thrilling TV and film titles to its ever-growing catalog. Not only does it feature popular titles in its growing library, but Prime...
Pope Leo XIV condemns brutal machete attack that killed 49 Christians during prayer in DR Congo
Fox News
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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pope, the United Nations and a leading Christian group have all condemned a new major attack on Christians in the...
Christians 'hacked with machetes' while praying for peace in horrific church attack
Fox News
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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pope, the State Department, the United Nations and a leading Christian group have all condemned a new major attack on...
Tate reveals the main reason for its lower attendance figures
The Art Newspaper
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July 29, 2025
• Tate Modern alone had 609,000 visitors from Europe aged 16 to 24 in 2019-20, but just 357,000 in 2023-24 • Tate’s domestic visitor numbers at 95% of pre-Covid level, but international numbers at around 61% • Government statistics show visitors...
Cardinal Tomasi: Religious communities can play key roles in nuclear disarmament
Detroit Catholic
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July 22, 2025
(OSV News) – Religious communities can "contribute to the global architecture of disarmament and restraint" in several "specific ways" that foster dialogue, prevention and accountability, said Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, a longtime Vatican...
‘Nurture a Culture of Christian Humanism,’ Leo XIV Reminds Digital Influencers
National Catholic Register
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‘It is not simply a matter of generating content but of creating an encounter of hearts,’ the Pope said while sharing three missions or challenges when it comes to evangelizing online. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday participated in the Mass celebrated in...
Evangelizing on Social Media More Than Just Gaining Followers: Pope Leo XIV to Catholic Digital Influencers
ACI Africa
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July 29, 2025
For Pope Leo, peace “needs to be sought, proclaimed, and shared everywhere; both in places where we see the tragedy of war and in the empty hearts of those who have lost any meaning of life and the desire for introspection and the spiritual life.”...
wedotv expands distribution deal with tivùsat in Italy
Broadband TV News
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July 23, 2025
Global ad-supported streaming TV network wedotv and Italian free TV platform tivùsat have expanded their distribution partnership to include wedotv’s FAST Channel wedotv BIG stories. The platform, which serves all of Italy, Vatican City, and San...
An Ignatian Approach to Astronomy with Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ
Word on Fire - Washington D.C.
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July 7, 2025
Guy Consolmagno, SJ, is a Jesuit brother and planetary scientist whose research focuses on meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies. In 2015, Pope Francis appointed him director of the Vatican Observatory. Br. Guy is...