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Tag: Pope Leo XIV
She Stopped Expecting Anyone to Knock
My grandfather still prays every name aloud. Every evening before bed, he sits in his chair by the window and works through a long, unhurried
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The Crisis of Vocations: Is Vatican II Really to Blame?
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Few topics in the Catholic Church continue to generate as much debate as the legacy of the Second Vatican Council. More
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The Culture of Power: Why Politics Is Losing Its Purpose
By Lavoisier Fernandes – There is a growing sense across the world that something has shifted in the way politics is understood and practised. Across
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For Respect for Human Life: In the light of Magnifica Humanitas
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for July 2026 – “For Respect for Human Life” – invites us to focus on one of the most important
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Have A Heart!
It seems to be a never-ending circle of hate, violence and war; destruction, division and discrimination. Today, corruption, exclusion and exploitation reign supreme. Politics has
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Magnifica Humanitas: Pope Leo XIV’s Moral Test for the Age of AI
Janina Gomes – Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, arrives at a moment when the world is dazzled by machines and unsettled by their
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Beyond Sports: Pope Leo XIV’s June Intention
“Let us pray that sport is a tool for peace, encounter, and dialogue between different cultures and peoples, that it instils values such as respect,
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Recovering the Human Heart of Education
The reopening of schools after the summer vacation is always a moment of hope. Classrooms come alive again with children’s voices, fresh notebooks, new dreams,
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Ten Takeaways from Magnifica Humanitas
By Lavoisier Fernandes – It is often said that when the Pope speaks, the world listens. Throughout its history — and especially over the past
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Magnifica Humanitas – A Moral Vision for the Digital Age
The danger is not that AI thinks for us, but that we stop thinking for ourselves. The time has come to awake. Yes, “Magnifica Humanitas,”
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Sexuality Is Not the Church’s Only Moral Issue
By Lavoisier Fernandes For decades, public discourse about Christianity — especially Catholicism — has revolved around sexuality: who people sleep with, who they marry, what
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Beyond Illness: Why Care Matters a Lot?
Recently, I visited Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, where I witnessed thousands of young people accompanying the sick and the disabled to the grotto
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The Scandal of Plenty: Hunger in an Age of Waste
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Every month, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to pray for a particular intention. This May, the prayer intention
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Not a Politician, Yet Not Silent: The Priest’s Role in Public Life
Fr. M. Titus Mohan – Can Priests Talk About Politics? This question is not new, but it is being asked with renewed intensity today. During
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