Archimandrite Andrei (Coroian)A humble elder who prays unceasingly, gentle and kindhearted, a strict faster and zealot of the faith, a good shepherd and wise instructor, he transformed the Holy Cross Monastery near the village of Cășiel-Strâmbu into a wellspring of holiness and a center of pilgrimage.
Russia confirms that a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks will be held with Ukraine this week in Abu Dhabi after a brief pause amid concerns over the human cost of a war in which combined military casualties on both sides are estimated to be approaching two million.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the 30th World Day for Consecrated Life, praising consecrated men and women for living out their steadfast faith even in the most difficult of circumstances, and inviting them to be 'leavens of peace' and 'signs of hope.'
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Alexandra KalinovskayaMost of all, we were struck by his meekness, humility, and his amazing joy: He rejoiced in every person, receiving him as family, regardless of who it was.
Part 2. “Reactionary Peoples Will Disappear from the Face of the Earth…”Alexander Mosyakin“Ruthless struggle not for life, but to death with the Slavdom treacherous to the revolution… —exterminatory war and unrestrained terror.”
Pope Leo XIV meets with David Ryan, a former student at Blackrock College in Ireland, and listens to his story of the abuse he and his late brother, Mark, endured at the Catholic secondary school.
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Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah Crossing to Egypt, but restrictions remain. The full reopening of the Rafah crossing was part of the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that went into effect in mid-October on condition that all living and deceased Hamas-held hostages were returned to Israel.
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Throughout the United States, the Catholic Church is using restorative approaches to transform historical injustices, respond to crime and incarceration in communities, and as a practical tool to heal wounds of division at the local and diocesan level, according to the Executive Director of Catholic Mobilizing Network.
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Cardinal Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nunico to Syriapapal representative in Damascus since 2008, whose mandate was extended by Francis—who created him cardinal in 2016—submitted his resignation Monday upon reaching the age limit. Over these nearly seventeen years, he has carried out intense diplomatic and humanitarian activity in the Middle Eastern country, becoming a steady point of reference for a population suffering from war, poverty, terrorism, sanctions, crises, and earthquakes.
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Ariadna NefedkinaGod is not a judge who waits for your mistakes. God is the way home, where you are always welcome, even if you have gone astray a hundred times.
Non Nobis Domine Non Nobis Sed Nomini Tuo Da Gloriam
