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The Nile Mosaic at Palestrina
The Past
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August 20, 2025
Subscribe now for full access and no adverts If the ‘Nile Mosaic’ had been put on display in the Vatican Museum in Rome, it would be the star attraction, certainly of the Egyptian rooms, surrounded by crowds of visitors. As things are, though, the...
Mark Carney to visit Germany, Poland, Latvia
Toronto Sun
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August 23, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada The Prime Minister's three-day trip comes as trade tensions and the war in Ukraine put Carney's fledgling Liberal government to the test Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference after...
A Loving-Kindness Meditation to Heal Your Inner Child
Lion's Roar
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Thich Nhat Hanh, our teacher, described love as an extremely powerful energy that has the capacity to transform ourselves and others. But many of us find it difficult to direct love toward ourselves. We quickly become aware of negative feelings...
I Missed the Bus
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 23, 2025
In 1993, when I was in 11th grade at Black Lion High School, a pair of teenagers from Atlanta who called themselves Kriss Kross had the world jumping—literally. Their breakout hit, “Jump,” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and dominated...
Nature abuse threatens human lives – Cardinal Turkson slams ‘galamseyers’
MyJoyOnline
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August 19, 2025
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, a prominent figure at the Vatican, has delivered a searing critique of illegal mining, locally known as "galamsey", asserting that the destruction of nature is a direct threat to human life. His remarks, rooted...
Who was the slain nuncio Archbishop Courtney?
The Pillar
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August 15, 2025
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated Thursday a memorial to the slain nuncio Archbishop Michael Aidan Courtney in Burundi. Cardinal Pietro Parolin lays flowers at a memorial to Archbishop Courtney in Minago, Burundi, on...
AMECEA Members Agree on Creation of Diocesan Crisis Management Teams to Address Communication Delays
ACI Africa
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August 19, 2025
He gave the example of how the Vatican covered the illness of Pope Francis as one of the best ways to handle crisis communication, saying, “It was very efficient.” He emphasized the need for the Church operating in a digital environment to be...
Pope: Choose love of God and neighbour for true human flourishing
Vatican News
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August 23, 2025
Pope Leo meets Catholic legislators and urges them to build a world rooted in justice, conscience, and love of God. By Vatican News Pope Leo XIV on Saturday addressed participants in the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the International Catholic...
And you wouldn’t believe me if I told you
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 23, 2025
That’s how the cow ate the cabbage. A grim business, isn’t it? I’m told it’s about telling it like it is, getting down to brass tacks. As if a man’s life could be so neatly hammered into place. There was a story, they said, about an elephant in a...
Maha is backing this ‘natural’ infertility treatment. Is it the right’s path to limiting IVF?
The Guardian
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August 23, 2025
Illustration: Mel Haasch/The Guardian For Erica L and her husband, in-vitro fertilization was the “nuclear option”. After two years of trying to conceive, Erica and her husband had no idea why they could not have a baby. Doctors said only that...
Calling mom, fact checking, and all grown up
The Pillar
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August 22, 2025
Happy Friday friends, Pope Leo has called on all Catholics today to observe a day of fasting and prayer for peace. I certainly will, and I am sure I’ll be joining you all in doing so. But, while you are doing that, please also enjoy a very happy...
Widespread Hunger And Deaths: Our Deafening Silence Is Unacceptable And Immoral, By Prof. Usman Yusuf
Sahara Reporters
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The words of Thomas Aquinas, the foremost scholastic thinker and one of the most influential philosophers, are as true and fitting today as when they were said centuries ago: "He who is not angry when there is a just cause for anger is...
In the news… quick recap of the week’s news – Aug. 23, 2025
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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August 23, 2025
Here is a quick “Cliff notes” version of the news items of the week that did not get into RInewsToday a a full article. If you are interested in learning more, try searching using this name – if you can’t find anything, get in touch with us at...
Israeli defense minister warns of destruction unless Hamas yields
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city could be destroyed unless Hamas yields to his country’s terms, as the world’s leading authority on food crises said the city is gripped by famine from...
Widespread hunger and deaths: Our deafening silence is unacceptable, immoral
Daily Trust
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August 23, 2025
The words of Thomas Aquinas, the foremost scholastic thinker and one of the most influential philosophers, are as true and fitting today as when they were said centuries ago: “He who is not angry when there is a just cause for anger is immoral....
‘Camera Nun’ Lismy selected for prestigious James Alberione Award
News9 Live
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August 19, 2025
India News ‘Camera nun’ Limsy Lismy CMC, widely known as ‘Camera Nun’, has been selected for the prestigious James Alberione Award for her contributions to media production. Limsy, who hails from Kerala, will be bestowed with the prestigious award...
FAO Director-General’s Papal Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Vatican City - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, had a Papal Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican City today, which was their first official meeting following the inauguration Mass of the Holy Father’s Pontificate on 18 May...
Read This If You’re Traveling to Europe Soon: A Major EU Border Rule Change Is Coming
Wego Travel Blog
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August 15, 2025
*Images are for illustration purpose only EES starts 12 October 2025: stamps out, biometrics in What changes: The Schengen Area is replacing manual passport stamps with a digital entry/exit record (the so-called EES – Entry Exit System). On your...
Ben Proudfoot’s‘ ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Docs Program at TIFF Festival
Los Angeles Sentinel - California
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August 21, 2025
Ben Proudfoot’s “The Eyes of Ghana,” executive produced by the Obamas, tells the story of Chris Hesse, the personal cinematographer to Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo Courtesy of TIFF) Oscar-winning filmmaker Ben Proudfoot will open this...
Focus founder James Dobson, a major force in U.S. evangelicalism, dies
The Tennessean
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James Dobson, the Christian family psychologist-turned media titan who founded Focus on the Family and launched a career in public ministry in which he exerted influence over the highest levels of American politics, has died. He was 89. The...