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A Volunteer’s story of working in SA in the Bambisanani Partnership, KZN
South Africa - The Good News
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August 19, 2025
A Life-Changing Journey: My Experiences in South Africa by Leona Vaduthala In July 2025, I travelled to South Africa through the Bambisanani Partnership – a visit that began as a volunteering opportunity but changed into something far deeper and...
Social media, Catholicism and the ‘hot’ priests
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 9, 2025
With a nod to digital life, Merriam-Webster has expanded its "influencer" definition to include a "person who is able to generate interest in something (such as a consumer product) by posting about it on social media." Pope Leo XIV didn't use that...
Column: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested he could be the kind of climate...
Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Vatican News
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August 19, 2025
The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches is the Curial department responsible for dealing, on behalf of the Pope, with matters that affect the Eastern Catholic Churches, whose proper territories extend from Ethiopia to the Middle East, from Europe...
When the ghost is feminist, the joke cuts deep
Frontline - The Hindu
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August 19, 2025
Ashoka (J.P. Thuminad) in the new breakout Kannada horror comedy Su from So, guzzles local liquor, dances wildly at weddings, watches porn on his phone, eyes the local beauty, and upon being presented with the unexpected opportunity of secretly...
Explainer: How tourism can bring the dollars home
Financial Express
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Tourism could be India’s biggest source of export earnings, free from tariffs. However, that will require a massive infusion of funds not just to promote India as a prime destination for foreign tourists but also build the necessary...
OBITUARY: Deacon Rafael de los Reyes, 86
Florida Catholic
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CORAL GABLES | Deacon Rafael de los Reyes, the first and longest-serving permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Miami, died July 22, 2025. He was 86 years old. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Augustine Parish in Coral Gables July 25, 2025, by...
Golem, gods and AI: How religions are reshaping ethics in a machine-driven world
Interesting Engineering - New York
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August 15, 2025
Silicon Valley loves a disruption narrative—but no one quite expected religion to be the next adopter. Far from fading, faith is quietly onboarding billions of new users, even as AI becomes the world’s unofficial operating system. One might assume...
Kuwait: 4 Visas Under New Online System Explained Duration, Fees, How To Apply
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Everybody is welcome. This was the message Kuwaiti officials conveyed as they announced a comprehensive plan for boosting tourism and attracting visitors by facilitating the process of issuing visas . During a recent press...
Zelensky switches tactics and wardrobe for White House meeting
Knews Kathimerini
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House on Monday in a sharply tailored black suit, signaling a shift in approach from his tense February meeting with former President Donald Trump. The earlier encounter, which featured...
Today-History-Aug19
Rocky Mountain Outlook
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August 19, 2025
Today in History for Aug. 19: On this date: In 1099, the armies of the First Crusade defeated the Saracens at the "Battle of Ascalon," a historic Palestinian city on the Mediterranean coast, one month after they had captured Jerusalem. Today in...
Holy See to Build a Solar Power Plant
FSSPX.NEWS
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The principle of this plant is based on the installation of solar panels on farms. The goal is to ensure the complete energy supply of the Vatican City State, but also to serve as a symbol of awareness of the protection of Creation. The agreement...
Behind in the tourism race? Just 99.52 lakh foreign tourists visited India in 2024
Business Today
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August 18, 2025
India recorded 99.52 lakh foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in 2024, with the United States and Bangladesh topping the list of source countries over the last five years, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Lok Sabha on Monday....
Hungary May Host Putin–Zelenskyy Summit
Hungarian Conservative
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August 19, 2025
After an unusually calm and pleasant meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO and European leaders, US President Donald Trump announced that arrangements were under way for a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine...
Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
Gulf Today
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August 18, 2025
While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested he could be the kind of climate...
Cardinal Kikuchi: Youth fighting selfishness are the hope of the Church
Catholic News Agency
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July 30, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 30, 2025 / 13:39 pm President of Caritas Internationalis Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, praised the Church’s young humanitarians this week for their generous dedication to the world’s poor, saying they are bearers of hope...
Pope Leo at 100 Days: After Francis, Back to Tradition
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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August 16, 2025
Today marks the 100th day of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy — a milestone spotlighting a leader whose first months have been both humble and impactful. Born Robert Francis Prevost on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, he has already made history as the first...
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo is becoming climate champion we need
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested he could be the kind of climate...
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Homily
Catholic Diocese Of East Anglia
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August 18, 2025
Each year, on 15 August, the Church celebrates with great joy the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast is one of the most significant in the liturgical calendar, proclaiming our faith in the victory of Christ over sin...
Ghana Grieves: Pope Leo XIV offers prayers after fatal helicopter crash
Happy FM
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August 8, 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State has extended his heartfelt condolences to the people of Ghana. A telegram sent to Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference,...