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A growing passion for agriculture
When most people think of agriculture, they picture tractors, cows and endless fields of corn. I used to think that way, too, until I found myself standing in a hazelnut orchard in Italy, tasting freshly crushed hazelnut spread and listening to a...

Eucharist and charity: The traits that unite Pope Leo’s first saints
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization Mass Sept. 7, declaring the sainthood of two young Italians whose devotion to the Eucharist nourished a deep involvement in the...

Village petitions bishop to save brutalist church from demolition
Locals in a village near Bath with an unusual brutalist church are appealing to the bishop to be able to buy it before it is demolished. Built in 1967, the bold angular design of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Batheaston stands out against the...

Critics question Vatican-Azerbaijan interfaith pact
The Vatican signed last month a memorandum of understanding on interreligious dialogue with Azerbaijan, alarming critics who accuse the Azeri government of ethnic cleansing and practicing “caviar diplomacy” by exerting cultural and economic...

UPSC Key: Microplastics, Kyoto Protocol and India’s energy transition goals
Army overhaul: Drones to be in action at battalion level Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies III: Challenges to internal security through communication...

With festivities and papal prayer, the Vatican aims to attract the young
VATICAN CITY — Nuns danced in conga lines. Teenagers bounced up and down to the rhythm of bongo drums. And thousands sang along as singers and bands alternated sets on the huge stage built just last month in a Roman suburb for a youth festival...

Brazilian Catholic Priest on Visit to Angola with Relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis Says “Holiness possible for everyone”
“In Angola, as in many African countries, young people face great difficulties — poverty, violence, lack of opportunities, impatience, and the temptation of unrestrained consumerism. Recently, we saw unrest and looting caused by impatient youths....

Harry Styles spotted enjoying Rome and Vatican with Belgian designer as ex-1D star continues love affair with Italy
HE has made no secret of his love for Italy – and now it seems Harry Styles is enjoying showing off his favourite spots there. The former One Direction singer was seen wandering through Vatican City and Rome with Belgian-Congolese designer Kim...

The Vatican will become the first country in the world to produce 100% clean energy
(ZENIT News / Rome, 08.01.2025).- In a quiet corner of the Roman countryside, an ambitious project is taking shape—one that seeks not only to power the Vatican City entirely through renewable energy, but also to embody the Catholic Church’s...

The Vatican’s asset manager made a record profit serving the Church. How much? We reveal it here
(ZENIT News / Rome, 08.01.2025).- In an age when financial transparency has become a moral as well as a managerial necessity, the Vatican’s central asset office, APSA, has emerged as a surprising example of fiscal health and accountability within...

Q&A with the new president of Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One of Pope Leo XIV’s early appointments was naming Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro to be the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The 66-year-old monsignor is a bioethicist who earned a medical degree before entering the...

Eucharist and charity: The traits that unite Pope Leo XIV’s first saints
Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization Mass Sept. 7, declaring the sainthood of two young Italians whose devotion to the Eucharist nourished a deep involvement in the cultures of their day. Pier Giorgio Frassati was born April 6,...

Boom Studios' Full November 2025 Solicits With Brzrkr: Bleeding Tide
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The news, the [papal?] chefs, and the [murder] hornets
Hey everybody, It’s the Feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa (and my mom’s birthday), and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post. Before the news, I want to share with you this reflection that Pope Leo gave yesterday to altar servers who traveled to...

From Aamir Khan's digital strategy to the Vatican's social media push
Dear Readers, It's the first day of August, and we're kicking off the month with a look at some fascinating developments across media and entertainment. Today's stories touch on a bold new experiment in film distribution from Aamir Khan, a major...

Pope Leo XIV appoints new director of the Vatican Observatory
Vatican City, Jul 31, 2025 / 12:11 pm Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed astronomer Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, as the new director of the Vatican Observatory. D’Souza, who has worked at the Vatican’s astronomical research and educational...

No Market, No Problem: Hot Venice Sales Titles Include New Projects from Oscar Isaac, Amanda Seyfried and Mads Mikkelsen
The Venice Film Festival has no official market — no Marche du Film, no European Film Market — meaning the deals on the Lido tend to happen quietly, in hotel suites at the Excelsior and over spritzes along the Lungomare. But sellers still see the...

Italy OKs Vatican plan to turn Rome field into solar farm to meet Vatican City's electricity needs (World)
Photo: AP Photo/ Gregorio Borgia, File FILE - A view of the antennas of the Vatican Radio, which beams the Pope's words around the world, is seen in Santa Maria di Galeria, on the outskirts of Rome, on April 11, 2001. Italy agreed Thursday to a...

Vatican strikes solar farm deal to become the world’s first carbon-neutral state
ROME (AP) — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome, once… ROME (AP) — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome, once the source of...

Catholic legislators must help build ‘city of God,’ pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic legislators are called to enact laws that reflect love of God and love of neighbor, Pope Leo XIV told an international group of lawmakers. “The future of human flourishing depends on which ‘love’ we choose to organize...