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Pope surprises 100K youth at Vatican Jubilee
Premier Christianity News
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More than 100,000 young Catholics packed into St. Peter’s Square erupted in joyful cheers as Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance during the Jubilee of Youth opening ceremony in Rome. The Pope unexpectedly toured the square in his popemobile...
No Market, No Problem: Hot Venice Sales Titles Include New Projects from Oscar Isaac, Amanda Seyfried and Mads Mikkelsen
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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August 26, 2025
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...
Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
Lancaster Farming - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
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Leo XIV to inaugurate Borgo Laudato Si’ with Andrea Bocelli
Aleteia
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August 26, 2025
Extending over 35 hectares of gardens and 20 hectares of farmland, the site boasts more than 3,000 plants from 300 species, vineyards, and olive groves. On September 5, 2025, Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the Borgo Laudato Si’, a new ecological...
Enabling mission-critical agility through the power of hybrid critical networks
South Africa Today
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August 26, 2025
Across Africa, business leaders are facing a new challenge. As operations expand and operate in mission-critical environments, they require communication networks that provide more than just basic connectivity. They must drive efficiency, reduce...
Chicago’s Killerspin gifts Pope Leo custom ping-pong table
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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A very unique gift from a local company is making waves all the way in Rome. When Chicago’s Killerspin first delivered a ping-pong table to the Vatican back in 2016, it was a gesture of goodwill. Now, nearly a decade later, they’ve done it again...
The Artist Freeing Museums’ Captive Instruments
Hyperallergic
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August 26, 2025
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Why AI models are bad at verifying photos
Columbia Journalism Review
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Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Many of the latest large language models, including OpenAI’s recently released GPT-5, tout an impressive capability: reasoning about images. We have seen viral trends of AI models geolocating...
It’s Time to Add Old Testament Saints to the Liturgical Calendar
National Catholic Register
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With apologies to the Polish Catholics celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa on Aug. 26: Blessings for the feast of Melchizedek. Yes, that Melchizedek, from Genesis 14 and Hebrews 7 and Psalm 110 and hymned at a thousand priestly...
Watch out, the pizza police are out there
The Economic Times
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August 25, 2025
Italy has a very non-nasty habit of turning everything into art - whether on a catwalk or plate. Which is why even pizza - essentially toppings on flatbread - has been elevated to high culture. But as with all art, there's always a lurking fear:...
‘Was drowning’: Gen Z whiz cracks home loan puzzle
Cairns Post
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At just 21 years old, Sydney entrepreneur Nick Melrose realised his dream of owning a home was slipping through his fingers. Instead of giving up, he built a weapon to fight back – and it could help tens of thousands of Aussies do the same. “I was...
We’re all concerned about where world is headed, says Pope
Aleteia
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August 25, 2025
“Authentic human flourishing,” he explained, is not found in consumer convenience or unrestrained autonomy, but in what the Church calls integral human development At the Vatican, on August 23, Pope Leo XIV addressed members of the International...
Pope: Catholic legislators must help build ‘city of God’
Catholic Star Herald - New Jersey
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August 25, 2025
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service 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...
Ascension Parish bookings for Aug. 14-21, 2025
The Advocate - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on Aug. 14-21: Aug. 14 Gann, Bryce David: 41138 Wendy Drive, Prairieville; 41; two counts failure to appear-bench warrant, prohibited acts-drug paraphernalia, possession of Schedule...
Noomi Rapace On Playing Mother Teresa In Teona Strugar Mitevska’s ‘Mother’: “She Walked The Dark Corridors Of Her Own Soul” – Venice
Deadline
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August 26, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Noomi Rapace is not one to shy away from a challenge. The Swedish actor has long been unafraid to tackle roles that are physically and emotionally demanding – whether it be her through her raw breakthrough performance in 2007’s Daisy...
'Meemaw' solves mysteries with a Yat accent at Rivertown, while storm stories brew nearby
Nola - Louisiana
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Mysteries, mischief and a malevolent storm are making themselves felt as playhouses and more celebrate live theater in the Crescent City. Who Dat Whodunnit? Marie Macalusa is known as "The Agatha Christie of Barataria Boulevard." From that one...
The World and Everything in It: August 26, 2025
World - North Carolina
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August 26, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MARY REICHARD, HOST: Good morning! California debates a bill that expands who can take custody of a child...
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic legislators to look to Augustine’s ‘City of God’
Catholic News Agency
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August 23, 2025
Vatican City, Aug 23, 2025 / 09:30 am Pope Leo XIV on Saturday urged Catholic lawmakers to draw inspiration from St. Augustine’s “City of God” as they navigate shifting global politics, warning against reducing the idea of human flourishing to...
Why You Can't Take Photos Inside The Sistine Chapel (There's A Copyright Involved)
SlashGear
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August 22, 2025
In 2022, Hollywood star and motorcycle enthusiast Jason Momoa issued an apology after clicking pictures in the Sistine Chapel. Two years later, television personality Martha Stewart also drew condemnation for clicking photos inside the famous...
What is human prosperity? Pope Leo XIV answers based on St. Augustine
Zenit
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August 23, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 08.23.2025).- On the morning of Saturday, August 23, Pope Leo XIV received the participants in the 16th annual meeting of the International Network of Catholic Legislators in a private audience. Below is the English...