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Pope Leo Puts The Brake On Church Reforms

Pope Leo XIV sought to reassure Catholics in his first interview published Thursday that he would not change key doctrine on gay marriage and women deacons, after his predecessor's divisive papacy.

International Business Times

Could first millennial saint Carlo Acutis' PlayStation controller become a relic?

London-born Italian boy Carlo Acutis was a computer whiz with a talent for coding and a love of video games, according to his mother.

Euronews

Scottish charity in global campaign to boycott trade with illegal Israeli settlements

AN AGENCY of the Catholic Church in Scotland has joined an international campaign calling on governments to boycott trade with illegal Israeli…

The National (Scotland)

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Relic of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint stolen from Venezuelan parish

A relic of Carlo Acutis was stolen from a parish in western Venezuela, the coordinator of a youth group devoted to the man known as “God’s Influencer” has confirmed

The Independent UK

New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to $230 million settlement in clergy sex abuse case, attorneys say

The New Orleans Archdiocese has agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Catholic church canonises its first gamer saint, and one of his favourite games was Halo

Wonder how he felt about the Covenant.

PC Gamer

Voices: What teen influencer Carlo Acutis becoming a saint says about Pope Leo’s Catholic Church

COMMENT: As the British-born Italian teenager is canonised, following a campaign by his wealthy family, Catherine Pepinster asks how the Catholic Church can honour the deserving people whose supporters don’t have the means to lobby on their behalf

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Estonia celebrates its first beatification ceremony in historic moment for Catholic community

"This day is a great gift not only to the Catholic Church in Estonia, but to the whole Catholic Church and Estonian society," - wrote Bishop Philippe Jourdan of Tallinn on the occasion of the first beatification in the history of the Estonian Church.

Euronews

Vatican Receives First LGBTQ Pilgrimage

In a first for the Vatican, more than a thousand LGBTQ Catholics and their supporters are this weekend holding a pilgrimage, in what they are promoting as an important sign of diversity in the Church.

International Business Times

LGBTQ+ Catholics descend on Rome in Holy Year pilgrimage and celebrate a new sense of acceptance

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Catholics and their families have descended on Rome for a Holy Year pilgrimage

The Independent UK

Pope hints at surprise liberal stance on LGBT issues after meeting with prominent US advocate: ‘It was wonderful’

Reverend James Martin says the U.S. pontiff expressed in their Vatican meeting a ‘desire to welcome all people’

The Independent UK

Pope urges fellow Augustinians to work for unity as he opens their assembly

Pope Leo XIV has urged his fellow Augustinians to work humbly for unity in the Catholic Church

The Independent UK

Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy of welcome

Pope Leo XIV has met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church

The Independent UK

Two years after her death, a biopic on Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor is in the works

The Irish musician died in 2023 at the age of 56. The future biopic should focus on her early career and is backed by the producers of the 2022 documentary 'Nothing Compares'.

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The Independent UK

Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works from company behind Lady Macbeth

Film has reportedly been in the works since the release of acclaimed documentary ‘Nothing Compares’

Evening Standard

Madonna urges Pope Leo to go to Gaza ‘before it is too late’

Pope Leo, who became the first US head of the Catholic Church in May, renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in July.

The Independent UK

Anglican convert to receive one of the Pope’s biggest honours

The designation is one of the most significant decisions of Leo's young papacy and also carries deep personal meaning

International Business Times

Vatican Embraces Social Media 'Digital Missionaries'

Sister Albertine, a youthful French Catholic nun, stood outside the Vatican, phone in hand, ready to shoot more videos for her hundreds of thousands of followers online.

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The Independent UK

Yellowstone actor Josh Lucas marries meteorologist Brianna Ruffalo inside Vatican City

The couple dated for two years before Lucas proposed in June 2024

International Business Times

Italy Sorts Vast Piles Of Post For Popular Pope Leo

Leo XIV has not long been pope, yet the American head of the Catholic Church already receives 100 kilogrammes of letters a day, faithfully sorted by the Italian post office.

Al Jazeera

How were babies’ mass graves discovered in church-run home in Ireland?

A local historian’s research led the Irish government to find an unmarked mass grave with remains of about 800 children.

Radio France Internationale

Twelve new accusers say French priest Abbé Pierre sexually abused them

A year after the first claims of sexual abuse by the French priest and charity founder Abbé Pierre, 12 more people say they were assaulted. Seven of them say they were minors at the time. The Catholic Church and Emmaüs, the charity organisation founded by Abbé Pierre, have put in…

The Conversation

How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean, the spiritual adviser to a…

The Independent UK

Vatican leak undermines Pope Francis and inflames debate over Latin Mass

The leak could place pressure on Pope Leo to change the traditional Catholic ceremony

The Independent UK

Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit

Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful

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