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Pope Leo XIV’s first five months in 17 stunning images from ICE criticism to Vatican reforms
Pope Leo XIV has made a splash during his first five months leading the Catholic Church. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV became the first American pope in history when inaugurated in mid-May following the death of Pope...
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As Feds Move to Charge Uber Driver for Some LA Fires, Prosecutors Fail to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountabile
Noting that two-thirds of the world's countries have abolished capital punishment, the UN human rights office asserted that "it's time to end it—everywhere, for everyone." "You can free a prisoner. You can clear a conviction. But you can’t correct...
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Bank employee raised safety concerns before being held hostage, and other Saginaw-area news this week
SAGINAW, MI — Here are a few headlines from Saginaw County last week that attracted reader interest. Michigan bank employee raised safety concerns before being held hostage, assaulted for hours A Saginaw Township bank branch employee repeatedly...
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LifeSite launches new campaign to end surrogacy worldwide
Blogs We are joining calls from campaigners, rights groups, from the Vatican and from pro-life groups worldwide to demand a global ban on surrogacy. (LifeSiteNews) — Hello, my friends. Today we bring you news of a new campaign: to criminalize the...
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Top Vatican official Cardinal Pietro Parolin sees ‘perverse spiral of hatred’ in Israel-Gaza war
VATICAN CITY — The Hamas attack on Israel two years ago “was inhuman and indefensible,” the Vatican secretary of state said, and Israel’s two-year-long war on Gaza has had “disastrous and inhuman consequences.” “It is unacceptable and...
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In first ‘motu proprio’ Pope Leo sets new norms regulating Vatican investments
Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic letter issued “motu proprio” creates new standards for Vatican investments and repeals a 2022 rescript from Pope Francis related to the administration and management of the Holy See’s financial activities, according...
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Top Vatican official prays for end to ‘perverse spiral of hatred’ in Israel-Gaza war
Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Vatican News) The Hamas attack on Israel two years ago “was inhuman and indefensible”, the Vatican Secretary of State said this week, and Israel’s two-year-long war on Gaza has had “disastrous and inhuman consequences”....
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Pope Leo reforms controversial Vatican bank rules established by Francis
News The motu proprio overturns Francis-era provisions that required the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) to operate exclusively through the Vatican bank. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — On September 29 Pope Leo XIV signed...
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Top Vatican Diplomat Criticizes Israeli Ongoing Massacre in Gaza
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The highest-ranking diplomat of the Vatican sharply criticizes Israel's 'ongoing massacre' in Gaza in comments published on Monday. This constitutes one of the harshest criticisms of Israel's genocide in Gaza from a senior...
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Joshua Zirkzee wants out of Man United - full details revealed, how club can fill black hole in finances with Saudi tour jackpot and another new goalkeeper on the Red Devils' radar: MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL
Joshua Zirkzee's frustration with his current situation at Manchester United has reached a point where he is looking for an exit route in January. Zirkzee was an unused substitute in the 2-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, the fourth time in...
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Carta al Vaticano: ahora, Maduro le pide al papa que lo ayude a “preservar la paz”
Por EFE El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, manifestó este lunes que espera que la “diplomacia del Vaticano” ayude a su país a “preservar la paz”, en un contexto en el que denuncia la intención de EE.UU. de propiciar un “cambio de régimen”...
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Pope reexamines financial reforms
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis' more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank. Leo abrogated the 2022 law that had...
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Pope Leo XIV to visit war zone in first trip outside Vatican City
09:11 ET, 07 Oct 2025 For his first foreign trip as pope, Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon — a pilgrimage that will be symbolic to both Christians and Muslims(Image: Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Pope Leo XIV...
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Leo’s first financial reform: A new dawn or history on repeat?
Credit: Vatican media. Pope Leo XIV has repealed a major financial regulation instituted by Pope Francis, and allowed Vatican curial departments to again make use of international banks and investment vehicles for managing Vatican assets. The...
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Pope Leo trims powers of Vatican bank
[Source: Reuters] Pope Leo cancelled the Vatican bank’s sole authority over investments held by the city-state, rolling back one of the financial reforms of his predecessor Francis. In a short decree, Leo said the Vatican bank, known officially as...
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Pope Leo loosens Vatican financial reins
Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV on Monday loosened the Vatican’s rules on financial investments, rolling back a reform introduced by his predecessor Francis. In a “Motu Proprio”, or legal change, the US pope repealed Francis’s 2022 order that...
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Top Vatican diplomat condemns Gaza 'carnage'
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The Vatican’s top diplomat Cardinal Pietro Parolin has issued one of the Church’s strongest rebukes of Israel’s war in Gaza, denouncing what he called an “ongoing massacre” in comments published on Monday. The Vatican's secretary of state,...
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Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount is buying the successful news commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as editor-in-chief of CBS News. The...
Vatican, Unicef speak out against online violence and abuse, 2
Widespread abuse There are millions of victims of sexual assault all over the world. In late 2024, Unicef reported that 370 million girls and women were and would be subjected to child rape or sexual assault before age 18. The UN agency said in a...
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Pope Leo rips up Vatican laws as he unpicks Francis's troubled financial legacy
13:55 ET, 06 Oct 2025 Francis' policies were controversial(Image: Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Pope Leo XIV has begun to roll back some of Pope Francis' more contentious financial reforms and decisions, notably...
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