Shared criteria for discerning new institutes, a delegate for consecrated life in every diocese, and contracts or memoranda of understanding covering formation, gender equality, remuneration and the administration of assets. And an ad limina Visit prepared with the entire local Church, experienced as an “exchange of gifts” in a dialogue that is not “one-directional”, and subject to independent evaluation.

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The pattern of giving has been particularly striking. The average donation has been around €200—approximately twice the average single donation in France in 2024—and some contributions have exceeded €10,000.

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The agreement aimed at resolving the serious dispute over the liturgy within the Syro-Malabar Church was implemented for the first time yesterday at the Cathedral Basilica of St Mary in Kochi, which had become the epicentre of the tensions.

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A recent court ruling in Athens has brought an old controversy into sharp new focus, concluding—on the basis of testimony and evidence examined during litigation—that the flame is lit through human intervention rather than appearing through a supernatural event

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The guidelines apply broadly to bishops, priests, deacons, ministers, pastoral workers, communicators and the wider Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Aracaju

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Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, September 6, 2026

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Remarks by the Pope to seminarians from the "Pius XI" Pontifical Regional Seminary of Apulia in Molfetta and the Diocesan Seminary of Aversa.

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Dr. David Closson, director of FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, described the ruling as “a serious threat to religious liberty,” in addition to threatening parental rights.

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According to the Opus Dei’s latest statement, a public deed signed on September 24, 1962 granted in perpetuity the useful domain — while not transferring ownership — of both the old hermitage and the image. The agreement included responsibilities for restoration, conservation, the promotion of worship and access for pilgrims

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Official documents trace a policy chain from preschool language instruction and boarding schools to mainland classes, vocational training, and labor transfer.

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By Sandra Valentina – Some churches are built with stone. Some are built with history. But some are built with the prayers of generations.  In the

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Every September 8, the Church marks a feast that rarely makes headlines: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In many parishes across Asia, it

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