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Mexican priest appeals to violent criminals to repent and convert this Lent

With Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Mexican priest Father Manuel Corral called on those involved in criminal violence to use this liturgical season as an opportunity for inner conversion.

Colombia's bishops appeal for peace and reconciliation in the country

Colombia's bishops concluded their 120th Plenary Assembly with a call to the country for conversion and dialogue. The bishops also urged citizens to take part in the upcoming elections, exercising their right to vote “in full freedom and conscience, without corruption.”

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What this 115-year-old Catholic youth movement can teach a secular Europe

Founded under Russian imperial rule in 1910, Lithuania's Ateitis federation has survived occupations and secularization to become a rare model of sustained Catholic youth engagement in Europe.

Fears over Israeli expansion into West Bank

A Palestinian official in the occupied West Bank has labelled Israel's latest expansion of control there as a brutal blow to peace efforts.

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Head of U.S. bishops joins call for Notre Dame to drop appointment of pro-abortion professor

The school has indicated it will stick by its decision for Professor Susan Ostermann to lead a university institute.

New film brings to life the Book of Revelation

Written, created, and directed by Simón Delacre, “The Apocalypse of St. John” will air in theaters across the United States Feb. 15–17.

Pope appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla a Member of Dicastery for Bishops

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as a Member of the Dicastery for Bishops, as she continues her service as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

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On Valentine’s Day, Boston Archdiocese welcomes marriages into Church with convalidation ceremony

The archdiocese has seen growing interest in the ceremony for several years.

Pope: Christian faith is lived in charity, adapted to contemporary needs

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the National Confederation of the Misericordie of Italy, and encourages lay people to live out the Christian faith in acts of charity that respond to the needs of our times.

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Lord’s Day Reflection: On tablets of human hearts

As the Church marks the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Edmund Power reflects on the theme: “On tablets of human hearts”.

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