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African bishop slams ‘outdated, biased’ global finance system

Nuns stand next to copies of L’Osservatore Romano newspaper with headlines in Latin of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Friday, May 9, 2025, a day after he was elected as the first North American pope. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.)

Debate over Latin Mass heats up after apparent leak of Vatican documents that undermine Pope Francis

Jul 2
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Former Liberation Theology leader criticizes ‘excess’ of social issues by Latin American bishops

Jul 2
Eduardo Campos Lima

File photo of San Francisco de Asis Parish in Naga City. (Credit: San Francisco de Asis Parish via CBCP News.)

Filipino parish temporarily closed after teen commits suicide

Jul 3
Joseph San Mateo

The Oxford Botanic Garden in England. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

British Church to shut down Bioethics office

Jul 3
Charles Collins

Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, with priests. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

African bishop slams ‘outdated, biased’ global finance system

Jul 3
Ngala Killian Chimtom

File photo of San Francisco de Asis Parish in Naga City. (Credit: San Francisco de Asis Parish via CBCP News.)

Filipino parish temporarily closed after teen commits suicide

Jul 3
Joseph San Mateo

The Oxford Botanic Garden in England. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

British Church to shut down Bioethics office

Jul 3
Charles Collins

Nuns stand next to copies of L’Osservatore Romano newspaper with headlines in Latin of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Friday, May 9, 2025, a day after he was elected as the first North American pope. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.)

Debate over Latin Mass heats up after apparent leak of Vatican documents that undermine Pope Francis

Jul 2
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

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