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Pope Leo XIV laments distortion of the Gospel for ‘particular interests’
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Pope Leo XIV lamented that there are cultural spaces where the Gospel is “distorted by particular interests” during a meeting with the Catholic Biblical Federation at the Vatican on Monday.
“New generations inhabit new digital environments where the word of God is easily overshadowed. New communities often find themselves in cultural spaces where the Gospel is unfamiliar or distorted by particular interests,” the pope said Nov. 17.
The Catholic Biblical Federation is an international organization — led by Cardinal Luis Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization — whose main goal is to promote the knowledge, dissemination, study, and pastoral ministry of sacred Scripture around the world.
The pontiff made clear that the group’s mission and vision “should always be inspired by the conviction that the Church draws life not from herself but from the Gospel.”
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“New generations inhabit new digital environments where the word of God is easily overshadowed. New communities often find themselves in cultural spaces where the Gospel is unfamiliar or distorted by particular interests,” the pope said Nov. 17.
The Catholic Biblical Federation is an international organization — led by Cardinal Luis Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization — whose main goal is to promote the knowledge, dissemination, study, and pastoral ministry of sacred Scripture around the world.
The pontiff made clear that the group’s mission and vision “should always be inspired by the conviction that the Church draws life not from herself but from the Gospel.”
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Pope Leo XIV laments distortion of the Gospel for ‘particular interests’
The Catholic Biblical Federation promotes the knowledge, dissemination, and study of sacred Scripture around the world.
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Lebanese Catholics abroad await Pope Leo XIV’s visit to their homeland with hope
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Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora are anticipating Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Lebanon, taking place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, with great hopes the new pontiff will continue his papal predecessors’ solidarity with the Middle East’s most Christian country.
While Lebanon’s current population currently stands at 5.8 million people, an estimated 14 million to 18 million people of Lebanese origin live in other countries, according to a 2024 Australian National University Migration Hub report.
Since the mid-1970s, millions of Lebanese have left the country after witnessing decades of instability and destruction brought about by the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War, military invasions by neighboring Israel and Syria, and, more recently, the country’s 2020 economic collapse.
Though many fled their homeland in search of peace and security abroad, many Lebanese held on to their Eastern Catholic identities and passed on their religion to their children, including the parents of U.S. vocations director for the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, Father Charbel Boustany, FFI.
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While Lebanon’s current population currently stands at 5.8 million people, an estimated 14 million to 18 million people of Lebanese origin live in other countries, according to a 2024 Australian National University Migration Hub report.
Since the mid-1970s, millions of Lebanese have left the country after witnessing decades of instability and destruction brought about by the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War, military invasions by neighboring Israel and Syria, and, more recently, the country’s 2020 economic collapse.
Though many fled their homeland in search of peace and security abroad, many Lebanese held on to their Eastern Catholic identities and passed on their religion to their children, including the parents of U.S. vocations director for the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, Father Charbel Boustany, FFI.
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Lebanese Catholics abroad await Pope Leo XIV’s visit to their homeland
Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora hope the new pontiff will continue his papal predecessors’ solidarity with the Middle East’s most Christian country.
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Cardinal Pizzaballa to visit Detroit to support humanitarian efforts in the Holy Land
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The Archdiocese of Detroit plans to welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa for a pastoral visit in December to help fundraise for efforts in the Holy Land.
“It is a blessing for the faithful of Detroit to welcome Cardinal Pizzaballa, whose courageous witness in the Holy Land strengthens the entire Church,” saidArchbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit in an announcement.
Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, is set to visit Detroit Dec. 4–7. He will celebrate Mass and take part in events to fundraise for “the dire situation and enduring hopes of the Church in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem,” the archdiocese reported.
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has roots dating back to 1099 but was reestablished in 1847 by Pope Pius IX. It encompasses Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Cyprus.
Members of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem work to preserve the holy sites visited by Jesus and the saints of the early Church.
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“It is a blessing for the faithful of Detroit to welcome Cardinal Pizzaballa, whose courageous witness in the Holy Land strengthens the entire Church,” saidArchbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit in an announcement.
Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, is set to visit Detroit Dec. 4–7. He will celebrate Mass and take part in events to fundraise for “the dire situation and enduring hopes of the Church in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem,” the archdiocese reported.
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has roots dating back to 1099 but was reestablished in 1847 by Pope Pius IX. It encompasses Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Cyprus.
Members of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem work to preserve the holy sites visited by Jesus and the saints of the early Church.
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Cardinal Pizzaballa to visit Detroit to support aid to Holy Land
The Archdiocese of Detroit plans to welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa for a pastoral visit in December to help fundraise for efforts in the Holy Land.
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Archdiocese of Detroit announces restructure due to shrinking numbers
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The Archdiocese of Detroit has announced a restructuring process that will lead to church closures and parish mergers as a result of declining church attendance, its archbishop said.
Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced in a letter over the weekend that due to a shrinking Catholic population in the archdiocese, a two-year restructuring process will see some parishes close while others will be collected into groupings called “pastorates,” led by one pastor and his team.
He said the “struggle to care for buildings and parish structures where there are very few people” is preventing the Church there to focus on “areas where the Church is growing.”
Weisenburger said that currently there are 900,000 Catholics in the archdiocese, and fewer than half of those attend Mass regularly. Many parish buildings were constructed at a time when there were 1.5 million Catholics in the archdiocese.
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Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced in a letter over the weekend that due to a shrinking Catholic population in the archdiocese, a two-year restructuring process will see some parishes close while others will be collected into groupings called “pastorates,” led by one pastor and his team.
He said the “struggle to care for buildings and parish structures where there are very few people” is preventing the Church there to focus on “areas where the Church is growing.”
Weisenburger said that currently there are 900,000 Catholics in the archdiocese, and fewer than half of those attend Mass regularly. Many parish buildings were constructed at a time when there were 1.5 million Catholics in the archdiocese.
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Archdiocese of Detroit announces restructure due to shrinking numbers
Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced a restructuring process for Detroit that will lead to church closures and parish mergers as a result of declining church attendance.
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Robert George resigns from Heritage Foundation board amid fallout over Carlson-Fuentes interview
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'We reached an impasse'
A prominent Princeton University professor, author and member of the Heritage Foundation's Board of Trustees announced his resignation from the influential conservative think tank on Monday amid lingering fallout from Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Nick Fuentes.
Robert P. George, a Catholic conservative legal scholar who serves as the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and had been a member of the Heritage board since 2019, announced in a Facebook post that he resigned in response to Heritage President Kevin P. Roberts not retracting an Oct. 30 video defending Carlson.
“Although Kevin publicly apologized for some of what he said in the video, he could not offer a full retraction of its content. So, we reached an impasse," George wrote.
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A prominent Princeton University professor, author and member of the Heritage Foundation's Board of Trustees announced his resignation from the influential conservative think tank on Monday amid lingering fallout from Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Nick Fuentes.
Robert P. George, a Catholic conservative legal scholar who serves as the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and had been a member of the Heritage board since 2019, announced in a Facebook post that he resigned in response to Heritage President Kevin P. Roberts not retracting an Oct. 30 video defending Carlson.
“Although Kevin publicly apologized for some of what he said in the video, he could not offer a full retraction of its content. So, we reached an impasse," George wrote.
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A prominent Princeton University professor, author and member of the Heritage Foundation s Board of Trustees announced his resignation from the influential conservative think tank on Monday amid
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Trump signs executive order combating discrimination against faith-based foster care providers
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A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump seeks to combat “ridiculous woke policies that discriminate against Christians and families of faith” seeking to serve as foster parents.
Trump signed an executive orderThursday titled “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families.” The executive order laments that “Some jurisdictions and organizations maintain policies that discourage or prohibit qualified families from serving children in need as foster and adoptive parents because of their sincerely-held religious beliefs or adherence to basic biological truths.”
Trump ordered Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “publish annually a scorecard that measures and is used to evaluate State-level achievement of key outcomes and metrics that reduce unnecessary entries into foster care” that evaluates states’ “partnerships and collaboration with appropriate non-governmental allies, including faith-based organizations” as well as several other factors.
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Trump signed an executive orderThursday titled “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families.” The executive order laments that “Some jurisdictions and organizations maintain policies that discourage or prohibit qualified families from serving children in need as foster and adoptive parents because of their sincerely-held religious beliefs or adherence to basic biological truths.”
Trump ordered Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “publish annually a scorecard that measures and is used to evaluate State-level achievement of key outcomes and metrics that reduce unnecessary entries into foster care” that evaluates states’ “partnerships and collaboration with appropriate non-governmental allies, including faith-based organizations” as well as several other factors.
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Trump signs executive order combating discrimination against faith-based foster care providers
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump seeks to combat ridiculous woke policies that discriminate against Christians and families of faith seeking to serve as foster parents
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Protest erupts as bill protecting underage girls from forced marriage passes in Pakistan province
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In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced child marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan on Friday passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill.
The Balochistan Child Marriages Restraint Act 2025 sets 18 as the legal age for marriage in Balochistan Province and introduces severe penalties for those involved in child marriages. The provincial governor is expected to sign the legislation into law this week.
Under the legislation, an adult male contracting a child marriage, and anyone who facilitates it, will face two- to three-years imprisonment and a fine ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 Pakistani rupees ($353 USD to $707 USD). Courts may add an additional three-month imprisonment if fines are not paid.
People who solemnize marriages, known as Nikah Khawans, along with Nikah Registrars and union council secretaries, will be legally required to verify the Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) of both parties before solemnizing a marriage. Failure to do so will be a criminal offense punishable by up to a one-year imprisonment and a fine of up to 100,000 Pakistani rupees ($353 USD).
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The Balochistan Child Marriages Restraint Act 2025 sets 18 as the legal age for marriage in Balochistan Province and introduces severe penalties for those involved in child marriages. The provincial governor is expected to sign the legislation into law this week.
Under the legislation, an adult male contracting a child marriage, and anyone who facilitates it, will face two- to three-years imprisonment and a fine ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 Pakistani rupees ($353 USD to $707 USD). Courts may add an additional three-month imprisonment if fines are not paid.
People who solemnize marriages, known as Nikah Khawans, along with Nikah Registrars and union council secretaries, will be legally required to verify the Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) of both parties before solemnizing a marriage. Failure to do so will be a criminal offense punishable by up to a one-year imprisonment and a fine of up to 100,000 Pakistani rupees ($353 USD).
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Protest erupts as bill protecting underage girls from forced marriage passes in Pakistan province
In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced child marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan on Friday passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill
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