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New Wine and Old Wineskins

Vatican Media presents a story by Dale Recinella, a former Wall Street finance lawyer who, along with his wife Susan, acts as a chaplain for prisoners in Florida.

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Kyiv accuses Moscow of blowing up dam as thousands flee flooding

Ukraine has accuses Russia of blowing up a massive dam on the Dnipro River, forcing thousands of people to flee catastrophic flooding, and urges the United Nations to intervene. However, Moscow denies responsibility for the disaster in the Russian-occupied Kherson area in southern Ukraine.

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Ukraine: Cardinal Zuppi’s mission assesses next steps to be taken for peace

Pope Francis‘ special peace envoy to Ukraine concludes his 2-day mission to the war-ravaged nation.

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Filipina Franciscan Sister: Witnessing and valuing the virtue of charity

Sister Helen Palacay, a Filipina former social communication head of FMIJ in the Philippines, shares the importance of giving service of charity in the lives of people and discusses how Franciscan mission helps the society in strengthening people's faith towards the Church.

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Pope Francis pays brief visit to Gemelli hospital for evaluation

Pope Francis visits Gemelli hospital on Tuesday and returns to the Vatican before noon.

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The cross and war: Visual words

To recount the unspeakable horror of war, European artists -- including those far away from the Church – used the image of Christ’s death on the cross. The Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, established by Pope Paul VI in 1973, preserves significant evidence of this. Several masterpieces are on exhibit; others are kept out of the public eye in warehouses and storerooms.

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Bias, injustice built into global financial systems – UN Chief

The United Nations Secretary-General calls for reform in the global financial system to address “historic injustices and systemic bias”.

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Experts ‘worried’ dry season may worsen transboundary haze despite assurances

Transboundary haze from Indonesia will no longer be an issue despite an anticipated dry season, says an Indonesian minister ahead of the Asean transboundary talks in Singapore. But experts remain worried.

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Pope Francis' itinerary for World Youth Day 2023

The Holy See Press Office releases the itinerary of Pope Francis' visit to Portugal from 2 to 6 August for the 37th World Youth Day.

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IOR reports net income of 29.6 million euro in 2022

The Institute for Works of Religion ("Istituto per le Opere di Religione" or IOR) publishes its annual report, highlighting its commitment to comply with “the highest ethical and regulatory international standards” and noting that its Moneyval rating “puts the Institute as one of the best-ranked institutions in the world.”

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