Earthquake in Indonesia kills 38; Catholic festival cancelled

Earthquake in Indonesia kills 38; Catholic festival cancelled

At least 38 people have died and thousands have been displaced after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesiaโ€™s predominantly Catholic island of Flores. The Diocese of Labuan Bajo canceled the closing celebrations of the Golo Koe Maria Assumpta Nusantara Festival, while a major priestly formation celebration in Ledalero was moved outdoors after earthquake damage made the chapel and reception hall unsafe.

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Pope: ‘The purity of Mary’s soul leads us toward glory of Heaven’

Pope: ‘The purity of Mary’s soul leads us toward glory of Heaven’

During Mass in Castel Gandolfo for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Leo XIV marvels how the Blessed Virgin Mary, through God’s grace, leads us toward Heaven, insisting that love is “humanityโ€™s most beautiful adornment,” stressing that it “transfigures, transforms, ennobles and lifts us up, making us light, free and close to God, even amid lifeโ€™s ups and downs.”

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Hope for a wounded Amazon: โ€œThe Pope knows where it hurts usโ€

Hope for a wounded Amazon: โ€œThe Pope knows where it hurts usโ€

In the communities of the Peruvian Amazon, anticipation is growing over Pope Leo’s arrival in the country that shaped his missionary journey. The bishops of Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado hope that the papal visit to Pucallpa will be much more than a celebration: a call to conversion, unity, and renewed defense of the peoples of the Amazon.

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Church condemns the execution of three death-row inmates in the U.S.

Church condemns the execution of three death-row inmates in the U.S.

Three death-row inmates were executed by lethal injection in the United States on Thursday, August 13, in three different states. According to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), an organization that advocates for the abolition of the death penalty, this was the first time in more than sixteen years that three executions had taken place in the country on the same day.

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Church and organizations in Peru defend human dignity and human rights

Church and organizations in Peru defend human dignity and human rights

The Church, representatives of social organizations, Indigenous peoples and communities, grassroots groups, and human rights defenders from nine regions of southern Peru gathered in Cusco to share experiences, hear about the different realities across the territories, and develop common proposals in favor of dignity, justice, peace, and the common good, as part of the Southern Macro-Regional Meeting, โ€œWeaving Voices for Dignity.โ€

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