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 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast/fratelli-tutti/2022/09/fratelli-tutti-audiobook-english-introduction1.html Vatican Radio presents Fratelli Tutti The Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP   Introduction 1.  “FRATELLI TUTTI”. [1]  With these words, Saint Francis of Assisi addressed his brothers and sisters and proposed to them a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. Of the counsels Francis offered, I would like to select the one in which he calls for a love that transcends the barriers of geography and distance, and declares blessed all those who love their brother “as much when he is far away from him as when he is with him”. [2]  In his simple and direct way, Saint Francis expressed the essence of a fraternal openness that allows us to acknowledge, appreciate and love each person, regardless of physical proximity, regardless of where he or she was born or lives. 2. This saint of fraternal love, simpl...

  Fratelli Tutti Audiobook - Encyclical Letter by Pope Francis - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast/fratelli-tutti.html

  How America's Religious Identity Has Settled—But Not Stopped Shifting - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2025/08/02/how-americas-religious-identity-has-settled-but-not-stopped-shifting/?eti=26337 ANALYSIS OPINION, LOCAL CHURCH, YOUNG PEOPLE The Overall Religious Affiliations Of Americans Have Remained Largely Unchanged Over The Past Five Years. Photo: Consolata América How America’s Religious Identity Has Settled—But Not Stopped Shifting What does this mean for the future of religion in the United States? If current patterns hold, Gallup suggests that Christian affiliation could dip below 50% once millennials become the nation’s senior generation—or even sooner, should Gen Z and the next cohorts maintain their distance from organized religion How America’s Religious Identity Has Settled—But Not Stopped Shifting | ZENIT - English ANALYSIS OPINION, LOCAL CHURCH, YOUNG PEOPLE The Overall Religious Affiliations Of Americans Have Remained Largely Unchanged Over The Past Five Years. ...

  5 Things to Know About Saint John Henry Newman, Newest Doctor of the Church https://www.churchpop.com/5-things-to-know-about-saint-john-henry-newman-newest-doctor-of-the-church/

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  Nicaragua: CSW calls for release of detained Protestant pastor and seven others https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52938

St John Henry Newman set to become newest Doctor of the Church - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/st-john-henry-newman-set-to-become-newest-doctor-of-the-church.html

  Pope at Mass: Creators should promote encounters between hearts - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/pope-at-mass-creators-should-promote-encounters-between-hearts.html

  Pope to catechumens and neophytes: You are the salt of the world and the light of the earth - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/pope-leo-xiv-discourse-french-catechumens-29-july-2025.html

   Most countries have Christian majorities – that is, more than half of all people in those places identify as Christian, according to a   recent Pew Research Center report . However, the Christian share of the population has dropped in many countries. And some countries lost their Christian majority between 2010 and 2020, largely because millions of Christians around the world  left the religion . How we did this ew Research Center conducted this analysis as part of our  ongoing research on how the world’s religious composition is changing . This analysis is based on more than 2,700 sources of data, including national censuses, large-scale demographic surveys, general population surveys and population registers. The  COVID-19 pandemic  caused widespread delays in the collection of census and survey data, and some estimates for 2020 in this analysis are based on data that was not made public until 2024. Our estimates cover 201 countries and territorie...

  Nuns Carry Virgin Mary Statue Through Chicago Airport: 'Our Lady Conquering Hearts' https://www.churchpop.com/nuns-carry-virgin-mary-statue-through-chicago-airport-our-lady-conquering-hearts/

  Pope to Vietnamese catechists: You are never alone - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/pope-to-vietnamese-catechists-you-are-never-alone.html

New York photographer wins freedom to express messages consistent with her beliefs on marriage - ZENIT - English : New York state law forces photographer and blogger Emilee Carpenter to create photographs and blogs celebrating same-sex weddings if she does so for weddings between one man and one woman. Penalties for violating the law include fines of up to $100,000, a revoked business license, and up to a year in jail.

Vatican Gives New Guidelines for Implementing Synodality: Now Under Pope Leo XIV - ZENIT - English : What will happen now with the arrival of Pope Leo? Sister Nathalie Becquart commented: "The plan approved by Pope Francis and confirmed by Pope Leo includes local, national, and continental assemblies, up to the Ecclesial Assembly in Rome."

 China: out of top ten countries with most Christians, first place in people not affiliated with a religion - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2025/07/19/china-out-of-top-ten-countries-with-most-christians-first-place-in-people-not-affiliated-with-a-religion/?eti=25784

  Gaza: A people under attack amid the globalization of indifference - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-07/editorial-andrea-tornielli-gaza-parish.html

Philippine Bishops Sound Alarm on Online Gambling Crisis: “A New Virus Destroying Our People” - ZENIT - English : The moral gravity of the bishops' appeal is unmistakable. It denounces the illusion of online betting as mere entertainment or a harmless pastime, insisting instead that it is "a sophisticated trap" engineered to ensnare vulnerable populations—especially the young and the poor

Muslims on the rise, Christians on the decline: UK releases census data - ZENIT - English : Perhaps the most striking revelation: fewer than half of UK residents now identify as Christian. The number, 46.64% of nearly 67 million respondents, marks a turning point for a country historically shaped by Anglican cathedrals and Catholic parishes LOCAL CHURCH "Christians And Muslims: Extinguishing The Fire Of War And Lighting The Candle Of Peace." Photo: AICA Muslims on the rise, Christians on the decline: UK releases census data Perhaps the most striking revelation:  fewer than half of UK residents now identify as Christian . The number, 46.64% of nearly 67 million respondents, marks a turning point for a country historically shaped by Anglican cathedrals and Catholic parishes Muslims on the rise, Christians on the decline: UK releases census data | ZENIT - English (ZENIT News / London, 07.13.2025).- In an unprecedented collaboration, three of the United Kingdom’s leading statisti...