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Pentecost: The Spirit of the Lord Filled the Earth

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U.S. Bishops Urge Congress to Boost Housing Funds as Homelessness Surges

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Class of 2026: Catholic Commencements Offer a More Demanding Call

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Malta Pro-Life Campaign Challenges 6 Parties On Abortion, Euthanasia

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Bishop Barron Speaks On U.S. Religious Roots Ahead of Nation’s 250th Anniversary

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Learn to Love Mother Mary With New Booklet on Consecrating Families to the Immaculate Heart

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USCCB publishes slides related to pastoral response to pornography (CWN)

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published two sets of slides (1, 2) related to its pastoral response to pornography.

Nigerian archbishop encourages faithful to forgive attackers (ACI Africa)

Stating that “vengeance is for God,” a Nigerian archbishop encouraged the faithful to forgive the perpetrators of recent attacks.

“I know they are hurting and traumatized, but as children of God and people of faith, I want to encourage the victims of this violence, both those of Palm Sunday and the recent killings in Gassa, to embrace forgiveness rather than seeking vengeance; vengeance is for God,” Archbishop Matthew Ishaya Audu of Jos said in an interview on May 20.

“God, in his own time, will liberate us from all these killings in our country,” he added.

Holy See 'gravely concerned' about attacks on civilians in armed conflicts (Holy See Mission)

Addressing a UN Security Council discussion, a Vatican diplomat said that the Holy See “is gravely concerned by the growing disregard for international humanitarian law and by the normalization of conduct that places civilians increasingly at risk.”

“Attacks on places of worship and religious communities are gravely concerning,” Msgr. Robert Murphy, chargé d’affaires of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, said on May 21.

Msgr. Murphy also emphasized the “urgent need to protect medical personnel and facilities” and said that “the growing role of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, in warfare is a matter for concern. The use of technology must always be grounded in ethical responsibility, since no machine can replace the moral judgment required when human lives are at stake.”