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A Faithful Catholic Is a Well-Formed Voter

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Memorials Across India Mark 5 Years Since Jesuit Father Stan Swamy Died in Custody

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Training Journalists to Be Peacemakers: EWTN Summer Academy Concludes in Rome

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Tony Abbott: ‘Sometimes Governments Must Choose the Least Bad Option’

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U.S. Ambassador Describes July 4 Dinner With Pope Leo XIV

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Lebanon’s Christians Fear Sovereignty Will Be Traded in Regional Diplomacy

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Vatican's Archbishop Gallagher has 'frank and illuminating' meeting with Nigerian sultan (The Sun (Lagos))

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, met in Nigeria with Sa’adu Abubakar, the sultan of Sokoto and president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.

“We had a very frank and illuminating conversation,” Archbishop Gallagher told journalists after the July 6 meeting. “It was good to hear that many of our positions regarding the role of religious leaders, both on the Catholic side and the Muslim side, coincide. For me, this is a reason for optimism regarding the religious cohesion of the country and our shared commitment to working for the good of all Nigerians.”

Salisu Shehu, the council’s deputy-secretary general, said that “there was a strong call for all religious and faith communities to work together to combat hate speech, especially the growing and unfortunate phenomenon whereby some individuals openly insult religious leaders who are highly respected within their various faith communities.”

Nigeria, a nation of 243 million (map)--the most populous in Africa and sixth most populous in the world—is 47% Muslim, 46% Christian (11% Catholic), and 7% ethnic religionist.

Vatican releases preparatory document for extraordinary meeting on Amoris Laetitia (CWN)

The Holy See Press Office, General Secretariat of the Synod, and Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life released the preparatory document for the upcoming Vatican meeting on the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia.

Pope begins 3-week stay in Castel Gandolfo (Vatican News)

Pope Leo XIV began a three-week stay at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo on the evening of July 5.

“I am very happy to be here among you and to spend the next few weeks with a little rest, a little prayer, a little reading, and, hopefully, a little sport here in Castel Gandolfo,” Pope Leo said to local residents upon his arrival. “Coming together is always an important moment, and I am happy that you are all here. Thank you for your welcome, and thank you for being brothers and sisters.”

For centuries, the popes have customarily spent at least part of their summers in Castel Gandolfo. Pope Francis abandoned the custom after 2013; Pope Leo resumed it last year, to the delight of local residents.