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It Was a Masonic Temple; Now the Church Is "Baptizing" It and Converting It into a Catholic Space, Thanks to Saint Joseph
(ZENIT News / Steubenville, 08.23.2026).- The College of St. Joseph the Worker is transforming the historic Masonic temple in Steubenville, Ohio, into an athenaeum - a term the Church uses to describe the best of classical culture -, creating a space wher
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Questions about liturgy: When Candles Should Be Used
(ZENIT News / Rome, 08.22.2026).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. Q: Is it correct to celebrate the sacraments without any lit candles,
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German Millionaire Offers 500 Euros for Every Child Baptized; German Diocese Responds with These Measures
(ZENIT News / Augsburg, 08.22.2026).- A wealthy German businessman wanted to make it easier for families to bring their children to the baptismal font. His answer was unusually direct: €500 for every child baptized in participating Catholic parishes aroun
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Canadian Army Bans Service Members from Invoking God: Here's the Catholic Church's Response
(ZENIT News / Otawwa, 08.22.2026).- A dispute over how military chaplains may speak about spirituality has opened a broader question in Canada: can an institution committed to religious freedom require believers to set aside the language of their faith wh
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What does the Mexican Catholic Church say about MORENA's reform, which aims to censor news reports in the media?
(ZENIT News / Mexico City, 08.22.2026).- Mexico's Catholic bishops have entered the country's debate over broadcast regulation with a warning that goes beyond the technical rules governing radio and television: protecting audiences, they argue, must never
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What Should Good AI Legislation Look Like? Leo XIV Offers Guidance to Catholic Legislators
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 08.20.2026).- On the morning of Friday, August 21, Pope Leo XIV received a group from the International Catholic Legislators Network in a private audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace. Below is the English tra
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Pontifical Delegate for the Institute of the Incarnate Word Appoints New Council (With a Majority of External Members) and Announces New Official Website
(ZENIT News / Rome, 08.21.2026).- The Vatican has taken another significant step to regain effective control of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, placing its future increasingly in the hands of a government team selected under pontifical authority and
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New platform to help clergy turn sermon archives into books
(ZENIT News - ICN / London, 08.21.2026).- The hardest part of writing a book is having something worth saying. For many clergy, years of sermons, Bible studies and teaching mean that much of this work has already been done. Your Book Pro, a British book-w
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Catholic church vandalized in Israel's capital amid ongoing attacks
(ZENIT News / Tel Aviv, 08.21.2026).- The destruction of statues and crosses at a Catholic church in Jaffa has once again brought an increasingly uncomfortable question to the surface in Israel: how secure is the Christian presence in the Holy Land when h
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The Pope Arrives, Rupnik Departs: Lourdes Shrine Announces Permanent Mosaic Ceiling by Former Jesuit Accused of Abuse
(ZENIT News / Lourdes, 08.21.2026).- The façade of the Basilica of the Rosary at Lourdes will soon lose one of its most recognizable artistic features. All of the mosaics created by the former Jesuit Marko Rupnik will be covered, and unlike earlier measur
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