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Pope Leo XIV has expressed concern about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, joining the Cuban Bishops in calling for dialogue, profound reform, and respect for human dignity in the co...


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An Italian priest from the 1600s is credited with bringing skiing from remote Scandinavia to other parts of Europe. Father Francesco Negri was a natural history and geography buff, and he had many helpful hints for ...


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Litany

This is a litany of lost things, a canon of possessions dispossessed, a photograph, an old address, a key. It is a list of words to memorize or to forget–of amo, amas, amat, the conjugations of a dead tongue in which the final sentence has been spoken. This is the liturgy of rain, falling on mountain, field, and ocean– indifferent, anonymous, complete– of water infinitesimall...


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We live in unusual times, and Donald Trump is, to put it mildly, an unusual politician. His goals seem quite simple, and—once again—uniform. In private life, he believes in making a splash and winning in competitive pursuits, and a...


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The Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (SSPX) announced yesterday his intention to proceed with episcopal ordinations on July 1, saying the decision followed receipt of a letter from the Holy See...


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