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Pope Leo XIV greeted Polish pilgrims renewing the Jasna Góra Vows of the Polish Nation. The vows were first made in 1956. The Pope said the vows' call for moral renewal remains relevant today.

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Meta has agreed to pay $16.68 billion to settle a lawsuit with 29 US states and territories. The company will also implement measures to protect children from addiction. Meta is accused of using mechanisms that encourage addiction in children.

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He emphasized the need for conscious and active participation. The Pope's comments were made during his general audience talk in St. Peter's Basilica.

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Léon XIV received Bernard Arnault in private audience at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting comes a month before the Pope's trip to France. The Church is seeking funding for the trip, which could cost around 20 million euros.

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Amy Nash and her three children find healing in Sacred Heart of Jesus after the death of her husband and their father. The family copes with the loss after a battle with cancer.

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Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean meet in Rome to discuss prevention, recovery and social integration. The meeting aims to put forward a response based on community, faith and shared responsibility. The challenge is not only to recover those who have fallen, but to build communities that can prevent abandonment.

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Abp Wojciech Polak led a Mass on the 70th anniversary of Jasnogórskie Śluby Narodu. The event was held on August 26. Abp Polak emphasized the importance of living according to the Gospel.

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Pope León XIV said understanding Vatican II reform should lead to rejecting liturgical abuses. He spoke during the general audience on August 26, 2026, at the Basilica of St. Peter.

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Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Second Vatican Council Fathers' decision to promote liturgical reform, focusing on the 1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. He explained the ideas behind the reform, quoting St. Paul VI before he was elected pope, as well as popes Pius XI, Pius XII, and St. John XXIII.

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Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ delivers homily at Sacred Hearts Mission Church, Kapalua. Bishop's homily marks 200th anniversary of St. Patrick's Church, Maudabawn.

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Pope León XIV defended the Vatican II liturgy reform, stating it follows the living tradition of the Church. He emphasized the importance of active participation of the faithful in the liturgy. The Pope's comments were made during his general audience at the Vatican.

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The Diocese of Firenze holds a Jubilee at San Lorenzo a Montefiesole. The Jubilee is a rare event. The Diocese of Firenze has the privilege of celebrating the Jubilee.

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Pope Leo XIV told recently confirmed young people that the Holy Spirit is a light to let shine each day. He recalled that the Church commemorates Saints Augustine and Monica this week.

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Theologian Hildegund Keul warns that an AfD state government in Saxony-Anhalt could pressure churches to self-liquidate. Keul analyzes the party's influence on churches.

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