Meeting a group of Italian draughts players, Pope Francis says that the game brings a "breath of fresh air" to our digital societies, marked by individualism.

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Each week we offer news from the Eastern Churches, in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient.

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President Tamás Sulyok is a catholic and was accompanied by his wife

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We learn how the Christian Jubilee came to be, through the proclamation of the Holy Year 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII.

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The restructuring of the ecclesial government in Ireland, after nine centuries without marked changes, will reduce the number of Bishops in the West of the country.

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Cardinal Kasper noted that it would be good to relive the tradition of the early Church of the Provincial and Plenary Councils, to respond to the different cultures in each region. Cardinals could function as Presidents of Plenary Councils in the region.

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The release is planned for April 18, 2025, Good Friday. The production will be filmed with special events, such as the Fall of the Angels and scenes in Hell.

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A report by Human Rights Watch says over 220 civilians in Burkina Faso have been killed by military forces accused of cooperating with Islamic militants.

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Ahead of International Marconi Day and 150 years since his birth, we recall the rich legacy of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor-entrepreneur who set up Vatican Radio in 1931 and installed a ‘big cell phone’ in Pope Pius XI’s car that connected to the Vatican.

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African Synod delegates have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for a three-day seminar to prepare for the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality scheduled to take place this October in the Vatican

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