World’s Highest IQ Holder Publicly Professes Christian Faith

Gaza parish priest: Gaza is a ‘cage’ where bombs kill (also) hope. The need for a truce

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Speaking to AsiaNews, the parish priest describes the tragic reality of a population that is getting more desperate by the day. The war continues in the shadow of Israel-Iran confrontation, with a glimmer of hope for fresh ceasefire negotiations. Netanyahu is set to visit the White House next week. Palestinians in Gaza show photos of Israeli children killed by Hamas on 7 October.

World’s Highest IQ Holder Publicly Professes Christian Faith, Citing Quantum Physics and the Mystery of Consciousness

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What makes Kim’s statement particularly compelling isn’t merely the boldness of his confession in an increasingly secularized intellectual climate. It’s the reasoning he offers: not in defiance of science, but through it—especially through the lens of quantum physics.

Vatican: A French bishop succeeds Cardinal O’Malley as head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

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Archbishop Verny, 58, brings extensive pastoral and administrative experience to the role. Born in France, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris before joining the Commission in 2022

Towards the Dalai Lama’s succession: Chinese communist government interference to decide a “reincarnation”

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On the eve of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will recognise his next reincarnation. Religious tradition will thus be respected while China will be excluded from any role. However, Beijing immediately responded by claiming control over the process. This heralds a future with two Dalai Lamas and a major legitimacy crisis that could turn into a wider geopolitical confrontation.

Municipal government buys house where Pope Leo XIV grew up: unanimous decision

Tim Daniels

The plan doesn’t end at real estate. Odelson says the village will establish a nonprofit to manage preservation efforts and launch a capital campaign to restore the house and surrounding area. “We’re not just buying a building,” he explained. “We’re creating a space that could become sacred to millions.”

What Science Says About Medjugorje: During the Apparitions There Is Energy Around The Visionaries

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Scientists affirm that during the ectasis of Medjugorje’s visionaries “there is enormous energy around them.”

8,583 Women Were Accompanied and Consoled by the Adoratrices, Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and Charity

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As the Sisters explain, beyond the numbers, there is a face cared for, and each process initiated with a woman is also a story of dignity, justice, and hope. All of this is carried out around their charism of Adoration and Liberation. This is the Adorers’ Social Work, together with the Foundations and Associations that are part of this great international network, has offered spaces of welcome, training, and advocacy to women in contexts of prostitution, trafficking, violence, social exclusion, gender-based violence, homelessness, or addiction.

Pope asks all Catholics to pray for this intention in July with unprecedented prayer

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In The Pope Video this month, Leo XIV reads an original prayer, asking the Holy Spirit for the grace to learn how to discern. In a world that is changing constantly, discernment is necessary more than ever to make the right decisions.