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Every Movie Coming to Prime Video in August 2025
Prime Video has steadily emerged as one of the most exciting platforms in the streaming world, continually adding thrilling TV and film titles to its ever-growing catalog. Not only does it feature popular titles in its growing library, but Prime...

Tom Lehrer Gave Us One of the Best Jewish Holiday Songs, ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica’
Music May the funny, brilliant, subversive gifts he gave the world live on forever. And may his memory be for a blessing. Via Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The famously private Tom Lehrer, who passed away on Sunday, July 27 at age...

“Good conversation”: Jaishankar emphasises faith, dialogue and diplomacy after meeting Vatican Envoy
Written By: ANI | Published on: Jul 17, 2025 ANI Photo | “Good conversation”: Jaishankar emphasises faith, dialogue and diplomacy after meeting Vatican Envoy External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher,...

Pope Leo XIV addresses youth with heartfelt message amid growing global crisis: 'Never stop believing in a better world'
"Essential for everyone to reverse the order of things." by Kim LaCapriaJuly 30, 2025 Photo Credit: Getty Images Pope Leo XIV dispatched a message to a gathering of Scouts and Guides of France in Jambville recently during their "Clameurs!" rally,...

Jubilee year to include first Vatican event for Catholic ‘influencers’
In a historic move affirming the Church’s mission in the digital age, the Vatican will host Catholic content creators, evangelists, and influencers from around the world this July for a special Jubilee celebration for those spreading the Gospel...
Panel: Catholic influencers are blessings, not 'brands,' sharing the Good News
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholic influencers and online content creators are called to be authentic witnesses to their faith, and to build communities open to dialogue and truth, not to build "religious ghettoes," echo chambers or...

VATICAN - Climate crisis and ecological debt, the Bishops of Asia, Africa and Latin America: the “green Economy” risks being reduced to “modernization of capitalism”
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 Wolfgang Hasselmann. Pixabay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Saying “enough” to “false solutions” and calling on rich countries to settle “with urgent action” the ecological debt owed to the poorest nations. This is the meaning...

Letters to the Pope: A Hundred Kilograms of Hope and Humanity Delivered Daily to the Vatican
(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.11.2025).- In a small but determined ritual repeated each day in Italy, postal workers sort through handwritten envelopes, illustrated postcards, and carefully wrapped packages—all marked with a curious address: simply, “To...

Julian Schnabel to Receive Cartier Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival Ahead of ‘In the Hand of Dante’ Premiere
Julian Schnabel is set to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The American artist and director, whose films include “At Eternity’s Gate,” “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Basquiat,” will be...

First ‘green mass’ celebrated, the Pope wants to build solar power plant for Vatican
Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first ‘green mass’ at the Vatican on Wednesday, using new prayers dedicated to caring for God’s creation. The mass was held in the gardens of the new eco-education centre at the Vatican’s summer estate in Castel...

Holy See, Azerbaijan sign agreement on interreligious dialogue
The Holy See and Azerbaijan sign a memorandum to promote cooperation between the Church and the State with regard to interfaith relations. By Alessandro De Carolis A long journey, rooted in Vatican II, marked over the years by dialogue and mutual...

Neofascism, imperialism, war and revolution in the Middle East
First published at New Politics. Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon and has lived and taught in Paris, Berlin, and London. He is Professor Emeritus at SOAS, University of London. His many books include The Clash of Barbarisms (2002, 2006); Perilous...

Pope Leo XIV Adds Gaming Lore To Vatican History By Autographing A Reverse-Holo Popplio Pokémon Card For Pilgrim
Pope Leo XIV added an unlikely footnote to papal history this month when he blessed a Pokémon card and autographed a second copy for a Danish pilgrim who produced the trading card during a July 5 audience at the Vatican. What Happened: Reddit user...

American Peruvian Pope Souvenirs Stalled as Vatican Retailers Await Sacred License
With pilgrims flooding Rome for the Jubilee Year, souvenir stands near St. Peter’s Square are stocked with every pope except the one currently leading the Catholic Church. Two months after his election, León XIV’s official image still hasn’t been...

How to run the world
On 31 July 2024, an intriguing ceremony took place on Pheasant Island, a tiny sliver of land in the river Bidasoa, marking the border between France and Spain in the Basque Pyrenees. Under a lush canopy of trees, a handful of people disembarked...

The Pope at Vatican Radio: A Symbolic Visit
The high antennas of Santa Maria di Galeria (northwest of Rome) were particularly honored on this June 19, 2025, and for good reason: it had been 34 years since a pope had visited the shortwave transmission system that allows the voice of the...

Remand in custody, not in prison
“HE said the salvation of the country cannot (could not) be found in any of the existing political parties.” “7 LGAs violent-prone (violence-prone) in Bayelsa elections—NGO” “Pa Ukoha was a selfless community leader, (otiose comma) who committed...

As the global economy rebalances away from a historic Western core, SA must act strategically
This is an edited version of Mcebisi Jonas’s address to the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s winter seminar on growth and transformation. The ground is shifting under us and South Africa, like every other modern economy, needs to be agile to deal...

The Vatican’s ethical crusade in the age of AI: An interview with Bishop Tighe
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming society, the Vatican has emerged as an influential voice in the global conversation on AI ethics. Advocating for a human-centred approach to technology, the Holy See emphasises the...

Le pape à Radio Vatican : une visite chargée de symboles
Les hautes antennes de Santa Maria di Galeria (Nord-Ouest de Rome) ont été tout particulièrement à l’honneur en ce 19 juin 2025, et pour cause : cela faisait trente-quatre ans qu’un pape n’était pas venu visiter le dispositif d’émissions des ondes...