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- Rome or home? Expats look for best way to survive the pandemic
  
  After a year without U.S. pilgrims, tourists and university students, some American expats in Rome have packed up and moved home. But others who teach at study abroad programs or work with pilgrims...
  
  Christians, Muslims must spread hope, says Vatican message for Ramadan
  
  Christians and Muslims share a conviction that God calls them to be "witnesses, restorers and builders of hope" both in this life and for the life to come, said the leaders of the Pontifical Council...
  
  Pope Francis calls for unity in the Church during COVID crisis
  
  Being “imprisoned” in the Vatican and unable to resume his regular schedule due to Italy's COVID-19 lockdown does not mean Pope Francis has quieted down.
  
  Vatican holds criminal trial for man accused of shoplifting
  
  On Thursday the Vatican’s criminal tribunal held a hearing for the peculiar crime of shoplifting from one of the storage areas in the small city-state, with the defendant denying culpability due to...
  
  Pope Francis proposes ‘popularism’ to counter populism
  
  Pope Francis says to counter the growth of populism around the world it’s necessary for politicians to propose initiatives that are rooted in local communities and their values.
National Catholic Register
- Chicago Case Highlights Religious Orders That Have Not Published Lists of Credibly Accused Clergy
  
  Jeff Brown Skyline of Chicago. The Missionaries of the Divine Word, which is based in Chicago, say they are in the process of compiling a list, while the Passionists told the Sun-Times they...
  
  Pope Francis May Soon Appoint Cardinal Sarah's Successor
  
  Daniel Ibanez Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, arrives for the afternoon session of the Amazon Synod at the entrance of...
  
  Bishop Urges Prayer, Fasting in Response to Blessings of Same-Sex Couples in Germany
  
  Alvin Mahmudov The Bishop of San Sebastián reiterated the need to pray for the unity of the Church since "we are not facing a battle on a human level, but rather dealing with the evil spirit that...
  
  Ethicists Sound Alarm After Creation of Monkey Embryos Containing Human Cells
  
  A human-monkey chimeric blastocyst. Credit: Weizhi Ji/Kunming University of Science and Technology. An article published April 15 in the journal Cell described how scientists took a...
  
  God Became Man and Dwells Among Us — This Changes Everything
  
  Public Domain Matthias Stomer (1600-1650), “Adoration of the Shepherds” Saying yes to the incarnate God ought to be the easiest thing in the world to do.