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Vatican News
- Vatican, Russia agree visa-free diplomatic travel, need for dialogue in Venezuela
  
  (Vatican Radio) Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov for talks on Tuesday, during which they discussed issues of international concern and...
- Parolin describes meeting with Hilarion as 'very constructive'
  
  (Vatican Radio) The Vatican Secretary of State on Monday described the tone of his two-hour meeting with Metropolitan Hilarion , chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the...
- Pope encourages Methodists and Waldensians to walk path to full Christian unity
  
  (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has urged Methodist and Waldensian Churches to continue to walk together with the Catholic Church on the path towards full Christian unity pointing out that in a world...
- Pope Francis calls for a shared response to challenge of contemporary migration
  
  (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ message for the 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees was released on Monday under the title, “Welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating migrants and refugees...
- Pope's message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees is released
  
  (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis' message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees was released by the Vatican on Monday. In the message the Holy Father says that providing aid to migrants and refugees...

Daily Readings
- Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  
  Reading 1 Jgs 6:11-24a
  Responsorial Psalm Ps 85:9, 11-12, 13-14
  Gospel Mt 19:23-30
National Catholic Register
- Of Serbs, Salvation, and Sunburns
  
  By Rick Becker | We have almost everything in common. — Pope St. John Paul II It was a full summer weekend. A wedding on Friday, Lake Michigan and the beach on Saturday, and then off to see the South...
- Cardinal Parolin: Papal Visit to Moscow Has ‘Positive Momentum’
  
  By Edward Pentin | On the second day of his landmark visit to Russia, Cardinal Pietro Parolin spoke of “positive momentum” behind the idea of Pope Francis making an historic visit to Russia, but...
- In Wake of Violence, Archbishop Gomez Urges Catholics to Foster Racial Peace
  
  By CNA/EWTN News | LOS ANGELES — Responding to violence caused by the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the archbishop of Los Angeles said the message in this past weekend’s...
- Amid Nationwide Controversy, St. Junípero Serra Statue Vandalized in LA
  
  By CNA/EWTN News | LOS ANGELES — A statue of St. Junípero Serra in a Los Angeles public park appeared to have been vandalized last week in a time of national debate about historical statues...
- Bringing God’s Designs Back to Life in America’s Churches
  
  By Trent Beattie | When David Riccio started working at John Canning Studios in Cheshire, Connecticut, 20 years ago, he could expect one or two church projects per year. The bulk of the studio’s work...
Rome Reports