July 11, 2025

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Three Principles to Heal Division

Chloé Simone Valdary is a writer and entrepreneur whose company, Theory of Enchantment, teaches social and emotional learning, as well as diversity and inclusion in …

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man standing in cathedral surrounded by light.

The Gift of Faith

Sometimes we're discouraged by our lack of faith. We think we're doing something wrong or there is something wrong with us.
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Hand holding a dying leaf.

Embrace Death

For us, as human beings, death is dark and scary and real. Even though we believe and trust in God, death can cause anxiety and anguish.
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Women attend Mass in Goma, Congo, July 8, 2025, following the June 15 Vatican beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi. Blessed Kositi, a 26-year-old layman from Congo, was a member of the Congolese branch of the Community of Sant'Egidio, which called him "a martyr of corruption." Kidnapped July 7, 2007, after refusing a bribe, his body was discovered two days later with evident signs of torture. Blessed Kositi's remains were transferred from a public cemetery to a cathedral in Congo's eastern city of Goma during a special Mass. (OSV News photo/Arlette Bashizi, Reuters)

Congolese Catholics honor their beatified martyr of ‘integrity and honesty’

Hundreds of Catholics in Congo gave thanks for the recent Rome beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a customs official who was killed and tortured for refusing a bribe.
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