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This is an aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon at the Bom Futuro National Forest in Porto Velho, Brazil, Sept. 3, 2015. In a message sent in early July to participants of an Italian conference on the consequences of deforestation in the Amazon, Pope Francis said the current situation in the South American rainforest “is a sad paradigm of what is happening in many parts of the planet.” (CNS photo/Nacho Doce, Reuters)

Praising God for gift of creation leads to respect for it, pope says

Junno Arocho Esteves
July 11, 2019
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The pope said the current situation in the South American rainforest “is a sad paradigm of what is happening in many parts of the planet.”

Vatican workers open tombs
Workers open the tomb of Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who died in 1840, during a forensic investigation in the Teutonic Cemetery at the Vatican July 11, 2019. Two tombs were opened based on a tip that the remains of Emanuela Orlandi, who disappeared in 1983, could be buried there. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican discovers empty tombs as it searches for missing woman

Cindy Wooden
July 11, 2019
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Opening the Vatican tombs of a princess and a duchess July 11 in a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, the Vatican found no human remains at all.

“The search had a negative result,” said Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office. “No human remains or funeral urns were found.”

The side-by-side tombs had been marked as the final resting places of Princess Sophie von Hohenlohe, who died in 1836, and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the mother of King Frederick VII of Denmark, who died in 1840.

A Vatican City State court had ordered the opening of the tombs at the request of the family of Emanuela Orlandi who disappeared in Rome June 22, 1983, at the age of 15. She was a Vatican City resident and daughter of a Vatican employee.

Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani star in a scene from the movie "Stuber." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Fox)

Movie Review: ‘Stuber’

John Mulderig
July 10, 2019
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With a shared-economy premise that’s no doubt meant to be timely and an odd-couple pairing as hoary as David Letterman’s beard, “Stuber” (Fox) takes viewers for a spin. But the result is no joy ride.

U.S. and California flags fly in front of the dome of the California Capitol in Sacramento May 9. In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved July 8 by its sponsor amid a grassroots campaign mounted by the state’s Catholics, members of other faith groups and religious liberty advocates from across the country. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

‘Dangerous’ California bill on seal of confession withdrawn before key hearing

Pablo Kay
July 10, 2019
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The bill was withdrawn the day before a committee hearing in the state assembly, effectively removing it from any further consideration this year.

Rose Lavelle, right, a graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio, is seen in action against England’s Rachel Daly in a semifinal match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Lyon, France, July 2. The U.S. went on to beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the final, with Lavelle scoring the insurance goal. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)

Lavelle’s Catholic alma mater cheers her goals, team’s World Cup victory

Catholic News Service
July 9, 2019
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One of the heroes of the Women’s World Cup attended Catholic schools near Cincinnati.

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