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Spain’s Toledo Cathedral at 800: A Tour of Its Marian and Eucharistic Heart

“Observe the tenderness, the motherhood of Mary, her smile, and the pleasure she takes in having her chin caressed by her Son ... they express to each other mutual delight.”
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“Observe the tenderness, the motherhood of Mary, her smile, and the pleasure she takes in having her chin caressed by her Son ... they express to each other mutual delight.”
The dean of Toledo Cathedral revealed the Marian and Eucharistic heart of the cathedral, which is celebrating a jubilee on the 800th anniversary of the beginning of its construction.

Chaldean Monks Return Historic Manuscripts to Iraqi Archdiocese After More Than 50 Years

After safeguarding the manuscripts of the Diocese of Akra for more than half a century, the Chaldean Antonian Order of St. Hormizd returns the collection to its ecclesiastical authorities.
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After safeguarding the manuscripts of the Diocese of Akra for more than half a century, the Chaldean Antonian Order of St. Hormizd returns the collection to its ecclesiastical authorities.
The formal handover ceremony took place at the Monastery of the Servant of God and Martyr Gabriel Danbo in Ankawa, a predominantly Christian district of Erbil.

Polish Bishops Call for Prayer After Gunman Kills 6 in Kraków’s Historic Square

Police and emergency workers stand behind a cordon and a privacy screen in Kraków's Main Market Square after a gunman killed six people there, Nov. 7, 2026.
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Police and emergency workers stand behind a cordon and a privacy screen in Kraków's Main Market Square after a gunman killed six people there, Nov. 7, 2026.
Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś invited Kraków to a Mass for the victims at St. Mary’s Basilica after a gunman killed six people in the city’s Main Market Square.

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV in Uruguay

Pope Leo XIV holds a crozier at the papal Mass in Paysandu, Uruguay, Nov. 7. 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV holds a crozier at the papal Mass in Paysandu, Uruguay, Nov. 7. 2026.
The Holy Father said a papal Mass and visited with several communities in Uruguay on the first full day of his South American trip.