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<title>Mr Czech News Magazine &#45; : World News</title>
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<title>Order of Malta assures constant humanitarian support to southern Lebanon</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/order-of-malta-assures-constant-humanitarian-support-to-southern-lebanon</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The president of the Lebanese Association of the Order of Malta has promised broad and unconditional support now and in the future to a dozen mayors and representatives of border villages of southern Lebanon meeting recently in Aïn el-Remmaneh, a Christian suburb of Beirut. Marwan Sehnaoui: “Your suffering is ours; your courage inspires us.”
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Top Iranian commander killed in Israeli strike</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/top-iranian-commander-killed-in-israeli-strike</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Iran says the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Majid Khademi, was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Monday morning.

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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at Regina Caeli urges Christians to give voice to hope stifled by violence</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-at-regina-caeli-urges-christians-to-give-voice-to-hope-stifled-by-violence</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to bear witness to the Gospel in a world disfigured by fake news, conflict and &quot;confused consciences&quot;. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Iran conflict raises fears of water crisis</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/iran-conflict-raises-fears-of-water-crisis</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/iran-conflict-raises-fears-of-water-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Recent missile attacks have raised concerns that desalination plants could be caught in the crossfire. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, conflict, raises, fears, water, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>Urbi et Orbi: Pope urges world leaders to lay down weapons</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/urbi-et-orbi-pope-urges-world-leaders-to-lay-down-weapons</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo appeals to world leaders to choose “not to dominate others, but to encounter them”. He also announces that he will lead a prayer vigil for peace next Saturday, April 11th, in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>&amp;apos;Tarnished&amp;apos; Spain probes anti&#45;Muslim chants at Egypt friendly</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/tarnished-spain-probes-anti-muslim-chants-at-egypt-friendly</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Spanish police on Wednesday said they were investigating &quot;Islamophobic and xenophobic&quot; chants that were heard during a Spain-Egypt international football match in Barcelona, which the Prime Minister said &quot;tarnish&quot; the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tarnished, Spain, probes, anti-Muslim, chants, Egypt, friendly</media:keywords>
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<title>Judge again seeks jury trial for Spanish PM&amp;apos;s wife</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/judge-again-seeks-jury-trial-for-spanish-pms-wife</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A judge who has investigated Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez&#039;s wife Begoña Gómez for two years for alleged corruption made a fresh attempt to send her to a jury trial on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/today-in-spain-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Spain partially lifts bird flu poultry confinement, Yamal slams &#039;intolerable&#039; anti-Muslim &#039;mockery&#039;, US to investigate controversial euthanasia case, and more news from Spain on Thursday April 2nd. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Strikes at seven airports in Spain called off but other stoppages remain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/strikes-at-seven-airports-in-spain-called-off-but-other-stoppages-remain</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Workers for one of the two ground handling companies planning strikes over the busy Easter period in Spain have cancelled their stoppages, but other ground staff will continue with their walkouts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>What&amp;apos;s happening with VAT for self&#45;employed workers in Spain?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/whats-happening-with-vat-for-self-employed-workers-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/whats-happening-with-vat-for-self-employed-workers-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There have been lots of rumours in recent weeks regarding new rules on VAT payments for Spain&#039;s self-employed. Is it true that &#039;autónomos&#039; no longer need to charge and declare VAT if they earn below a certain amount? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Pizzaballa prays for peace at Gethsemane on Palm Sunday</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-prays-for-peace-at-gethsemane-on-palm-sunday</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-prays-for-peace-at-gethsemane-on-palm-sunday</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In his Palm Sunday meditation in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, recalls that just as Jesus wept over Jerusalem for failing to recognize peace, He “weeps” today over a world, especially the Holy Land, still marked by conflict, suffering, and missed opportunities for peace.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Iran warns US over &amp;apos;boots on the ground&amp;apos; reports</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/iran-warns-us-over-boots-on-the-ground-reports</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/iran-warns-us-over-boots-on-the-ground-reports</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Iranian parliament speaker says his country&#039;s forces are &#039;waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can rain fire upon them.&#039;
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, warns, over, boots, the, ground, reports</media:keywords>
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<title>Israeli police stop Latin Patriarch from entering Church of Holy Sepulchre</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/israeli-police-stop-latin-patriarch-from-entering-church-of-holy-sepulchre</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/israeli-police-stop-latin-patriarch-from-entering-church-of-holy-sepulchre</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a joint press release, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custos of the Holy Land report they were blocked from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem by Israeli police, calling it &quot;a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure.&quot;
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope recalls many Middle East Christians who suffer with Christ during Holy Week</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-recalls-many-middle-east-christians-who-suffer-with-christ-during-holy-week</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-recalls-many-middle-east-christians-who-suffer-with-christ-during-holy-week</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV decries the fact that many Christians in the Middle East will be unable to celebrate Holy Week rites, urging everyone to remember the many people who share in Christ&#039;s suffering as the Church contemplates the Mystery of the Lord&#039;s Passion.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at Palm Sunday Mass: ‘Jesus does not listen to prayers of those who wage war’</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-at-palm-sunday-mass-jesus-does-not-listen-to-prayers-of-those-who-wage-war</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-at-palm-sunday-mass-jesus-does-not-listen-to-prayers-of-those-who-wage-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV presides at Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord&#039;s Passion, and reflects on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those who wage war.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>LISTED: The new flight routes to and from Spain in spring 2026</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/listed-the-new-flight-routes-to-and-from-spain-in-spring-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/listed-the-new-flight-routes-to-and-from-spain-in-spring-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Looking to make a last-minute getaway for Easter or want to fly to a new destination in April, May or June? We&#039;ve unearthed all the new flight routes to and from Spain starting this spring. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Which countries in Europe have the biggest share of foreign residents?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/which-countries-in-europe-have-the-biggest-share-of-foreign-residents</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In 2025, people born outside the European Union made up about 10 percent of the EU’s 450 million population. But which countries have the largest share of foreign-born residents? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>What kind of health insurance qualifies for Spain&amp;apos;s non&#45;lucrative visa?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/what-kind-of-health-insurance-qualifies-for-spains-non-lucrative-visa</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you&#039;re thinking of applying for Spain&#039;s Non-Lucrative Visa or NLV you must have private health insurance, but not all policies will be accepted. Here&#039;s what type of insurance qualifies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Middle Eastern airlines parking planes at &amp;apos;ghost&amp;apos; airport in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/middle-eastern-airlines-parking-planes-at-ghost-airport-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/middle-eastern-airlines-parking-planes-at-ghost-airport-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Middle Eastern airlines have parked nearly two dozen aircraft at Europe&#039;s largest maintenance facility located in Spain to keep their planes away from the conflict, the facility&#039;s director said Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to Italian TV: Free, respectful information is a tool for peace</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-italian-tv-free-respectful-information-is-a-tool-for-peace</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-italian-tv-free-respectful-information-is-a-tool-for-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo highlights the &quot;important mission&quot; of the media in a time of change and of &quot;words too often shouted on the web&quot; in a message to Tgcom24, an Italian television network, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope to Focolare: Be a counterweight to violence and hatred</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-focolare-be-a-counterweight-to-violence-and-hatred</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-focolare-be-a-counterweight-to-violence-and-hatred</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo meets the Focolare Movement and encourages them to promote unity and peace within their organization and throughout the world, especially at this moment in history, while also always respecting each person’s freedom and conscience. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>GreenAccord Forum: Telling the climate crisis without losing hope</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/greenaccord-forum-telling-the-climate-crisis-without-losing-hope</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ At the GreenAccord Forum in Treviso, journalists reflect on how to report the climate crisis without paralysing audiences, as this year’s media award goes to Covering Climate Now.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Custody of the Holy Land: ‘Prayer continues uninterruptedly’</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/custody-of-the-holy-land-prayer-continues-uninterruptedly</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/custody-of-the-holy-land-prayer-continues-uninterruptedly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the midst of the violence in the Middle East, the Custody of the Holy Land invites people around the world to spiritually join in the prayers &quot;so that war and violence may cease, and that the paths of dialogue, diplomacy, and politics...may be walked with courage and responsibility.&quot;
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Custody, the, Holy, Land:, ‘Prayer, continues, uninterruptedly’</media:keywords>
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<title>IAEA urges restraint after reported strike on Iran’s Natanz site</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/iaea-urges-restraint-after-reported-strike-on-irans-natanz-site</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/iaea-urges-restraint-after-reported-strike-on-irans-natanz-site</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations&#039; nuclear watchdog has urged military restraint to avoid any risk of a nuclear accident after Iran said the Natanz nuclear facility was targeted by strikes.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>IAEA, urges, restraint, after, reported, strike, Iran’s, Natanz, site</media:keywords>
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<title>How will the war in Iran affect the property market in Spain?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-will-the-war-in-iran-affect-the-property-market-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-will-the-war-in-iran-affect-the-property-market-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It may seem like the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US and Israel is happening far away, but it’s already starting to affect life in Spain, including the property market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, will, the, war, Iran, affect, the, property, market, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Can establishments in Spain force you to pay with card?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/can-establishments-in-spain-force-you-to-pay-with-card</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/can-establishments-in-spain-force-you-to-pay-with-card</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Paying by card in Spain is becoming increasingly common, particularly in big cities. In fact most transactions are now paid electronically, rather than in cash, but can places force you to pay with card? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, establishments, Spain, force, you, pay, with, card</media:keywords>
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<title>How much will it cost to travel around Spain this Easter?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-much-will-it-cost-to-travel-around-spain-this-easter</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-much-will-it-cost-to-travel-around-spain-this-easter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The start of Easter in Spain is just two weeks away. For anyone planning on travelling here during the holidays, here&#039;s what you need to know about how much it will cost you. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, much, will, cost, travel, around, Spain, this, Easter</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain court rejects trial for ex&#45;govt leader over deadly 2024 floods</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-court-rejects-trial-for-ex-govt-leader-over-deadly-2024-floods</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-court-rejects-trial-for-ex-govt-leader-over-deadly-2024-floods</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Spanish court on Monday rejected a bid to put Valencia&#039;s former regional president on trial over his handling of deadly 2024 floods, ruling there was no evidence of a legal violation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, court, rejects, trial, for, ex-govt, leader, over, deadly, 2024, floods</media:keywords>
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<title>What you should know about the EU&amp;apos;s plan to tap your savings</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/what-you-should-know-about-the-eus-plan-to-tap-your-savings</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/what-you-should-know-about-the-eus-plan-to-tap-your-savings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Europe is in great need of money and the EU&#039;s plan to get hold of it is to tap the trillions of euros of EU citizens&#039; savings. But will it work? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, you, should, know, about, the, EUs, plan, tap, your, savings</media:keywords>
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<title>Pilgrims flock to Assisi to see bones of St Francis</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pilgrims-flock-to-assisi-to-see-bones-of-st-francis</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pilgrims-flock-to-assisi-to-see-bones-of-st-francis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are visiting Assisi this month to venerate the bones of St Francis, which are on display for the first time since his death 800 years ago.


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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pilgrims, flock, Assisi, see, bones, Francis</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Radcliffe: The suffering of Ukraine is the suffering of the world</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-radcliffe-the-suffering-of-ukraine-is-the-suffering-of-the-world</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-radcliffe-the-suffering-of-ukraine-is-the-suffering-of-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., concludes his visit to Ukraine and speaking to Vatican News, he reflects on the most moving encounters he experienced in the war-torn country.
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Radcliffe:, The, suffering, Ukraine, the, suffering, the, world</media:keywords>
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<title>Ugandan Bishops expected to start ad limina visit with Pope Leo XIV next week</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/ugandan-bishops-expected-to-start-ad-limina-visit-with-pope-leo-xiv-next-week</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/ugandan-bishops-expected-to-start-ad-limina-visit-with-pope-leo-xiv-next-week</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic Bishops of Uganda, under their umbrella body, the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC), will begin their pilgrimage to Rome on Sunday, 15 March. They will participate in the traditional “ad limina apostolorum” visit. This is a significant event in the life of the local Church.
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ugandan, Bishops, expected, start, limina, visit, with, Pope, Leo, XIV, next, week</media:keywords>
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<title>Margaret Karram re&#45;elected President of the Focolare Movement</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/margaret-karram-re-elected-president-of-the-focolare-movement</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/margaret-karram-re-elected-president-of-the-focolare-movement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Margaret Karram has been re-elected President of the Focolare Movement for a second five-year term (2026–2031). Fr Roberto Almada is the new Co-President.
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Margaret, Karram, re-elected, President, the, Focolare, Movement</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo addresses French Christian entrepreneurs and business leaders</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-addresses-french-christian-entrepreneurs-and-business-leaders</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-addresses-french-christian-entrepreneurs-and-business-leaders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a message sent for the centenary of the French Movement of Christian Entrepreneurs and Leaders (EDC), gathered in Lyon, France, Pope Leo XIV recalls the special responsibility of Christian entrepreneurs in a world undergoing profound economic and social changes.
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, addresses, French, Christian, entrepreneurs, and, business, leaders</media:keywords>
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<title>Inside Spain: Sánchez didn’t kill the &amp;apos;British expat dream&amp;apos;, Brexit did</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/inside-spain-sanchez-didnt-kill-the-british-expat-dream-brexit-did</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/inside-spain-sanchez-didnt-kill-the-british-expat-dream-brexit-did</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this week&#039;s edition we look at how recent articles in the British press claiming Spain is directly targeting UK retirees and dashing their hopes of owning a Spanish holiday home have failed to focus on the elephant in the room. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Inside, Spain:, Sánchez, didn’t, kill, the, British, expat, dream, Brexit, did</media:keywords>
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<title>Which countries in Europe impose language tests for residency permits?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/which-countries-in-europe-impose-language-tests-for-residency-permits</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/which-countries-in-europe-impose-language-tests-for-residency-permits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Certain countries across Europe demand foreign citizens pass a language test to qualify for certain residency permits. But how does each country compare and what level of language do they require? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Which, countries, Europe, impose, language, tests, for, residency, permits</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s PM says &amp;apos;cooperation&amp;apos; with US should prevail over &amp;apos;confrontation&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-pm-says-cooperation-with-us-should-prevail-over-confrontation</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spains-pm-says-cooperation-with-us-should-prevail-over-confrontation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Friday that &quot;loyal cooperation&quot; should prevail over &quot;confrontation&quot; in relations with the United States after tensions over Madrid&#039;s opposition to Washington&#039;s use of its bases against Iran. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spains, says, cooperation, with, should, prevail, over, confrontation</media:keywords>
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<title>Thousands rally across Spain for women&amp;apos;s rights, peace in the Middle East</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/thousands-rally-across-spain-for-womens-rights-peace-in-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/thousands-rally-across-spain-for-womens-rights-peace-in-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of people rallied in cities across Spain on Sunday to denounce violence against women and the Middle East war sparked by US-Israeli strikes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thousands, rally, across, Spain, for, womens, rights, peace, the, Middle, East</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain pulls last embassy staff out of Tehran amid Middle East crisis</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-pulls-last-embassy-staff-out-of-tehran-amid-middle-east-crisis</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-pulls-last-embassy-staff-out-of-tehran-amid-middle-east-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain got the last of its embassy staff out of Tehran, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced on Saturday, as the Middle East conflict entered its second week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, pulls, last, embassy, staff, out, Tehran, amid, Middle, East, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope receives advanced telehealth device for children‘s healthcare</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-receives-advanced-telehealth-device-for-childrens-healthcare</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-receives-advanced-telehealth-device-for-childrens-healthcare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The “Patrons of the World&#039;s Children Hospital” donate a TELADOC LITE telemedicine system to Pope Leo XIV for paediatric care for children in need.
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, receives, advanced, telehealth, device, for, children‘s, healthcare</media:keywords>
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<title>JRS offers aid to displaced migrants amid growing violence in Lebanon</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/jrs-offers-aid-to-displaced-migrants-amid-growing-violence-in-lebanon</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/jrs-offers-aid-to-displaced-migrants-amid-growing-violence-in-lebanon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As violence intensifies in Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced around the country, prompting humanitarian organizations to respond urgently to growing needs for shelter, food, and psycho-social support.
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>JRS, offers, aid, displaced, migrants, amid, growing, violence, Lebanon</media:keywords>
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<title>How the Benedictine monks in Jerusalem are living the war</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-the-benedictine-monks-in-jerusalem-are-living-the-war</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-the-benedictine-monks-in-jerusalem-are-living-the-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The abbot of the German-speaking Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem describes the monks&#039; reaction to the outbreak of the war with Iran.
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, the, Benedictine, monks, Jerusalem, are, living, the, war</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;quot;We cannot remain silent&amp;quot;: UISG to hold global prayer for peace</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/we-cannot-remain-silent-uisg-to-hold-global-prayer-for-peace</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/we-cannot-remain-silent-uisg-to-hold-global-prayer-for-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) calls for &quot;prayer, fasting, and action for an unarmed and disarming peace&quot; to take place on Friday, March 6, at 3:30 pm (Rome time). The event will be livestreamed and open to the faithful and all people of goodwill.
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>We, cannot, remain, silent:, UISG, hold, global, prayer, for, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>AI companies aim ‘not to help workers, but to replace them&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/ai-companies-aim-not-to-help-workers-but-to-replace-them</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/ai-companies-aim-not-to-help-workers-but-to-replace-them</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ William Jones of the Future of Life Institute speaks to Vatican News about the current state of AI development, the impact it is already having on human beings, and the role of religion in carving out a positive future for our species.
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>companies, aim, ‘not, help, workers, but, replace, them</media:keywords>
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<title>UK says Gibraltar&#45;Spain free movement deal to be signed in April</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/uk-says-gibraltar-spain-free-movement-deal-to-be-signed-in-april</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/uk-says-gibraltar-spain-free-movement-deal-to-be-signed-in-april</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A post-Brexit treaty permitting free movement between the British enclave of Gibraltar and Spain is set to be signed next month and come into force in April, officials said on Thursday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>says, Gibraltar-Spain, free, movement, deal, signed, April</media:keywords>
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<title>Do you need travel insurance for the EU if you live in Spain?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/do-you-need-travel-insurance-for-the-eu-if-you-live-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/do-you-need-travel-insurance-for-the-eu-if-you-live-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you’re a legal resident in Spain and want to travel abroad to other countries in the European Union, find out if it&#039;s necessary to get travel insurance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Police begin patrols on electric scooters in Spain&amp;apos;s Valencia</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/police-begin-patrols-on-electric-scooters-in-spains-valencia</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/police-begin-patrols-on-electric-scooters-in-spains-valencia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Valencia now has a specialist e-scooter police unit which will monitor other e-scooter users in Spain&#039;s third city. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Police, begin, patrols, electric, scooters, Spains, Valencia</media:keywords>
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<title>Gibraltar deal gives Spain right to veto residency permits on British territory</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/gibraltar-deal-gives-spain-right-to-veto-residency-permits-on-british-territory</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/gibraltar-deal-gives-spain-right-to-veto-residency-permits-on-british-territory</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spanish authorities will gain the right to veto entry to Gibraltar and block Gibraltarian residency applications as part of the British overseas territory&#039;s post-Brexit deal, Spanish media reports suggest. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Indonesian Church strengthens fight against human trafficking</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/indonesian-church-strengthens-fight-against-human-trafficking</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/indonesian-church-strengthens-fight-against-human-trafficking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the rescue of 13 young women in Flores, the Church in Indonesia is doubling down in its efforts to combat human trafficking.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on &amp;apos;God&amp;apos;s help&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/lenten-retreat-bishop-varden-reflects-on-gods-help</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/lenten-retreat-bishop-varden-reflects-on-gods-help</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bishop Erik Varden delivers his third reflection at the Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican for Pope Leo XIV, Cardinals residing in Rome, and heads of Dicasteries, focusing on the theme: “God&#039;s Help.” The following is a summary of his reflection.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>‘A disgrace for humanity’: UGGC head on fourth anniversary of Ukraine war</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/a-disgrace-for-humanity-uggc-head-on-fourth-anniversary-of-ukraine-war</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/a-disgrace-for-humanity-uggc-head-on-fourth-anniversary-of-ukraine-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Head and Father of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, reflects on the years that have passed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, saying that despite the worsening tragedy, the people of Ukraine continue to resist, and remain grateful for international solidarity.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘A, disgrace, for, humanity’:, UGGC, head, fourth, anniversary, Ukraine, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Assisi: Thousands of pilgrims venerate relics of St Francis</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/assisi-thousands-of-pilgrims-venerate-relics-of-st-francis</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/assisi-thousands-of-pilgrims-venerate-relics-of-st-francis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of people pass by the major relics of St Francis of Assisi, which are exposed for the veneration of the faithful for the first time in almost 800 years. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Assisi:, Thousands, pilgrims, venerate, relics, Francis</media:keywords>
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<title>Mexican Bishops call for peace amid violence in their country</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/mexican-bishops-call-for-peace-amid-violence-in-their-country</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/mexican-bishops-call-for-peace-amid-violence-in-their-country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the killing of a Mexican drug lord in a military operation and subsequent organized crime violence erupting in various parts of the country, Mexico&#039;s Bishops are calling for restraint, prayers, and prudence, warning against unnecessary travel at this time.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mexican, Bishops, call, for, peace, amid, violence, their, country</media:keywords>
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<title>KEY POINTS: What changes about life in Spain in March 2026</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/key-points-what-changes-about-life-in-spain-in-march-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/key-points-what-changes-about-life-in-spain-in-march-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deadline for declaring world assets and crypto assets, new Schengen entry rules at the Gibraltar border, several strikes, new flights, clocks change - here&#039;s everything that&#039;s new about life in Spain in March 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s police chief resigns over rape allegations</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-police-chief-resigns-over-rape-allegations</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spains-police-chief-resigns-over-rape-allegations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The second highest figure in Spain&#039;s national police force was forced to resign on Tuesday following accusations of rape, a new scandal that further weakens Sánchez&#039;s left-wing government, accused by the opposition of trying to cover up the case. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Births rise in Spain for first time in over a decade</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/births-rise-in-spain-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/births-rise-in-spain-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The number of babies born in Spain rose slightly for the first time in more than a decade in 2025, official data showed Wednesday, a boost for a country facing one of Europe&#039;s most serious demographic crises. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Births, rise, Spain, for, first, time, over, decade</media:keywords>
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<title>DNV or NLV: Which visa is easier to get in Spain?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/dnv-or-nlv-which-visa-is-easier-to-get-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/dnv-or-nlv-which-visa-is-easier-to-get-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you&#039;re a non-EU national who wants to move to Spain, you&#039;re probably trying to decide which visa to apply for. The Digital Nomad Visa and the Non-Lucrative Visa are two of the most common, but which one has lower financial requirements and less paperwork? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DNV, NLV:, Which, visa, easier, get, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope&amp;apos;s first parish visit: Ostia must not resign itself to culture of abuse</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/popes-first-parish-visit-ostia-must-not-resign-itself-to-culture-of-abuse</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/popes-first-parish-visit-ostia-must-not-resign-itself-to-culture-of-abuse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pope travels to the Roman seaside district of Ostia to visit the Parish of St. Mary Queen of Peace and meets with children, young people, and elderly. During Mass, he stresses that the sign of an authentic Christian community is when &#039;welcome&#039; is more than a word, but “a spirit—opening the door to everyone.”
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Growing concerns over water, sanitation and hygiene in Madagascar</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/growing-concerns-over-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-in-madagascar</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/growing-concerns-over-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-in-madagascar</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cyclone Gezani has become the second major storm to strike Madagascar this year, arriving just 10 days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia killed 14 people and displaced more than 31,000.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Growing, concerns, over, water, sanitation, and, hygiene, Madagascar</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope prays for victims of devastating cyclones in Madagascar</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-prays-for-victims-of-devastating-cyclones-in-madagascar</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-prays-for-victims-of-devastating-cyclones-in-madagascar</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After praying the Angelus, Pope Leo expresses his closeness with those reeling from the effects of the back-to-back cyclones in Madagascar, where some 16,000 people have been displaced.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo at the Angelus: True righteousness demands great love</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-at-the-angelus-true-righteousness-demands-great-love</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-at-the-angelus-true-righteousness-demands-great-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In his Angelus reflections on the Sunday Gospel, Pope Leo explains how the Gospel teaches us that we must love greatly for true righteousness.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, the, Angelus:, True, righteousness, demands, great, love</media:keywords>
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<title>Colombia&amp;apos;s bishops appeal for peace and reconciliation in the country</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/colombias-bishops-appeal-for-peace-and-reconciliation-in-the-country</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/colombias-bishops-appeal-for-peace-and-reconciliation-in-the-country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Colombia&#039;s bishops concluded their 120th Plenary Assembly with a call to the country for conversion and dialogue. The bishops also urged citizens to take part in the upcoming elections, exercising their right to vote “in full freedom and conscience, without corruption.”
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>LISTED: Where to get free Spanish classes in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/listed-where-to-get-free-spanish-classes-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/listed-where-to-get-free-spanish-classes-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s a breakdown of where to get free or very cheap Spanish classes in Valencia, Alicante, Marbella, Tenerife, Mallorca, Benalmádena and other places in Spain with large English-speaking populations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Wetherspoons opens its first pub in Spain at Alicante Airport</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/wetherspoons-opens-its-first-pub-in-spain-at-alicante-airport</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/wetherspoons-opens-its-first-pub-in-spain-at-alicante-airport</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ British pub chain Wetherspoons has opened its first establishment outside the UK and Ireland, and the Costa Blanca is the chosen spot. Find out how much you&#039;ll have to pay for a pint. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wetherspoons, opens, its, first, pub, Spain, Alicante, Airport</media:keywords>
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<title>Barcelona&amp;apos;s Sagrada Familia is now world&amp;apos;s tallest church &#45; but will it ever be finished?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/barcelonas-sagrada-familia-is-now-worlds-tallest-church-but-will-it-ever-be-finished</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/barcelonas-sagrada-familia-is-now-worlds-tallest-church-but-will-it-ever-be-finished</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Barcelona&#039;s eternally unfinished Sagrada Familia has grown to become the world&#039;s tallest church, but a conflict with residents threatens to delay the finish date for the monument designed over 140 years ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>My city in Spain just got a low&#45;emission zone. What do I have to do?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/my-city-in-spain-just-got-a-low-emission-zone-what-do-i-have-to-do</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/my-city-in-spain-just-got-a-low-emission-zone-what-do-i-have-to-do</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Has your city recently introduced a low-emission zone or ZBE? Here&#039;s what you need to know as a driver, including how to get an environmental label for your car. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Pizzaballa: &amp;apos;Concrete actions&amp;apos; needed to rebuild trust in Holy Land</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-concrete-actions-needed-to-rebuild-trust-in-holy-land</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-concrete-actions-needed-to-rebuild-trust-in-holy-land</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem speaks about October 7, his visits to the Gaza Strip, the &#039;Board of Peace&#039;, the two-state solution, and the situation of Christians in the Holy Land. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Pizzaballa:, Concrete, actions, needed, rebuild, trust, Holy, Land</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope: May those who suffer find true peace in the charity of God</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-may-those-who-suffer-find-true-peace-in-the-charity-of-god</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-may-those-who-suffer-find-true-peace-in-the-charity-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV sends a letter to Cardinal Michael Czerny, his special envoy for the 34th World Day of the Sick celebration on 11 February at the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace in Chiclayo, Peru. He invites the sick to offer their suffering to the Lord for world peace and to bear witness to faith, hope, and charity, together with those who care for them.
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, May, those, who, suffer, find, true, peace, the, charity, God</media:keywords>
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<title>Talitha Kum coordinator on Human Trafficking: “Peace begins with dignity”</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/talitha-kum-coordinator-on-human-trafficking-peace-begins-with-dignity</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/talitha-kum-coordinator-on-human-trafficking-peace-begins-with-dignity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the Church marks World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Trafficking in Persons on February 8, Talitha Kum’s International Coordinator, Sr Abby Avelino, outlines current challenges and priorities in the fight against human trafficking.
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Talitha, Kum, coordinator, Human, Trafficking:, “Peace, begins, with, dignity”</media:keywords>
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<title>A new statute updates rules of the Pontifical International Marian Academy</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/a-new-statute-updates-rules-of-the-pontifical-international-marian-academy</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/a-new-statute-updates-rules-of-the-pontifical-international-marian-academy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a rescript, Pope Leo XIV approves the new statute of the academy established in 1946 by the Order of Friars Minor to promote and coordinate mariological and Marian studies worldwide.
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>new, statute, updates, rules, the, Pontifical, International, Marian, Academy</media:keywords>
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<title>Lord&amp;apos;s Day Reflection: When mercy displaces darkness</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/lords-day-reflection-when-mercy-displaces-darkness</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/lords-day-reflection-when-mercy-displaces-darkness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the Church marks the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on &quot;The grit of light: When mercy displaces darkness.&quot;

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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lords, Day, Reflection:, When, mercy, displaces, darkness</media:keywords>
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<title>How to get a €3,000 energy efficiency subsidy for your Spanish property</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-to-get-a-3000-energy-efficiency-subsidy-for-your-spanish-property</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-to-get-a-3000-energy-efficiency-subsidy-for-your-spanish-property</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you&#039;re planning on renovating your Spanish home in order to improve its energy efficiency, Spain has extended its €3,000 subsidy for 2026. Here&#039;s how to claim it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, get, €3, 000, energy, efficiency, subsidy, for, your, Spanish, property</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain attracts top scientists fleeing Trump and other leaders slashing R&amp;amp;D</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-attracts-top-scientists-fleeing-trump-and-other-leaders-slashing-rd</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-attracts-top-scientists-fleeing-trump-and-other-leaders-slashing-rd</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has already seen some success with the ATRAE (Attract) programme, persuading 37 top international scientists to come and work here with the promise of €1 million each in funds. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, attracts, top, scientists, fleeing, Trump, and, other, leaders, slashing, R&amp;D</media:keywords>
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<title>Spanish Expression of the Day: Efecto llamada</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spanish-expression-of-the-day-efecto-llamada</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spanish-expression-of-the-day-efecto-llamada</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the announcement of the mass regularisation of half a million undocumented migrants in Spain, “el efecto llamada” is being used a lot in the Spanish press. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spanish, Expression, the, Day:, Efecto, llamada</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s PM &amp;apos;absolutely&amp;apos; in favour of UK rejoining EU</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-pm-absolutely-in-favour-of-uk-rejoining-eu</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spains-pm-absolutely-in-favour-of-uk-rejoining-eu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pedro Sánchez is “absolutely” in favour of the UK rejoining the EU and the reversal of Brexit, the Spanish Prime Minister said during a recent interview with the New Statesman magazine. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spains, absolutely, favour, rejoining</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo urges Olympic athletes to foster respect, team spirit, sacrifice</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-urges-olympic-athletes-to-foster-respect-team-spirit-sacrifice</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-urges-olympic-athletes-to-foster-respect-team-spirit-sacrifice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV sends his encouragement to athletes competing in the 25th Winter Olympic Games, held in Milan and Cortina, inviting them to embrace the true values of sport.
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, urges, Olympic, athletes, foster, respect, team, spirit, sacrifice</media:keywords>
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<title>News from the Orient &#45; January 23, 2026</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/news-from-the-orient-january-23-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/news-from-the-orient-january-23-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, we take a look at the Nineveh Fast celebrated in particular by the Syriac Churches.
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>News, from, the, Orient, January, 23, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope releases prayer intentions for 2027</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-releases-prayer-intentions-for-2027</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-releases-prayer-intentions-for-2027</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Human dignity, art, life, migrants, the elderly, young people, and artificial intelligence: these are some of the themes of the prayer intentions that Pope Leo has entrusted to his Worldwide Prayer Network for next year.

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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, releases, prayer, intentions, for, 2027</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Peruvian Bishops: Live like the Apostles</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-peruvian-bishops-live-like-the-apostles</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-peruvian-bishops-live-like-the-apostles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV urges the bishops of Peru to renew their commitment to unity, fidelity to the Gospel, and pastoral closeness, as they face the challenges of evangelisation in today’s world. He also recalls his personal pastoral experience in the nation and admits that Peru has “a special place in my heart.”

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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Peruvian, Bishops:, Live, like, the, Apostles</media:keywords>
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<title>US Bishops urge Trump Administration to extend protection for Haitians</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/us-bishops-urge-trump-administration-to-extend-protection-for-haitians</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/us-bishops-urge-trump-administration-to-extend-protection-for-haitians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Haitians residing in the United States face the end of temporary protected status, US Bishops call on the Trump Administration to act in a “just and merciful way” by extending their temporary residency permits.
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bishops, urge, Trump, Administration, extend, protection, for, Haitians</media:keywords>
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<title>Inside Spain: Train crash exposes hidden good and bad side of tragedy</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/inside-spain-train-crash-exposes-hidden-good-and-bad-side-of-tragedy</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/inside-spain-train-crash-exposes-hidden-good-and-bad-side-of-tragedy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how the reaction by locals in the village where Sunday’s deadly train crash took place speaks volumes about how Spaniards react in times of crisis. Unfortunately, there are others looking to profit from tragedy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Inside, Spain:, Train, crash, exposes, hidden, good, and, bad, side, tragedy</media:keywords>
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<title>Spanish prosecutors dismiss sex abuse case against Julio Iglesias</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spanish-prosecutors-dismiss-sex-abuse-case-against-julio-iglesias</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spanish-prosecutors-dismiss-sex-abuse-case-against-julio-iglesias</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spanish prosecutors on Friday shelved a sex abuse and human trafficking complaint against veteran singer Julio Iglesias, saying Spain&#039;s courts had no jurisdiction in the case. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spanish, prosecutors, dismiss, sex, abuse, case, against, Julio, Iglesias</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain train disaster probe suggests track was cracked</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-train-disaster-probe-suggests-track-was-cracked</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-train-disaster-probe-suggests-track-was-cracked</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An investigation into last weekend&#039;s high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to a preliminary report published on Friday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, train, disaster, probe, suggests, track, was, cracked</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;A money making racket&amp;apos;: Angry British dual nationals blast UK passport demand</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/a-money-making-racket-angry-british-dual-nationals-blast-uk-passport-demand</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/a-money-making-racket-angry-british-dual-nationals-blast-uk-passport-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With the end of the Electronic Travel Authorisation system&#039;s &#039;tolerance period&#039; approaching, British readers of The Local have slammed unclear government guidance about a rule change meaning dual nationals must enter the country on a valid UK passport. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>money, making, racket:, Angry, British, dual, nationals, blast, passport, demand</media:keywords>
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<title>Commuter trains back in Catalonia after week of deadly accidents in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/commuter-trains-back-in-catalonia-after-week-of-deadly-accidents-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/commuter-trains-back-in-catalonia-after-week-of-deadly-accidents-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Commuter trains resumed for hundreds of thousands of passengers in Catalonia region on Friday after a deadly accident caused their suspension, in a week of rail disasters that have shaken the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Commuter, trains, back, Catalonia, after, week, deadly, accidents, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Krajewski: We must concretely help suffering Ukrainians</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-krajewski-we-must-concretely-help-suffering-ukrainians</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-krajewski-we-must-concretely-help-suffering-ukrainians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine worsens, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, launches a forceful appeal to support fundraising efforts by the Basilica of Saint Sophia in Rome, gathering blankets, thermal clothing, and supplies.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Krajewski:, must, concretely, help, suffering, Ukrainians</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV presented with lambs on feast of St. Agnes</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-xiv-presented-with-lambs-on-feast-of-st-agnes</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-xiv-presented-with-lambs-on-feast-of-st-agnes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Two lambs were presented to Pope Leo XIV on the liturgical feast of St. Agnes, in keeping with an ancient tradition of the Roman Church.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, presented, with, lambs, feast, St., Agnes</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Catholic media: Amplify voices for reconciliation, disarm hearts</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-catholic-media-amplify-voices-for-reconciliation-disarm-hearts</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-catholic-media-amplify-voices-for-reconciliation-disarm-hearts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the French Catholic Media Federation for the 29th edition of the Days of St. Francis de Sales, taking place in Lourdes on January 21-23.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Catholic, media:, Amplify, voices, for, reconciliation, disarm, hearts</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Parolin: Tensions between US and Europe worsen international climate</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-parolin-tensions-between-us-and-europe-worsen-international-climate</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-parolin-tensions-between-us-and-europe-worsen-international-climate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Speaking to journalists, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin touches on the tensions between the United States and Europe, saying it is essential “to discuss the controversial issues, but without engaging in polemics and without creating further tensions.”
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Parolin:, Tensions, between, and, Europe, worsen, international, climate</media:keywords>
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<title>Seoul Archdiocese launches nationwide pilgrimage of WYD symbols</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/seoul-archdiocese-launches-nationwide-pilgrimage-of-wyd-symbols</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/seoul-archdiocese-launches-nationwide-pilgrimage-of-wyd-symbols</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Archdiocese of Seoul formally launches a nationwide pilgrimage of the World Youth Day (WYD) Symbols, with the blessing of 15 logo sculptures at Myeongdong Cathedral.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Seoul, Archdiocese, launches, nationwide, pilgrimage, WYD, symbols</media:keywords>
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<title>LISTED: All the new flights between Spain and the UK in 2026</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/listed-all-the-new-flights-between-spain-and-the-uk-in-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/listed-all-the-new-flights-between-spain-and-the-uk-in-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There are dozens of new flight routes between the United Kingdom and Spain in 2026, in some cases to Spanish destinations not previously available via direct flight. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LISTED:, All, the, new, flights, between, Spain, and, the, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain sees Marbella&#45;Fuengirola coastal trainline as &amp;apos;feasible&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-sees-marbella-fuengirola-coastal-trainline-as-feasible</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-sees-marbella-fuengirola-coastal-trainline-as-feasible</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first stage of a Costa del Sol trainline joining Málaga and Marbella has been deemed viable by the Spanish government, with 2026 set to be a decisive year for the long-awaited project. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, sees, Marbella-Fuengirola, coastal, trainline, feasible</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;Anxious about speaking&amp;apos;: What experts say Spaniards need to improve in English</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/anxious-about-speaking-what-experts-say-spaniards-need-to-improve-in-english</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/anxious-about-speaking-what-experts-say-spaniards-need-to-improve-in-english</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new study has revealed that although English levels in Spain are improving, they&#039;re still lagging behind neighbouring countries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>TELL US: Have you had problems with EES border checks at Spanish airports?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/tell-us-have-you-had-problems-with-ees-border-checks-at-spanish-airports</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/tell-us-have-you-had-problems-with-ees-border-checks-at-spanish-airports</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There have been reports in Spain of long queues at airports as passengers undergo the EU&#039;s new EES biometric border checks. We want to hear from you. Take a minute to tell us your own experience of travelling through Spain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TELL, US:, Have, you, had, problems, with, EES, border, checks, Spanish, airports</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain nabs criminal gang using swimmers to smuggle cocaine onto ships</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-nabs-criminal-gang-using-swimmers-to-smuggle-cocaine-onto-ships</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-nabs-criminal-gang-using-swimmers-to-smuggle-cocaine-onto-ships</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spanish police on Thursday said they had busted a network that saw young smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on Europe-bound container ships and hijack vessels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, nabs, criminal, gang, using, swimmers, smuggle, cocaine, onto, ships</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope: Sense of belonging more important than numbers of people in Church</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-sense-of-belonging-more-important-than-numbers-of-people-in-church</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-sense-of-belonging-more-important-than-numbers-of-people-in-church</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the January edition of the Piazza San Pietro magazine, Pope Leo XIV encourages a Swiss catechist struggling to get families involved in her parish by saying that “hours dedicated to catechesis are never wasted”. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, Sense, belonging, more, important, than, numbers, people, Church</media:keywords>
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<title>Mozambique: Church in Nampula seeks self&#45;sustainability in its 2025&#45;2026 pastoral plan</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/mozambique-church-in-nampula-seeks-self-sustainability-in-its-2025-2026-pastoral-plan</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/mozambique-church-in-nampula-seeks-self-sustainability-in-its-2025-2026-pastoral-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a Pastoral Letter for 2025-2026, the Archbishop of Nampula, northern Mozambique, Inácio Saúre, IMC, has challenged the faithful of the Archdiocese to embrace the diocese&#039; pastoral plan and vision for a more financially self-sustaining Church.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mozambique:, Church, Nampula, seeks, self-sustainability, its, 2025-2026, pastoral, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>West Bank: Settler violence increased by 25% in 2025</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/west-bank-settler-violence-increased-by-25-in-2025</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/west-bank-settler-violence-increased-by-25-in-2025</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An Israel Defence Forces report has recorded a substantial escalation in colonist aggressions in the West Bank during the last year.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>West, Bank:, Settler, violence, increased, 25, 2025</media:keywords>
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<title>UNICEF: At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire deal</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/unicef-at-least-100-children-killed-in-gaza-since-ceasefire-deal</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/unicef-at-least-100-children-killed-in-gaza-since-ceasefire-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The UN Children&#039;s Fund, UNICEF,  decries that at least 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire that was struck in early October.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>UNICEF:, least, 100, children, killed, Gaza, since, ceasefire, deal</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Pizzaballa: No denying the human desire for life, dignity and justice</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-no-denying-the-human-desire-for-life-dignity-and-justice</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-no-denying-the-human-desire-for-life-dignity-and-justice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expresses his hope that the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran will not deteriorate into more “violence and bloodshed”, and he decries the situation of “total devastation” in Gaza.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Pizzaballa:, denying, the, human, desire, for, life, dignity, and, justice</media:keywords>
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<title>What are all the transport discounts available in Spain in 2026?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/what-are-all-the-transport-discounts-available-in-spain-in-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/what-are-all-the-transport-discounts-available-in-spain-in-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The era of free train travel in the years following the pandemic finished halfway through 2025, but thankfully there are still many discounts this year to help travellers out. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, are, all, the, transport, discounts, available, Spain, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain signs agreement with Catholic Church to compensate abuse victims</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-signs-agreement-with-catholic-church-to-compensate-abuse-victims</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-signs-agreement-with-catholic-church-to-compensate-abuse-victims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Spanish government and the Catholic Church signed a landmark agreement Thursday to compensate victims of sexual abuse by clergy, aiming to settle what officials described as a &quot;moral debt&quot;. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, signs, agreement, with, Catholic, Church, compensate, abuse, victims</media:keywords>
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<title>PM hails Spain&amp;apos;s immigration approach as model for Europe to follow</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pm-hails-spains-immigration-approach-as-model-for-europe-to-follow</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pm-hails-spains-immigration-approach-as-model-for-europe-to-follow</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday hailed Spain’s openness to immigration as a model for Europe, saying it has benefited the economy and bolstered state coffers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>hails, Spains, immigration, approach, model, for, Europe, follow</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain braces for rain and strong winds as Storm Goretti brings &amp;apos;weather bomb&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-braces-for-rain-and-strong-winds-as-storm-goretti-brings-weather-bomb</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-braces-for-rain-and-strong-winds-as-storm-goretti-brings-weather-bomb</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following a chilly Christmas period that saw snow in many parts of the country, Spain faces another storm with several regions on weather alert from Thursday January 8th. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, braces, for, rain, and, strong, winds, Storm, Goretti, brings, weather, bomb</media:keywords>
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<title>Jubilee: The rite for the closing of the Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/jubilee-the-rite-for-the-closing-of-the-holy-door-at-st-peters-basilica</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/jubilee-the-rite-for-the-closing-of-the-holy-door-at-st-peters-basilica</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The practice established in 1975 and further simplified by Pope Saint John Paul II during the Holy Year of 2000 consists in the closing of the door leaves, while the walling-up will take place privately about ten days later.
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jubilee:, The, rite, for, the, closing, the, Holy, Door, Peter’s, Basilica</media:keywords>
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<title>Over 33 million pilgrims came to Rome for Jubilee Year</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/over-33-million-pilgrims-came-to-rome-for-jubilee-year</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/over-33-million-pilgrims-came-to-rome-for-jubilee-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization and the Holy See’s official point man for the Jubilee, gives a round-up on the Holy Year during a press conference at the Vatican on Monday, January 5. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Over, million, pilgrims, came, Rome, for, Jubilee, Year</media:keywords>
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<title>Over 100 people killed in week of attacks in Sudan&amp;apos;s Darfur</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/over-100-people-killed-in-week-of-attacks-in-sudans-darfur</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/over-100-people-killed-in-week-of-attacks-in-sudans-darfur</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 114 people have lost their lives in the past week as Sudan&#039;s army and paramilitary forces clash in Darfur, according to local medical sources.
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Over, 100, people, killed, week, attacks, Sudans, Darfur</media:keywords>
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<title>UN warns humanitarian aid to Yemen at risk due to funding cuts</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/un-warns-humanitarian-aid-to-yemen-at-risk-due-to-funding-cuts</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/un-warns-humanitarian-aid-to-yemen-at-risk-due-to-funding-cuts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations says its humanitarian aid plans for Yemen are only 25 percent funded, despite increasing needs and the near-collapse of the health system.
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>warns, humanitarian, aid, Yemen, risk, due, funding, cuts</media:keywords>
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<title>Kenya: Religious sisters help battle addiction as ‘Friends of the Drunkards’</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/kenya-religious-sisters-help-battle-addiction-as-friends-of-the-drunkards</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/kenya-religious-sisters-help-battle-addiction-as-friends-of-the-drunkards</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the Holy Innocents BPSS Centre, in the rural town of Timau in Kenya, religious sisters and lay professionals work together to help people battling addiction and mental health challenges. Known in the community as the “Friends of the Drunkards,” the sisters combine faith, science, and compassion to heal wounded lives and restore hope where society had once given up.
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kenya:, Religious, sisters, help, battle, addiction, ‘Friends, the, Drunkards’</media:keywords>
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<title>Two Brits in Spain awarded British Empire Medals</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/two-brits-in-spain-awarded-british-empire-medals</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/two-brits-in-spain-awarded-british-empire-medals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Former Calvià councillor Katherine Mentink-Duncan and Alicante firefighting commandant Terence Curran are two Britons based in Spain who this year have been awarded British Empire Medals for their services to the community. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Two, Brits, Spain, awarded, British, Empire, Medals</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain seeks removal of ads for rentals in Israeli settlements</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-seeks-removal-of-ads-for-rentals-in-israeli-settlements</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-seeks-removal-of-ads-for-rentals-in-israeli-settlements</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain’s leftist government has ordered seven online platforms to remove more than 100 listings for vacation rentals in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, seeks, removal, ads, for, rentals, Israeli, settlements</media:keywords>
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<title>LISTED: What will get more expensive in Spain in 2026?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/listed-what-will-get-more-expensive-in-spain-in-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/listed-what-will-get-more-expensive-in-spain-in-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Food, electricity, internet, transport, rents, mortgages and more - How much will daily costs increase in 2026 in Spain, and will there also be some price drops? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LISTED:, What, will, get, more, expensive, Spain, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>How to find out if your car has been towed in Spain and what to do</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-to-find-out-if-your-car-has-been-towed-in-spain-and-what-to-do</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-to-find-out-if-your-car-has-been-towed-in-spain-and-what-to-do</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Have you returned to where you parked your car in Spain only to find that it&#039;s no longer there? Don&#039;t panic, as it&#039;s not necessarily been stolen. It could well have been towed; this is who to call and what to do if so. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, find, out, your, car, has, been, towed, Spain, and, what</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;Brexit is not done&amp;apos;: How Britons in Europe are still fighting for their rights</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/brexit-is-not-done-how-britons-in-europe-are-still-fighting-for-their-rights</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/brexit-is-not-done-how-britons-in-europe-are-still-fighting-for-their-rights</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Five years on from the end of free movement, Britons living throughout Europe are still dealing with the consequences of Brexit. Fiona Godfrey, from British in Europe, tells The Local the battle to secure rights is still ongoing and that things could get more complicated. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Brexit, not, done:, How, Britons, Europe, are, still, fighting, for, their, rights</media:keywords>
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<title>Zelenskyy seeks security guarantees as peace talks continue</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/zelenskyy-seeks-security-guarantees-as-peace-talks-continue</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/zelenskyy-seeks-security-guarantees-as-peace-talks-continue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is holding talks with former U.S. President Donald Trump at his Florida residence, as part of renewed efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zelenskyy, seeks, security, guarantees, peace, talks, continue</media:keywords>
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<title>Central African Republic votes amid term limit controversy</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/central-african-republic-votes-amid-term-limit-controversy</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/central-african-republic-votes-amid-term-limit-controversy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Citizens in the Central African Republic are choosing representatives at the presidential, legislative, regional, and municipal levels in an election marked by controversy.
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>In Bethlehem, a religious orphanage gives love to children without families</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/in-bethlehem-a-religious-orphanage-gives-love-to-children-without-families</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/in-bethlehem-a-religious-orphanage-gives-love-to-children-without-families</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul run the Orphanage of the Holy Family in Bethlehem, where children up to the age of 6 who have been orphaned or abandoned are welcomed. “Here we celebrate the living Jesus every day. We welcome Christ into our arms, because these children have been rejected by society,” says one of the sisters 
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bethlehem, religious, orphanage, gives, love, children, without, families</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Harvey closes Holy Door at St Paul&amp;apos;s Outside the Walls</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-harvey-closes-holy-door-at-st-pauls-outside-the-walls</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-harvey-closes-holy-door-at-st-pauls-outside-the-walls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In his homily during Mass in the papal basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls, Cardinal James Harvey reaffirms the central theme of the Jubilee: a trusting confidence capable of passing through history without succumbing to “naïve optimism.”
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo at Angelus: Pray for peace and for families suffering due to war</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-at-angelus-pray-for-peace-and-for-families-suffering-due-to-war</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-at-angelus-pray-for-peace-and-for-families-suffering-due-to-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During the Angelus on the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Pope Leo reflects on how families can be a light in a society often marked by loneliness, despair, divisions, and conflicts. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>LISTED: Visa, residency and citizenship changes in Spain in 2026</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/listed-visa-residency-and-citizenship-changes-in-spain-in-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/listed-visa-residency-and-citizenship-changes-in-spain-in-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Changes to entry rules to Spain, higher financial requirements for Spain&#039;s main visas, tens of thousands to get new residency documents and Spanish citizenship - there are lots of changes in store for foreigners in Spain next year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LISTED:, Visa, residency, and, citizenship, changes, Spain, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Volotea replaces Ryanair as Spain&amp;apos;s Asturias airport regains international flights</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/volotea-replaces-ryanair-as-spains-asturias-airport-regains-international-flights</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/volotea-replaces-ryanair-as-spains-asturias-airport-regains-international-flights</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Air travel to and from the northern Spanish region of Asturias was due to be badly hit by Ryanair’s massive flight cuts, but Volotea has announced it will step in to replace some international routes and offer new ones in 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Volotea, replaces, Ryanair, Spains, Asturias, airport, regains, international, flights</media:keywords>
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<title>Opposition claims Spain&amp;apos;s ruling Socialists in &amp;apos;irreversible decline&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/opposition-claims-spains-ruling-socialists-in-irreversible-decline</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/opposition-claims-spains-ruling-socialists-in-irreversible-decline</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain&#039;s ruling Socialists are in &quot;irreversible decline&quot; after a bruising defeat in a regional election on the weekend, the country&#039;s conservative opposition said Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>What to expect from travel in Spain over Christmas 2025</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/what-to-expect-from-travel-in-spain-over-christmas-2025</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/what-to-expect-from-travel-in-spain-over-christmas-2025</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for travel in Spain. Here&#039;s what you need to be aware of, whether you&#039;re travelling by air, road or rail. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, expect, from, travel, Spain, over, Christmas, 2025</media:keywords>
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<title>Message from the Holy Land: Peace is not an illusion but a life choice</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/message-from-the-holy-land-peace-is-not-an-illusion-but-a-life-choice</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/message-from-the-holy-land-peace-is-not-an-illusion-but-a-life-choice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Violence begets death and destruction, revenge begets hatred and pain. News and pictures from Gaza and other war-torn lands show the physical and moral suffering of the innocent and defenceless.
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Message, from, the, Holy, Land:, Peace, not, illusion, but, life, choice</media:keywords>
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<title>U.S. strikes more than 70 Islamic State targets in Syria</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/us-strikes-more-than-70-islamic-state-targets-in-syria</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/us-strikes-more-than-70-islamic-state-targets-in-syria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. forces launch missiles toward Islamic State positions in desert areas of eastern and northern Syria.


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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>U.S., strikes, more, than, Islamic, State, targets, Syria</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Pizzaballa arrives in Gaza ahead of Christmas</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-arrives-in-gaza-ahead-of-christmas</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-pizzaballa-arrives-in-gaza-ahead-of-christmas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is on a pastoral visit to the Parish of the Holy Family and will preside over the Christmas Mass on Sunday.
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV convenes his first Consistory of Cardinals</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-xiv-convenes-his-first-consistory-of-cardinals</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-xiv-convenes-his-first-consistory-of-cardinals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV convenes his first Consistory of Cardinals, which will take place on January 7-8 and will be marked by prayer, support, and counsel for the Pope.
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Our Lady of Hope to accompany Christmas liturgies in St. Peter’s Basilica</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/our-lady-of-hope-to-accompany-christmas-liturgies-in-st-peters-basilica</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/our-lady-of-hope-to-accompany-christmas-liturgies-in-st-peters-basilica</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the Jubilee of Hope concludes with the Christmas Season, an image of Our Lady of Hope from southern Italy will accompany the faithful attending liturgies celebrated by Pope Leo XIV.
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news from Spain on Tuesday</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/today-in-spain-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-from-spain-on-tuesday</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/today-in-spain-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-from-spain-on-tuesday</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Red alert for heavy rains in Tarragona, doctors reach a deal to not go on strike in January and more news from Spain on Tuesday December 16th. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Today, Spain:, roundup, the, latest, news, from, Spain, Tuesday</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain to launch €60 nationwide travel pass in January 2026</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-to-launch-60-nationwide-travel-pass-in-january-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-to-launch-60-nationwide-travel-pass-in-january-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain will soon offer a new single travel pass which can be used unlimitedly on most forms of public transport regardless of the city or region for a fixed price of €60 a month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, launch, €60, nationwide, travel, pass, January, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain fines Airbnb €64 million for listing banned properties</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-fines-airbnb-64-million-for-listing-banned-properties</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-fines-airbnb-64-million-for-listing-banned-properties</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain&#039;s leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than €64 million ($75 million), notably for posting listings for banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Spain marks 20 years without smoking indoors as new bans are planned</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-marks-20-years-without-smoking-indoors-as-new-bans-are-planned</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-marks-20-years-without-smoking-indoors-as-new-bans-are-planned</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain first banned smoking indoors on December 15th 2005, and now, two decades later, the government is seeking to expand the ban to some outdoor areas as well. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>How Spain has paved the way to citizenship for descendants of Franco&#45;era exiles</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-spain-has-paved-the-way-to-citizenship-for-descendants-of-franco-era-exiles</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-spain-has-paved-the-way-to-citizenship-for-descendants-of-franco-era-exiles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain has received a surge of citizenship applications from descendants of emigrants who fled the country&#039;s 1930s civil war and Francisco Franco&#039;s dictatorship under a scheme aimed at addressing historical injustices. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Intelligence agencies must serve peace and never lose sight of human dignity</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-intelligence-agencies-must-serve-peace-and-never-lose-sight-of-human-dignity</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-intelligence-agencies-must-serve-peace-and-never-lose-sight-of-human-dignity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an address to Italy&#039;s secret services, Pope Leo XIV calls for security rooted in ethics, warning that the pursuit of peace must never come at the expense of human dignity or truth.
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo thanks Riccardo Muti for making God&amp;apos;s presence resound with beauty</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-thanks-riccardo-muti-for-making-gods-presence-resound-with-beauty</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-thanks-riccardo-muti-for-making-gods-presence-resound-with-beauty</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the presence of Pope Leo XIV, Maestro Riccardo Muti conducts Cherubini’s &quot;Mass for the Coronation of Charles X&quot; at a Christmas concert in the Paul VI Hall, during which he receives the 2025 “Ratzinger Prize“.  The concert was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and the Pontifical Foundation &quot;Gravissimum Educationis&quot;.
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope at Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mary brings joy where human joy is lacking</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-at-mass-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-mary-brings-joy-where-human-joy-is-lacking</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-at-mass-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-mary-brings-joy-where-human-joy-is-lacking</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St Peter’s Basilica for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who awakens “in the inhabitants of America the joy of knowing they are loved by God.”
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Thai and Cambodian Catholic Bishops sound alarm amid border clashes</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/thai-and-cambodian-catholic-bishops-sound-alarm-amid-border-clashes</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/thai-and-cambodian-catholic-bishops-sound-alarm-amid-border-clashes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic Bishops of Thailand and Cambodia voice their concern for the intensifying conflict along the two countries&#039; shared border, as thousands of people have been displaced.
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thai, and, Cambodian, Catholic, Bishops, sound, alarm, amid, border, clashes</media:keywords>
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<title>Second Advent reflection: Communion is not uniformity</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/second-advent-reflection-communion-is-not-uniformity</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/second-advent-reflection-communion-is-not-uniformity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fr. Roberto Pasolini, the Preacher of the Papal Household, delivers his second Advent meditation to Pope Leo XIV and members of the Roman Curia.
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Second, Advent, reflection:, Communion, not, uniformity</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;Continued crackdown&amp;apos;: How immigration laws could change in Europe in 2026</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/continued-crackdown-how-immigration-laws-could-change-in-europe-in-2026</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/continued-crackdown-how-immigration-laws-could-change-in-europe-in-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Residency and citizenship crackdowns, repatriation grants, caps on foreign population, elections and all amid an expected and continued rise in the polls for the right... how will immigration trends change around Europe in 2026? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Continued, crackdown:, How, immigration, laws, could, change, Europe, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Inside Spain: Don&amp;apos;t say &amp;apos;Charo&amp;apos; and is the V&#45;16 light a money&#45;making racket?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/inside-spain-dont-say-charo-and-is-the-v-16-light-a-money-making-racket</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/inside-spain-dont-say-charo-and-is-the-v-16-light-a-money-making-racket</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at why the Spanish government doesn&#039;t want people to write the woman&#039;s name &quot;Charo&quot; online, and how many drivers in Spain are questioning why they have to spend €50 on the new mandatory V-16 light. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Inside, Spain:, Dont, say, Charo, and, the, V-16, light, money-making, racket</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain probes five labs in hunt for source of swine fever</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-probes-five-labs-in-hunt-for-source-of-swine-fever</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-probes-five-labs-in-hunt-for-source-of-swine-fever</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spanish authorities said Saturday they are investigating five laboratories in an effort to find the source of an African swine fever outbreak that has unnerved Europe&#039;s leading pork-producing nation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, probes, five, labs, hunt, for, source, swine, fever</media:keywords>
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<title>How Spain wants to convince you to buy an electric car</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-spain-wants-to-convince-you-to-buy-an-electric-car</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-spain-wants-to-convince-you-to-buy-an-electric-car</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Subsidies in the thousands of euros is the main draw for drivers as the Spanish government aims to get a higher number of EVs on the roads next year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Spain, wants, convince, you, buy, electric, car</media:keywords>
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<title>Archbishop Gallagher calls for renewed commitment to peace</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/archbishop-gallagher-calls-for-renewed-commitment-to-peace</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/archbishop-gallagher-calls-for-renewed-commitment-to-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna, Archbishop Paul Gallagher call fosr renewed efforts in conflict prevention, especially regarding Ukraine. He also highlights rising religious intolerance, migration challenges, and the need for stronger action against human trafficking.
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Archbishop, Gallagher, calls, for, renewed, commitment, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>IOR’s sustainability report highlights high transparency standards</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/iors-sustainability-report-highlights-high-transparency-standards</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/iors-sustainability-report-highlights-high-transparency-standards</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican Bank publishes its first Sustainability Report on its commitment to environmental, social and governance principles and towards sustainable finance.
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>IOR’s, sustainability, report, highlights, high, transparency, standards</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo welcomes the President of the Slovak Republic</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-welcomes-the-president-of-the-slovak-republic</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-welcomes-the-president-of-the-slovak-republic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV welcomes the President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. With the Secretary of State, talks included mutual appreciation for the strong bilateral relations and the international context, with a focus on the war in Ukraine and its repercussions for European security.
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, welcomes, the, President, the, Slovak, Republic</media:keywords>
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<title>Holy See: Ukrainian children must return to their families</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/holy-see-ukrainian-children-must-return-to-their-families</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/holy-see-ukrainian-children-must-return-to-their-families</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations continues its efforts, including through Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, for the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Holy, See:, Ukrainian, children, must, return, their, families</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope meets Roberto Benigni ahead of Saint Peter monologue premiere</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-meets-roberto-benigni-ahead-of-saint-peter-monologue-premiere</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-meets-roberto-benigni-ahead-of-saint-peter-monologue-premiere</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV views excerpts of Roberto Benigni’s upcoming monologue “Peter: A Man in the Wind,” produced in collaboration with Vatican Media and airing on Italian state TV.
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, meets, Roberto, Benigni, ahead, Saint, Peter, monologue, premiere</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain holds two rebel nuns over Church cultural asset sales</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-holds-two-rebel-nuns-over-church-cultural-asset-sales</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-holds-two-rebel-nuns-over-church-cultural-asset-sales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Two excommunicated Spanish nuns who have joined a sect were held for allegedly selling cultural assets belonging to the Catholic Church from a convent they refuse to leave, a court said on Friday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, holds, two, rebel, nuns, over, Church, cultural, asset, sales</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain scrambles to limit damage from African swine fever</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-scrambles-to-limit-damage-from-african-swine-fever</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-scrambles-to-limit-damage-from-african-swine-fever</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain was scrambling on Saturday to limit the economic impact from an outbreak of African swine fever, a day after announcing its first cases in three decades in the Catalonia region. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, scrambles, limit, damage, from, African, swine, fever</media:keywords>
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<title>Why will new EU driving licence rules take 4 years to come into force?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/why-will-new-eu-driving-licence-rules-take-4-years-to-come-into-force</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/why-will-new-eu-driving-licence-rules-take-4-years-to-come-into-force</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New driving license rules rolled out by the European Commission have apparently already entered &#039;into force&#039;, but closer inspection reveals that they will take years to make it onto the roads. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, will, new, driving, licence, rules, take, years, come, into, force</media:keywords>
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<title>European travel chaos fears ease after Airbus intervenes on software fix</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/european-travel-chaos-fears-ease-after-airbus-intervenes-on-software-fix</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/european-travel-chaos-fears-ease-after-airbus-intervenes-on-software-fix</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fears of days of travel chaos across Europe and the world eased on Saturday after plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to implement a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on some 6,000 of its A320 planes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>European, travel, chaos, fears, ease, after, Airbus, intervenes, software, fix</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s government supports limits on foreign homebuyers in the Canaries</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-government-supports-limits-on-foreign-homebuyers-in-the-canaries</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spains-government-supports-limits-on-foreign-homebuyers-in-the-canaries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain’s Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda has given her support to the Canary government&#039;s proposal of limiting the purchase of homes on the islands by non-resident foreigners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spains, government, supports, limits, foreign, homebuyers, the, Canaries</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV departs for Türkiye on his first Apostolic Journey</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-xiv-departs-for-turkiye-on-his-first-apostolic-journey</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-xiv-departs-for-turkiye-on-his-first-apostolic-journey</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport as he begins his first Apostolic Journey, which takes him to Türkiye and Lebanon to offer a sign of unity and peace.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, departs, for, Türkiye, his, first, Apostolic, Journey</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope: &amp;apos;Virtual connection&amp;apos; cannot replace human relationships</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-virtual-connection-cannot-replace-human-relationships</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-virtual-connection-cannot-replace-human-relationships</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo meets with some 160 men and women religious from the Union of Superiors General, encouraging them to make good use of the “extraordinary opportunities” offered by technology—so long as these don&#039;t come at the expense of human connection.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope:, Virtual, connection, cannot, replace, human, relationships</media:keywords>
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<title>SACBC Justice and Peace Commission commends G20 resolutions</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/sacbc-justice-and-peace-commission-commends-g20-resolutions</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/sacbc-justice-and-peace-commission-commends-g20-resolutions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has welcomed and commended the key resolutions emerging from the recent G20 Leaders’ Summit, recognising their alignment with long-standing calls for global justice, solidarity, and inclusive development.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SACBC, Justice, and, Peace, Commission, commends, G20, resolutions</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope’s December prayer intention: ‘For Christians in areas of conflict’</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/popes-december-prayer-intention-for-christians-in-areas-of-conflict</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/popes-december-prayer-intention-for-christians-in-areas-of-conflict</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of December, and invites the faithful to pray that Christians living in the midst of war may be seeds of peace.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Mozambique: Archbishop of Nampula’s urgent appeal for 30,000 displaced people in Memba</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/mozambique-archbishop-of-nampulas-urgent-appeal-for-30000-displaced-people-in-memba</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/mozambique-archbishop-of-nampulas-urgent-appeal-for-30000-displaced-people-in-memba</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Archbishop of Nampula and President of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, Archbishop Inacio Saure, has issued an urgent plea for immediate humanitarian support to aid over 30,000 displaced individuals in the Alua district of Memba. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mozambique:, Archbishop, Nampula’s, urgent, appeal, for, 30, 000, displaced, people, Memba</media:keywords>
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<title>Spanish fascists march in Madrid after Franco death anniversary</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spanish-fascists-march-in-madrid-after-franco-death-anniversary</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spanish-fascists-march-in-madrid-after-franco-death-anniversary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hundreds of Spanish fascists marched through Madrid on Friday, a day after the country marked the 50th anniversary of divisive right-wing former dictator Francisco Franco&#039;s death. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>What are the consequences of Spain&amp;apos;s top prosecutor being convicted?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/what-are-the-consequences-of-spains-top-prosecutor-being-convicted</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/what-are-the-consequences-of-spains-top-prosecutor-being-convicted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain’s political divisions have widened after the country’s top prosecutor was convicted of leaking confidential information against the conservative opposition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, are, the, consequences, Spains, top, prosecutor, being, convicted</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;Invasive with unruly guests who don&amp;apos;t respect locals&amp;apos;: The verdict on Airbnb in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/invasive-with-unruly-guests-who-dont-respect-locals-the-verdict-on-airbnb-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/invasive-with-unruly-guests-who-dont-respect-locals-the-verdict-on-airbnb-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Find out what The Local readers really think of Airbnb in Spain and what impact it&#039;s had on local areas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Invasive, with, unruly, guests, who, dont, respect, locals:, The, verdict, Airbnb, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain king invokes Spain’s democratic transition as model for political unity</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-king-invokes-spains-democratic-transition-as-model-for-political-unity</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-king-invokes-spains-democratic-transition-as-model-for-political-unity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ King Felipe VI on Friday invoked Spain&#039;s transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975 as a model for resolving conflicts in today’s politically divided climate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Can you feed stray cats in Spain?</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/can-you-feed-stray-cats-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/can-you-feed-stray-cats-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Winter is coming and that means it’s more difficult for stray or abandoned animals to find food to survive the cold. This prompts many to want to do more to help and leave food out, particularly for stray cats. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, you, feed, stray, cats, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Holy See highlights &amp;apos;the human face of the climate crisis&amp;apos; at COP30</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/holy-see-highlights-the-human-face-of-the-climate-crisis-at-cop30</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/holy-see-highlights-the-human-face-of-the-climate-crisis-at-cop30</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The head of the Holy See’s delegation to COP30 addresses environment ministers from around the world, stressing the need to strengthen multilateral cooperation and not lose sight of “the human face of the climate crisis.”
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope highlights dignity of migrants, supports U.S. bishops&amp;apos; statement</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-highlights-dignity-of-migrants-supports-us-bishops-statement</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-highlights-dignity-of-migrants-supports-us-bishops-statement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Answering questions from journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV decries recent measures against migrants in the United States, and he calls for treating people “with humanity and dignity.”  He also denounces the killings of Christians and Muslims in Nigeria and expresses hope for a ceasefire and dialogue in Ukraine, where &quot;people are dying every day.&quot;


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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, highlights, dignity, migrants, supports, U.S., bishops, statement</media:keywords>
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<title>Syria begins first public trial over deadly coastal violence</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/syria-begins-first-public-trial-over-deadly-coastal-violence</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/syria-begins-first-public-trial-over-deadly-coastal-violence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Syria launches its first public trial over deadly clashes in March, during which pro-government fighters killed hundreds of members of the Alawite minority in their coastal homeland. The case is widely seen as a test of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s promise of accountability.

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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Restarting the Economy: (Still) time to rest &#45; the Jubilee Year as the world&amp;apos;s &amp;apos;Sabbath&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/restarting-the-economy-still-time-to-rest-the-jubilee-year-as-the-worlds-sabbath</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/restarting-the-economy-still-time-to-rest-the-jubilee-year-as-the-worlds-sabbath</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From 28 to 30 November, Castel Gandolfo will be host to &#039;Restarting the Economy&#039;, a global meeting promoted by The Economy of Francesco. The international event will be aimed at rethinking the economy in light of the Jubilee, focusing on social justice, care for the Earth, and freedom from debt.
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Restarting, the, Economy:, Still, time, rest, the, Jubilee, Year, the, worlds, Sabbath</media:keywords>
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<title>Ghana’s Catholic Bishops outline pastoral priorities</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/ghanas-catholic-bishops-outline-pastoral-priorities</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/ghanas-catholic-bishops-outline-pastoral-priorities</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has concluded its 2025 annual plenary assembly held in the Diocese of Damongo, during which key pastoral priorities and national concerns for the coming years were outlined. The assembly took place from 7 to 14 November under the theme “A Synodal Church at the Service of Justice and Peace in Ghana.”
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ghana’s, Catholic, Bishops, outline, pastoral, priorities</media:keywords>
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<title>How and why Spain will reduce class sizes in schools</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-and-why-spain-will-reduce-class-sizes-in-schools</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/how-and-why-spain-will-reduce-class-sizes-in-schools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain’s Ministry of Education has approved draft legislation to reduce the student-teacher ratios in schools, a measure to boost learning that teaching unions have been requesting for some time. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, and, why, Spain, will, reduce, class, sizes, schools</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s Canary Islands approves long&#45;awaited legislation to regulate tourist flats</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-canary-islands-approves-long-awaited-legislation-to-regulate-tourist-flats</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spains-canary-islands-approves-long-awaited-legislation-to-regulate-tourist-flats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Canary Islands government has approved new regulations that force town halls to prioritise long-term housing and limit the number of holiday homes on the islands. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spains, Canary, Islands, approves, long-awaited, legislation, regulate, tourist, flats</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain orders nationwide poultry confinement over bird flu</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-orders-nationwide-poultry-confinement-over-bird-flu</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-orders-nationwide-poultry-confinement-over-bird-flu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain on Thursday extended poultry confinement measures to all its regions, after initially restricting birds to indoor enclosures in high-risk areas, the agriculture ministry said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, orders, nationwide, poultry, confinement, over, bird, flu</media:keywords>
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<title>Convicted former Spanish football chief Rubiales egged at book launch</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/convicted-former-spanish-football-chief-rubiales-egged-at-book-launch</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/convicted-former-spanish-football-chief-rubiales-egged-at-book-launch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Disgraced former Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales had eggs flung at him allegedly by his uncle during the presentation of his new book on Thursday in Madrid. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Convicted, former, Spanish, football, chief, Rubiales, egged, book, launch</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope’s Türkiye visit an opportunity to “revive&amp;quot; the spirit of Vatican II</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/popes-turkiye-visit-an-opportunity-to-revive-the-spirit-of-vatican-ii</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/popes-turkiye-visit-an-opportunity-to-revive-the-spirit-of-vatican-ii</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bishop Paolo Bizzeti, former Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia, speaks to Vatican News about the Pope’s upcoming apostolic journey to Türkiye, a “mosaic” of different religious communities.
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope’s, Türkiye, visit, opportunity, “revive, the, spirit, Vatican</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;quot;Leo from Chicago&amp;quot; &#45; The Documentary</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/leo-from-chicago-the-documentary</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/leo-from-chicago-the-documentary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican Dicastery for Communication presents the documentary &quot;Leo from Chicago,&quot; with interviews, footage, and images that trace the history and explore the roots of Robert Francis Prevost in his native United States, including in-depth interviews with Louis and John Prevost. A production by journalists Deborah Castellano Lubov, Salvatore Cernuzio, and Felipe Herrera-Espaliat.
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Leo, from, Chicago, The, Documentary</media:keywords>
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<title>Swiss Guard opens internal review after ‘dispute’ at Vatican post</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/swiss-guard-opens-internal-review-after-dispute-at-vatican-post</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/swiss-guard-opens-internal-review-after-dispute-at-vatican-post</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Director of the Holy See Press Office responds to journalists’ questions regarding an incident near one of the entrances to Vatican City, in which “elements interpreted as having antisemitic connotations” were reportedly observed. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Swiss, Guard, opens, internal, review, after, ‘dispute’, Vatican, post</media:keywords>
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<title>Thousands flee intensified violence in central Sudan</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/thousands-flee-intensified-violence-in-central-sudan</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/thousands-flee-intensified-violence-in-central-sudan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands more people flee their homes in Sudan as fighting intensifies between the army and the RSF in central Kordofan region, deepening a conflict that has already displaced 14 million and killed an estimated 120,000.
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thousands, flee, intensified, violence, central, Sudan</media:keywords>
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<title>Zambia: Kalundu International Study Centre holds graduation and unites African religious women</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/zambia-kalundu-international-study-centre-holds-graduation-and-unites-african-religious-women</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/zambia-kalundu-international-study-centre-holds-graduation-and-unites-african-religious-women</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Over the weekend, 16 religious sisters from various African countries graduated from a transformative leadership and formation course. The graduation ceremony was graced by the presence of the Apostolic Nuncio and the President of the Zambia Association of Sisterhoods (ZAS).
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zambia:, Kalundu, International, Study, Centre, holds, graduation, and, unites, African, religious, women</media:keywords>
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<title>A quick guide to satirical news in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/a-quick-guide-to-satirical-news-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/a-quick-guide-to-satirical-news-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Want to really make sense of Spanish society and Spanish current affairs? Tuning into the funniest news satire TV programmes or reading the satirical press will help you to understand the Spanish zeitgeist. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>quick, guide, satirical, news, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Where you&amp;apos;re most likely to get your car stolen in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/where-youre-most-likely-to-get-your-car-stolen-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/where-youre-most-likely-to-get-your-car-stolen-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s common to hear about bicycle thefts and even sometimes motorbike thefts, but car robberies are a big issue in Spain too. Find out if you live in an area where this happens the most. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Where, youre, most, likely, get, your, car, stolen, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain approves new draft law to ensure interns aren&amp;apos;t exploited</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-approves-new-draft-law-to-ensure-interns-arent-exploited</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-approves-new-draft-law-to-ensure-interns-arent-exploited</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Spanish government has approved a draft bill which aims to give interns more rights and ensure companies are not hiring trainees to do the job of an employee, with Spain&#039;s Labour Minister saying the days of interns &quot;just making coffee&quot; are over. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, approves, new, draft, law, ensure, interns, arent, exploited</media:keywords>
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<title>Q&amp;amp;A: What to know about the expansion of Spain&amp;apos;s Alicante airport</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/qa-what-to-know-about-the-expansion-of-spains-alicante-airport</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/qa-what-to-know-about-the-expansion-of-spains-alicante-airport</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Alicante-Elche Airport is to undergo a massive renovation to the tune of €1.1 billion, including a brand-new airport dock primarily for British passengers who now have to carry out EES border checks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Q&amp;A:, What, know, about, the, expansion, Spains, Alicante, airport</media:keywords>
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<title>Thousands flee El&#45;Fasher after RSF seizes city in Sudan’s Darfur region</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/thousands-flee-el-fasher-after-rsf-seizes-city-in-sudans-darfur-region</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/thousands-flee-el-fasher-after-rsf-seizes-city-in-sudans-darfur-region</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 62,000 people are believed to have fled El-Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized control of the city.


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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thousands, flee, El-Fasher, after, RSF, seizes, city, Sudan’s, Darfur, region</media:keywords>
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<title>Vivian Suter and her inseparable bond with nature</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/vivian-suter-and-her-inseparable-bond-with-nature</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/vivian-suter-and-her-inseparable-bond-with-nature</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vivian, Suter, and, her, inseparable, bond, with, nature</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope appeals for ceasefire and humanitarian access for Sudan</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-appeals-for-ceasefire-and-humanitarian-access-for-sudan</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-appeals-for-ceasefire-and-humanitarian-access-for-sudan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV appeals for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian corridors in Sudan, calling for international action and prayer for the victims. Speaking during the Angelus address he also calls for peace and dialogue in Tanzania following post-election clashes that have caused hundreds of deaths. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, appeals, for, ceasefire, and, humanitarian, access, for, Sudan</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope at Angelus: Remembering the dead brings hope to the future</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-at-angelus-remembering-the-dead-brings-hope-to-the-future</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-at-angelus-remembering-the-dead-brings-hope-to-the-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During his Angelus on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the hope of the resurrection and the importance of remembering those who have gone before us.
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Angelus:, Remembering, the, dead, brings, hope, the, future</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope on All Souls&amp;apos; Day: God has opened for us the way to eternal life</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-on-all-souls-day-god-has-opened-for-us-the-way-to-eternal-life</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-on-all-souls-day-god-has-opened-for-us-the-way-to-eternal-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV presides over the Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Rome’s Monumental Verano Cemetery. He recalls that &quot;Christian faith, founded upon Christ’s Paschal mystery, helps us to experience our memories as more than just a recollection of the past but also, and above all, as hope for the future.” Later, he visited the crypt of Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica to pray for the deceased Popes.
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Barcelona becomes latest airport in Spain to have EES passport checks</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/barcelona-becomes-latest-airport-in-spain-to-have-ees-passport-checks</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/barcelona-becomes-latest-airport-in-spain-to-have-ees-passport-checks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Barcelona-El Prat follows other major Spanish airports such as Madrid Barajas and Málaga in introducing the EU’s new Entry-Exit system. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s Socialists say breakup with Catalan separatists won&amp;apos;t hinder government&amp;apos;s future</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-socialists-say-breakup-with-catalan-separatists-wont-hinder-governments-future</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spains-socialists-say-breakup-with-catalan-separatists-wont-hinder-governments-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain&#039;s minority government on Tuesday downplayed the loss of support of a Catalan separatist party which has heightened doubts about the fragile leftist coalition&#039;s survival. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spains, Socialists, say, breakup, with, Catalan, separatists, wont, hinder, governments, future</media:keywords>
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<title>Schools, hospitals and chemical plants: The infrastructure at risk of floods in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A year on from the destructive and deadly floods that hit Valencia, a new study has found that more than 4,000 key buildings are still at risk of being destroyed if a similar storm were to hit Spain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Schools, hospitals, and, chemical, plants:, The, infrastructure, risk, floods, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Spanish right wants separate stats collection for nationals and foreigners</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spanish-right-wants-separate-stats-collection-for-nationals-and-foreigners</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spanish-right-wants-separate-stats-collection-for-nationals-and-foreigners</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spain&#039;s two main right-wing parties PP and Vox have publicly endorsed the idea of national stats bodies differentiating between foreigners and Spaniards when it comes to data collection in a bid to ascertain their contributions to the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spanish, right, wants, separate, stats, collection, for, nationals, and, foreigners</media:keywords>
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<title>“The Friends of the Holy Father” meet Pope Leo in Rome</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/the-friends-of-the-holy-father-meet-pope-leo-in-rome</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/the-friends-of-the-holy-father-meet-pope-leo-in-rome</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the conclusion of the General Audience on October 22, the Pope greeted and thanked the members of &quot;The Friends of the Holy Father&quot;, an association founded in 1979 in response to the appeal of Saint John Paul II.
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>“The, Friends, the, Holy, Father”, meet, Pope, Leo, Rome</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;Among the discarded of the world&amp;apos;: William Vollmann reflects on Dilexi Te</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/among-the-discarded-of-the-world-william-vollmann-reflects-on-dilexi-te</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/among-the-discarded-of-the-world-william-vollmann-reflects-on-dilexi-te</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In L’Osservatore Romano, the renowned American writer William Vollmann - whose career has been dedicated to the wretched of the earth: the poor, the homeless, prostitutes - reflects on Pope Leo&#039;s apostolic exhortation &#039;Dilexi te&#039;.
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Among, the, discarded, the, world:, William, Vollmann, reflects, Dilexi</media:keywords>
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<title>Caccia to UN: Machines cannot make decisions over life and death</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/caccia-to-un-machines-cannot-make-decisions-over-life-and-death</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/caccia-to-un-machines-cannot-make-decisions-over-life-and-death</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the First Committee of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, Archbishop Garbriele Caccia calls for eliminating the use of conventional weapons as &quot;their unchecked spread breeds mistrust, fuels violence, and undermines dialogue between States.&quot;
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Caccia, UN:, Machines, cannot, make, decisions, over, life, and, death</media:keywords>
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<title>Jubilee of Synodal Teams: Converting relationships to be ‘One in Christ’</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/jubilee-of-synodal-teams-converting-relationships-to-be-one-in-christ</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/jubilee-of-synodal-teams-converting-relationships-to-be-one-in-christ</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prior to Friday’s encounter with Pope Leo, participants in the Jubilee for Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies engage in a dialogue in the Paul VI Hall, with leaders discussing hopes for the future, ongoing tensions, and the place of synodality in the Church and the world. 
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jubilee, Synodal, Teams:, Converting, relationships, ‘One, Christ’</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-meets-with-lebanese-prime-minister-nawaf-salam</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-meets-with-lebanese-prime-minister-nawaf-salam</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV receives Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri at an audience on Saturday morning. The Lebanese leaders later met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and other members of the Secretariat of State
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, meets, with, Lebanese, Prime, Minister, Nawaf, Salam</media:keywords>
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<title>The 10 migration laws that will impact foreigners if Spain&amp;apos;s PP reaches power</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/the-10-migration-laws-that-will-impact-foreigners-if-spains-pp-reaches-power</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/the-10-migration-laws-that-will-impact-foreigners-if-spains-pp-reaches-power</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Over the past weeks, Spain&#039;s People&#039;s Party has proposed numerous changes to immigration legislation which will have a big impact on foreigners in the country if the centre-right party wins the next general election. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, migration, laws, that, will, impact, foreigners, Spains, reaches, power</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s Palma de Mallorca to ban new tourist rentals, party boats and youth hostels</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-palma-de-mallorca-to-ban-new-tourist-rentals-party-boats-and-youth-hostels</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spains-palma-de-mallorca-to-ban-new-tourist-rentals-party-boats-and-youth-hostels</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mallorca continues its fight against overtourism with rules to prohibit new tourist apartments, party boats and the creation of new hostels in the capital of Palma. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spains, Palma, Mallorca, ban, new, tourist, rentals, party, boats, and, youth, hostels</media:keywords>
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<title>Where to get vaccinations for international travel in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/where-to-get-vaccinations-for-international-travel-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/where-to-get-vaccinations-for-international-travel-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Travelling from Spain to a country where certain vaccinations are recommended or required? Here are the health centres where they&#039;re available as well as other useful information. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Where, get, vaccinations, for, international, travel, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>&amp;apos;Hard to move on&amp;apos;: Spain&amp;apos;s flood survivors rebuild and remember one year on</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/hard-to-move-on-spains-flood-survivors-rebuild-and-remember-one-year-on</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/hard-to-move-on-spains-flood-survivors-rebuild-and-remember-one-year-on</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When the first autumn rains fell this year, Toni García drew the curtains. Rain is a painful reminder of last year&#039;s devastating floods that killed more than 200 people in Spain, including her husband and only daughter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hard, move, on:, Spains, flood, survivors, rebuild, and, remember, one, year</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope boards Bel Espoir youth ship: &amp;apos;You represent hope in a divided world&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-boards-bel-espoir-youth-ship-you-represent-hope-in-a-divided-world</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-boards-bel-espoir-youth-ship-you-represent-hope-in-a-divided-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV greets a group of young people aboard the “Med 25 Bel Espoir” moored in the Port of Ostia, praising their efforts to promote dialogue and understanding across cultures, religions, and nationalities and thanking them for being witnesses of hope.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, boards, Bel, Espoir, youth, ship:, You, represent, hope, divided, world</media:keywords>
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<title>International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Stop the stigma</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/international-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty-stop-the-stigma</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/international-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty-stop-the-stigma</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 17 October marks the International Day dedicated to the eradication of poverty. This year, the UN is focusing on ending “social and institutional maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for families”.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>International, Day, for, the, Eradication, Poverty:, Stop, the, stigma</media:keywords>
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<title>Digital Rerum Novarum: AI at the service of justice and peace</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/digital-rerum-novarum-ai-at-the-service-of-justice-and-peace</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/digital-rerum-novarum-ai-at-the-service-of-justice-and-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Conference at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences brings together experts from across the world to share Artificial Intelligence knowledge and experience at the service of peace, social justice and integral human development.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Digital, Rerum, Novarum:, the, service, justice, and, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope to Receive King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Vatican</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-receive-king-charles-and-queen-camilla-at-the-vatican</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-to-receive-king-charles-and-queen-camilla-at-the-vatican</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a State visit to the Vatican on 23 October 2025.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Receive, King, Charles, and, Queen, Camilla, the, Vatican</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo appoints Josef Grünwidl as new Archbishop of Vienna</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-appoints-josef-grunwidl-as-new-archbishop-of-vienna</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-appoints-josef-grunwidl-as-new-archbishop-of-vienna</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV appoints Josef Grünwidl as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienna, Austria.
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, appoints, Josef, Grünwidl, new, Archbishop, Vienna</media:keywords>
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<title>Madrid&amp;apos;s Barajas airport rolls out new EES border checks</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/madrids-barajas-airport-rolls-out-new-ees-border-checks</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/madrids-barajas-airport-rolls-out-new-ees-border-checks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Madrid&#039;s major airport is the first in Spain to introduce new biometric border checks as part of the European Entry and Exit System (EES), which will be phased in across the country in the coming months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Madrids, Barajas, airport, rolls, out, new, EES, border, checks</media:keywords>
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<title>The Party&amp;apos;s Over: Social media star launches new far&#45;right party in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/the-partys-over-social-media-star-launches-new-far-right-party-in-spain</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/the-partys-over-social-media-star-launches-new-far-right-party-in-spain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A young Spanish EU lawmaker with a huge social media following officially launched his anti-immigration party on Sunday in a further fragmentation and rightward shift in European politics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Partys, Over:, Social, media, star, launches, new, far-right, party, Spain</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain suffers more floods as torrential rains strike Catalonia</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spain-suffers-more-floods-as-torrential-rains-strike-catalonia</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/spain-suffers-more-floods-as-torrential-rains-strike-catalonia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Floods trapped people in vehicles and homes in Spain on Sunday as torrential rain drenched the northeastern Catalonia region, a day after downpours unleashed travel chaos on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain, suffers, more, floods, torrential, rains, strike, Catalonia</media:keywords>
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<title>NEW: Europe launches long&#45;awaited EES biometric border checks</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/new-europe-launches-long-awaited-ees-biometric-border-checks</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/new-europe-launches-long-awaited-ees-biometric-border-checks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From Sunday, non-EU travellers entering Europe&#039;s Schengen open-borders zone will gradually be photographed and fingerprinted at border crossings, as the European Union rolls out its much-delayed automated border checks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NEW:, Europe, launches, long-awaited, EES, biometric, border, checks</media:keywords>
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<title>Dilexi te: Commitment to poor is prerequisite of faith, not a consequence</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/dilexi-te-commitment-to-poor-is-prerequisite-of-faith-not-a-consequence</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/dilexi-te-commitment-to-poor-is-prerequisite-of-faith-not-a-consequence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Frédéric-Marie le Méhauté, OFM, speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo XIV&#039;s new apostolic exhortation &quot;Dilexi te,&quot; on love for the poor.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dilexi, te:, Commitment, poor, prerequisite, faith, not, consequence</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo visits Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-visits-dicastery-for-promoting-integral-human-development</link>
<guid>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-visits-dicastery-for-promoting-integral-human-development</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV pays a visit to the headquarters of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and blesses a sculpture called &quot;The Tree of Human Dignity.&quot;
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>News from the Orient &#45; October 9, 2025</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L&#039;Œuvre d&#039;Orient: Syrian Christians honor Saints Sergius and Bacchus, martyrs whose legacy endures despite years of war; a new Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop is appointed in Paris to serve across Western Europe; and the De La Salle Christian Brothers celebrate 150 years of educational mission in the Holy Land.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo to Catholic Charities USA: &amp;apos;Migrants are witnesses of hope&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-to-catholic-charities-usa-migrants-are-witnesses-of-hope</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV sends a message of support to Catholic Charities USA, calling its members “agents of hope” as they gather for their 115th Annual Meeting.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: Consecrated persons are ‘witnesses of goods to come’</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-consecrated-persons-are-witnesses-of-goods-to-come</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ During Mass for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, the Pope urges the thousands of religious men and women in attendance to ‘be truly poor, meek, hungry for holiness, merciful’, and ‘pure of heart’.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Spain&amp;apos;s government proposes making abortion a constitutional right</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/spains-government-proposes-making-abortion-a-constitutional-right</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Spain&#039;s leftist government on Friday proposed anchoring the right to abortion in the constitution following a move by Madrid city hall to inform women about a supposed &quot;post-abortion syndrome&quot;. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Americans&amp;apos; crush on Spain: 70% of US tourists plan to visit in next three years</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/americans-crush-on-spain-70-of-us-tourists-plan-to-visit-in-next-three-years</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new report has revealed that 7 in 10 American tourists plan to visit Spain in the coming three years, consolidating it as the number one European destination that US nationals want to visit or move to currently. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>How to pay less rubbish tax in Spain</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/how-to-pay-less-rubbish-tax-in-spain</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ With cities and towns across Spain rolling out new rubbish taxes, many councils are offering ways to reduce your bill, or not pay it at all. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Inside Spain: &amp;apos;First of its kind&amp;apos; blackout and dying of heat</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/inside-spain-first-of-its-kind-blackout-and-dying-of-heat</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this week&#039;s Inside Spain, we look at why experts have deemed that April&#039;s nationwide outage was unprecedented in Europe, and how heat-related deaths in Spain almost doubled this summer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Why Benidorm embraces Spain&amp;apos;s Franco&#45;era mass tourism model</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/why-benidorm-embraces-spains-franco-era-mass-tourism-model</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fifty years after General Francisco Franco&#039;s death, Benidorm still clings to the mass tourism model it pioneered under his dictatorship, even as protests against overtourism sweep other Spanish holiday hotspots. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tomas Kauer - Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope: God will ask us if we have cared for our common home</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-god-will-ask-us-if-we-have-cared-for-our-common-home</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo addresses participants in an international conference on climate justice and reflects on Pope Francis&#039; landmark ecological encyclical Laudato Si, noting that when the time comes, God will ask us if we cared for our common home. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Cardinal Cupich responds to debate over Keep Hope Alive Award</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/cardinal-cupich-responds-to-debate-over-keep-hope-alive-award</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Following debate regarding the Keep Hope Alive Award, Cardinal Blase Cupich releases a statement asking for tolerance, leniency and a recognition of the work done by others to promote social justice.
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo calls for end to violence in Madagascar</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-calls-for-end-to-violence-in-madagascar</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV prays for the victims of violent clashes in Madagascar and calls for efforts to &quot;promote social harmony&quot; by advancing justice and the common good.
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, calls, for, end, violence, Madagascar</media:keywords>
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<title>Deadly tremor in central Philippines prompts church inspections</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/deadly-tremor-in-central-philippines-prompts-church-inspections</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The newly-installed Archbishop of Cebu has ordered all churches to conduct structural assessments following the deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines on September 30.
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV: Pray the Rosary daily for peace in our world</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/pope-leo-xiv-pray-the-rosary-daily-for-peace-in-our-world</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This month of October, Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to pray the Rosary daily for peace in our world and to be faithful instruments of reconciliation in their daily lives.
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salunoy - News Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Boracay Island Tops Europeans Favourite Beach Destination</title>
<link>https://mrczech.com/boracay-island-tops-europeans-favourite-beach-destination</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ March 20, 2024 - Manila, Philippines. --  After the visit of the Philippine President to Berlin and Prague,  Tourism insights are now underpinned as businesses like RPConnect and Beulah International share the advantages of Investment programs for 2024. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Moderated by Tomas Kauer</dc:creator>
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