Pascale Debbane

Regional Coordinator #MiddleEast @VaticanIHD 🇻🇦

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July 11 is the Feast of St. Benedict — and millions of Catholics around the world wear his medal. But do you know what it actually means?

Known as the "devil-chasing medal," the St. Benedict Medal is one of the most powerful sacramentals in the Catholic Church. Its power comes not from the object itself, but from Christ, who works through the faith of the one who uses it.

The Front:

St. Benedict holds a cross. At his side are a broken cup—after monks tried to poison him, it shattered when he blessed it—and a raven carrying away a poisoned loaf, another failed attempt on his life. Around the edge is the inscription:

Eius in obitu nostro praesentia muniamur

"May we be strengthened by his presence in our hour of death."

The Back:

A large cross bears the initials of the famous prayer:

C.S.P.B. – Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti
"The Cross of our Holy Father Benedict."
C.S.S.M.L. – Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux
"May the Holy Cross be my light."

N.D.S.M.D. – Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux
"May the dragon not be my guide."
Around the border is the exorcism prayer:

V.R.S. – Vade Retro, Satana!
"Begone, Satan!"
N.S.M.V. – Numquam Suade Mihi Vana!
"Never tempt me with your vanities!"

S.M.Q.L. – Sunt Mala Quae Libas.
"What you offer is evil."

I.V.B. – Ipse Venena Bibas!
"Drink your own poison!"
At the bottom is a single word:

PAX — Peace.
The medal was formally approved by Pope Benedict XIV in 1742. It became widely known after the miraculous healing of a young man named Brunone, who later entered the Benedictine Order and eventually became Pope St. Leo IX.

St. Benedict, pray for us! 🙏

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7th July 2025

The INCREDIBLE moment when Catholics sang SALVE REGINA after Mass in Canterbury Cathedral

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The Holy See maintains one of the world’s oldest diplomatic networks, reaching over 180 states. EWTN Senior Vatican Analyst Francis X. Rocca and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin explain how 184 nunciatures and local clergy put the Pope's appeal for global peace into action. Discover the Church's unique moral voice.

Watch Vaticano now ➡️ https://t.co/66UBX8bcHI

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Accepting the 38th Liberty Medal from the U.S. National Constitution Center, Pope Leo prayed that the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States would be an occasion for a solemn recommitment to the fundamental ideals on which the country was founded, especially life and freedom.

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Pope Leo appoints Sister Alessandra Smerilli as Prefect, Cardinal Fabio Baggio as Pro-Prefect, and Monsignor Jozef Barlaš as Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, with all three appointments taking effect on 1 September 2026.
https://t.co/KABxuLwg8S

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Following the Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV descended to the tomb of St. Peter alongside Metropolitan Emmanuel Adamakis of Chalcedon, who was sent to Rome by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to represent the Orthodox Church for the annual celebration.

Earlier in the liturgy, Pope Leo blessed and imposed the pallia—white woolen bands bestowed upon 35 newly appointed metropolitan archbishops as signs of their communion with the Successor of Peter and their mission to shepherd Christ's flock.

Greeting the Orthodox delegation, Pope Leo called Patriarch Bartholomew his "dear brother" and prayed that Saints Peter and Paul "may sustain us on our journey of communion in the footsteps of the Savior." Their shared prayer at the Apostle's tomb stands as a powerful witness to the Catholic and Orthodox Churches' continuing commitment to seek the unity for which Christ prayed: "that they may all be one."

[Integral Human Development @VaticanIHD]

📣 #PopeLeoXIV appointed Sister @aSmerilli, F.M.A as Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development - until now she was the Secretary of the same Dicastery; the appointment will take effect on September 1, 2026.

Learn more: https://t.co/3RCs9sRwZB

[Integral Human Development @VaticanIHD]

📣 #PopeLeoXIV appointed Sister @aSmerilli, F.M.A as Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development - until now she was the Secretary of the same Dicastery; the appointment will take effect on September 1, 2026.

Learn more: https://t.co/3RCs9sRwZB

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« Le Jésuite et le Dominicain en vacances », la nouvelle parabole du père Nicolas Rousselot, @Jesuites

👉En intégralité sur KTO et sur https://t.co/5gBGB3yL3D

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At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV recalls Jesus' teaching that we must lose our own life in order to truly find it, which allows us to open ourselves to the joy of love.

https://t.co/nGJQseZd5v

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Pope Leo XIV thanks the Cardinals for their desire to listen to young people and the deepest wounds that they face, saying their suffering is a cry through which the Holy Spirit continues to convert the Church.

https://t.co/oCGA0ftlGe

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Pope Leo XIV asks the Cardinals for their explicit, public support for his ministry as the Successor of Peter, as he opens the Extraordinary Consistory.

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Pope Leo XIV responded to questions about peace negotiations in the Middle East in light of the ongoing G7 taking place in France.

He expressed hope that the recent memorandum "truly will be a solution, that the war will genuinely be over and that we can move forward for the good of everyone."

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Le G7 interpellé par la Church 7 : La dignité humaine est « le fondement de toute gouvernance politique ou économique » - Les conférences épiscopales des 7 pays font une déclaration commune

https://t.co/Mo3RRsvTLT

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Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of the G7 states call for peace and respect for human dignity, ahead of the 52nd summit in France.
https://t.co/RcxmetF7G6

#G7 #summit #france #peace #Respect #HumanDignity

[Pascale Debbane @PascaleRome]

Appeal of #CatholicBishops of #Canada #France #Germany #UK #Italy #Japan #USA, with the support of the Bishops of #EuropeanUnion, on the Occasion of the #G7Summit "Bulding Bridges for #Peace, #Justice and #HumanDignity" 🙏
https://t.co/mKr7L3bHNy

[Integral Human Development @VaticanIHD]

Ahead of the #G7 Summit, the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of the G7 countries, with the support of COMECE, call on world leaders to place the human person at the heart of governance, promoting peace and the common good.
Read the appeal: https://t.co/ir8FUKEIIm

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Pour la fête du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, Mélina de Courcy nous montre tous les détails d'une œuvre époustouflante : la mosaïque du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. 475 mètres carrés de fresque pour une idée : Jésus est le centre de notre vie, et il nous veut près de son cœur.

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Pope Leo XIV issued an appeal to human traffickers, exploiters and criminal networks involved in the movement and abuse of vulnerable people. "Stop. Repent," he said, in a meeting with organisations working with migrants in Tenerife.

"Break those chains and free those you hold in bondage," he insisted. "Return what has been taken and make amends as much as you can. Repent while there is still time, for God’s mercy can reach even the most hardened sinner, but it enters only through the narrow gate of truth, justice and conversion"

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🇪🇸 Les premières pierres de la Sagrada Familia ont été posées en 1882. Chef-d’œuvre de l’Art nouveau et du modernisme catalan, l’édifice porte l’empreinte de l’incroyable imagination de son créateur, Antoni Gaudí, qui consacra les dernières années de sa vie à ce projet.