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Articles by Deborah Castellano Lubov

About Deborah Castellano Lubov
Deborah Castellano Lubov is a Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT, author of 'The Other Francis' (L'Altro Francesco) featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and featuring preface of Cardinal Parolin (currently out in four languages). She is a contributor to National Catholic Register, UK Catholic Herald, Our Sunday Visitor, Inside the Vatican, and other Catholic news outlets, and collaborator with Euronews, EWTN, and NBC Universal.
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The significance of the Diocese of Brooklyn case in fighting restrictions

December 19, 2020 Deborah Castellano Lubov 3

In this interview with Catholic World Report, attorney Randy Mastro discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of the right to religious freedom in the case presented by the Diocese of Brooklyn, demonstrating religions were […]

The Dispatch

Morocco will greet Pope Francis with “esteem and respect,” says former chaplain

March 29, 2019 Deborah Castellano Lubov 4

The respectful welcome Moroccans are preparing for Pope Francis means that “a new phase of religious coexistence” has begun, says Italian Father Claudio Ghilardi, who spent 11 years in Morocco. From 2007 to 2018—up until […]

The Dispatch

Pope Pius XII: “His tiara turned into a crown of thorns,” says historian

March 4, 2019 Deborah Castellano Lubov 20

Editor’s note: This interview was first posted on October 26, 2018, and is reposted today in light of the news that the Vatican  will open its archives on the pontificate of Pope Pius XII. Pius […]

Features

Archbishop Stankevics of Riga: “Let us move the accent from sociological issues to faith”

October 22, 2018 Deborah Castellano Lubov 5

After welcoming Pope Francis in Latvia some weeks ago, the Archbishop of Riga, Zbignevs Stankevics, is taking part in the Synod in Rome focused on “young people, the faith and vocational discernment”. In this recent conversation […]

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Abp Eamon Martin: “We may be a minority in Ireland, but we can be a creative minority”

September 25, 2018 Deborah Castellano Lubov 7

“We as a Church need to restore our confidence that we have a message which is solid. Our house is built on rock,” Archbishop Eamon Martin, president of Irish bishops’ conference says, noting: “If we […]

Features

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk discusses solidarity, patriotism, power for a free Ukraine

September 20, 2018 Deborah Castellano Lubov 2

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk says that a free Ukraine is strengthened by solidarity and patriotism, while noting that “patriotic feelings are neutral” and “they must be evangelized.” His Beatitude recalls the so-called revolution of dignity […]

Features

After the Soviets, a Lithuanian archbishop wants “a deeper meaning of freedom” for his people

July 25, 2018 Deborah Castellano Lubov 4

Lithuanian Christians anticipate Pope Francis’ visit in September while celebrating their country’s 100th anniversary of independence. […]

The Dispatch

Patriarch Younan on meeting in Bari, Christianity in the Middle East, dialogue with Islam

July 7, 2018 Deborah Castellano Lubov 2

“Enough pretending that there are ways to dialogue with Islam,” says the Syriac-Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Syriacs, “a religion […]

The Dispatch

Art and politics collide for a Christian artist living in Bethlehem

March 29, 2017 Deborah Castellano Lubov 0

His family is known for olive-wood carvings sold in their shop in Bethlehem, but Robert Giacaman is becoming increasingly well known for his paintings, several of which have been at the forefront of recent papal […]

The Dispatch

A look inside a one-of-a-kind liturgical exhibition

March 27, 2017 Deborah Castellano Lubov 0

You’re hit upon entering by everything from modern technological innovations to traditional works of fine art; displays of hosts and sacramental wine; Baby Jesuses, life-size saints statues, and manger scenes. Then there are the prayer […]

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