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10 years after Amoris Laetitia, bishops to discuss challenges of families at the Vatican

10 years after Amoris Laetitia, bishops to discuss chal...

Vatican officials said the weeklong meeting is neither a synod, nor an evaluatio...

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Pope Leo on AI art: Beyond aesthetics, ‘there is an ontological difference’

Pope Leo on AI art: Beyond aesthetics, ‘there is an ont...

The pontiff said the Catholic Church wishes to renew its alliance with artists.

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Hundreds of children join Pope Leo XIV in praying the rosary for peace in Vatican Gardens

Hundreds of children join Pope Leo XIV in praying the r...

"Tonight and in these coming days, we are not alone in prayer. Across the globe,...

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Hegseth announces ‘Office of Religious Affairs’ in speech on Pentagon policy

Hegseth announces ‘Office of Religious Affairs’ in spee...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new "Office of Rel...

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Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, ordains 18 deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica

Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, ordains 18...

"When you hear the pope speaking in the dulcet tones of Chicago, I think that ha...

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‘Too much at stake’: Church leaders plead for dialogue amid renewed unrest in Northern Ireland

‘Too much at stake’: Church leaders plead for dialogue ...

The primate of all Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, and his Anglican counterpar...

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Pope Leo XIV’s October prayer intention is ‘for mental health ministry’

Pope Leo XIV’s October prayer intention is ‘for mental ...

More than a billion people worldwide live with a mental disorder, while public s...

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Cardinal Parolin tells UN: Self-defense does not justify an arms race

Cardinal Parolin tells UN: Self-defense does not justif...

The Vatican secretary of state addressed the United Nations in New York on Sept....

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Vatican confirms abuse by founder of Institute of the Incarnate Word, orders renewal

Vatican confirms abuse by founder of Institute of the I...

The congregation must undertake a process of institutional purification after a ...

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Cardinal Zuppi visits Russia to urge release of Ukrainian prisoners

Cardinal Zuppi visits Russia to urge release of Ukraini...

Pope Leo XIV appointed the Italian cardinal to lead a humanitarian peace mission...

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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV’s final day in France

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV’s final day in France

On the fourth and final day of his apostolic journey to France, the pope address...

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Canadian bishops at plenary hear presentations about progress on creating a ‘listening’ Church

Canadian bishops at plenary hear presentations about pr...

The Canadian and Latin American-Caribbean messaging about synodality stressed t...

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Federal agency sues Ohio-based Catholic health system over alleged antisemitism

Federal agency sues Ohio-based Catholic health system o...

The EEOC lawsuit states Dr. Ian Walton is "ethnically and religiously Jewish" an...

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Notre Dame consecrated to the Sacred Heart for first time thanks to student-led initiative

Notre Dame consecrated to the Sacred Heart for first ti...

The University of Notre Dame was consecrated for the first time to the Sacred He...

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Pope Leo urges Europe to stave off increased nationalism, barbaric relations

Pope Leo urges Europe to stave off increased nationalis...

Decades after World War II, Pope Leo argued that the institutions created out of...

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Pope Leo XIV says he’s not losing sleep over AI apocalypse fears

Pope Leo XIV says he’s not losing sleep over AI apocaly...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — On the return flight to Rome from his four-d...

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Pope Leo hears testimony of migrants in Paris: God opened ‘a new path for me’

Pope Leo hears testimony of migrants in Paris: God open...

Leo visited a center offering support and integration to immigrants in the Archd...

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Pope addresses ‘surprising’ Catholic growth in secular France

Pope addresses ‘surprising’ Catholic growth in secular ...

Leo met members of a Church assembly examining a decade-long rise in Catholic ba...

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Pope Leo XIV in Paris: No one ‘is merely a number’

Pope Leo XIV in Paris: No one ‘is merely a number’

An estimated 800,000 people attended the pontiff’s open-air Mass.

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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Paris and Lourdes on second day of France trip

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Paris and Lourdes on second...

Pope Leo XIV visited the Maison Bakhita Center and celebrated an open-air Mass a...