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Hochul signs assisted suicide measure into law, making New York 13th state allowing it

Hochul signs assisted suicide measure into law, making ...

"We call on Catholics and all New Yorkers to reject physician-assisted suicide f...

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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Feb. 8, 2026

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Feb. 8,...

"Indeed, it is gestures of openness and attentiveness to others that rekindle jo...

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Meet 5 married couples who are saints

Meet 5 married couples who are saints

Here are five married couples who are saints today because they lived out a voca...

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Vatican confirms pope will not visit U.S. in 2026

Vatican confirms pope will not visit U.S. in 2026

The trip seems unlikely to happen in the immediate future, given a growing divid...

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March for Life rally, national shrine, CUA among infection sites for confirmed measles cases in DC

March for Life rally, national shrine, CUA among infect...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measles is one of t...

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Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of attacks in Nigeria

Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of attacks in Nigeria

In his Angelus catechesis, the pope said true joy is found in communion with Chr...

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Pope Leo XIV approves new statutes of Pontifical International Marian Academy

Pope Leo XIV approves new statutes of Pontifical Intern...

Pope Leo XIV approved the new statutes of the Pontifical International Marian Ac...

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‘Historic occasion’: Pope Leo XIV meets with same-sex attraction ministry Courage International

‘Historic occasion’: Pope Leo XIV meets with same-sex a...

“We talked about the importance of chastity, how it heals and strengthens and re...

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Leo XIV meets with founder of Sant’Egidio Community

Leo XIV meets with founder of Sant’Egidio Community

Pope Leo XIV and Sant’Egidio Community founder Andrea Riccardi discussed the rol...

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Pope Leo XIV: Peace begins with dignity, not weapons

Pope Leo XIV: Peace begins with dignity, not weapons

In a message for the Church’s Feb. 8 World Day of Prayer and Awareness against H...

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Cuba’s bishops headed to Vatican this month to meet with Pope Leo XIV

Cuba’s bishops headed to Vatican this month to meet wit...

The country’s bishops will travel to Rome from Feb. 16–20 to present to Pope Leo...

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Pope Leo XIV will not travel to the United States in 2026, Vatican says

Pope Leo XIV will not travel to the United States in 20...

The pontiff is expected to travel to Africa in April, visit Peru later this year...

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Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach as report finds child ICE detentions up 600%

Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach a...

Catholic leaders reiterated the bishops' call for "humane, community-based alter...

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Human dignity at center of social justice, development, says Vatican diplomat at UN

Human dignity at center of social justice, development,...

"Human flourishing requires meeting basic needs such as food, water, shelter, to...

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New York archbishop from Joliet is on a mission from God to go make disciples of everyone

New York archbishop from Joliet is on a mission from Go...

NEW YORK (OSV News) — A day before his installation as the 11th archbishop of Ne...

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Meloni-look-alike angel removed from Rome church after brief viral moment

Meloni-look-alike angel removed from Rome church after ...

Valentinetti told La Repubblica: "I erased it. I don't care. I keep saying she w...

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Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases

Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incura...

ROME (OSV News) —  Pope Leo XIV has called on people around the world to pray fo...

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Vatican to meet with SSPX after announcement of unauthorized episcopal consecrations

Vatican to meet with SSPX after announcement of unautho...

Planned consecrations could trigger automatic excommunication and deepen rupture...

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Pope Leo XIV laments lack of progress in protecting children

Pope Leo XIV laments lack of progress in protecting chi...

The pontiff told organizers of a Vatican-backed initiative that global crises ar...

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Pope Leo XIV, with Eastern Orthodox, urges Christians to strengthen unity

Pope Leo XIV, with Eastern Orthodox, urges Christians t...

The pontiff said Christians grow closer when they deepen their shared faith in C...