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Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification

Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage event...

The schedule begins with a nine-day novena of holy hours at 7 p.m. every evening...

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Top 10 takeaways from a report on the 400 men becoming US priests in 2026

Top 10 takeaways from a report on the 400 men becoming ...

What does the latest generation of priests in the U.S. look like, and what facto...

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Belarus rights groups urge Church to ‘continue caring’ amid ongoing suppression of religion

Belarus rights groups urge Church to ‘continue caring’ ...

Belarus's foremost Catholic dissident has urged Church leaders not to ignore the...

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Pope Leo offers encouragement to inmates, young people and families in final full day of Africa visit

Pope Leo offers encouragement to inmates, young people ...

Pope Leo told inmates at a correctional facility in Equatorial Guinea that "no o...

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Appeals court upholds Texas law on Ten Commandments in public schools

Appeals court upholds Texas law on Ten Commandments in ...

A federal appeals court on April 21 narrowly upheld a Texas law requiring public...

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Kicked out of Mass as a mischievous child, Pope Leo will ordain him Sunday

Kicked out of Mass as a mischievous child, Pope Leo wil...

Seminarians shared their personal stories of hearing and responding to God’s cal...

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Pope Leo XIV to youth and families: ‘Peace be with you’

Pope Leo XIV to youth and families: ‘Peace be with you’

In Equatorial Guinea, the pope told young people and families to let Christ’s li...

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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits prisoners, meets with families, says Mass in Equatorial Guinea

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits prisoners, meets with famil...

The Holy Father is wrapping up his papal trip to the African continent after vis...

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Pope to Equatorial Guinea: ‘Carry on the mission of Jesus’ first disciples with joy’

Pope to Equatorial Guinea: ‘Carry on the mission of Jes...

At his final Mass in Africa, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to proclaim the Gospel...

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Pope Leo XIV, returning from Africa: ‘I condemn all actions that are unjust’

Pope Leo XIV, returning from Africa: ‘I condemn all act...

Speaking to reporters on his flight from Malabo to Rome, the pope addressed war,...

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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Africa, returns to Rome after 11-day papal trip

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Africa, returns to Rome af...

The Holy Father visited four countries during his first apostolic visit to Africa.

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‘The heart of the Church’ is ‘alive and beating’: Pope Leo XIV leads rosary at beloved Muxima Marian shrine in Angola

‘The heart of the Church’ is ‘alive and beating’: Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of Angolan Catholics in praying the rosary Ap...

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The Eucharist can ‘rekindle lost hope,’ Pope Leo says at Sunday Mass in Angola

The Eucharist can ‘rekindle lost hope,’ Pope Leo says a...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics in An...

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Pope Leo arrives in Angola, calls for fostering ‘just model of coexistence’

Pope Leo arrives in Angola, calls for fostering ‘just m...

Pope Leo XIV touched down in the Angolan capital of Luanda, beginning a three-da...

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With candor, Pope Leo confronts Cameroon’s ongoing abductions, killings in plea for peace

With candor, Pope Leo confronts Cameroon’s ongoing abdu...

In clear, direct language, the pope spent his time in Cameroon denouncing violen...

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Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly ‘need to be listened to’

Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly ‘ne...

Saurimo, a city in northeastern Angola, is known as the center of diamond mining...

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Christ is not ‘a guru or a good luck charm,’ pope says at Mass in Angola

Christ is not ‘a guru or a good luck charm,’ pope says ...

After praying at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Saurimo, Pope Le...

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Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting reconciliation and peace

Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting recon...

The pontiff urged bishops, priests, religious, and catechists to remain committe...

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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for 60,000 in Angola

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for...

A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s eighth day of his apostolic journey to Africa.

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Remembering Pope Francis: 9 moments that defined his legacy

Remembering Pope Francis: 9 moments that defined his le...

On the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, we remember the late pontiff an...