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5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever

5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church for...

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all ...

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Pope Leo XIV to name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education

Pope Leo XIV to name St. John Henry Newman a patron sai...

St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887. / Credit: Babouba...

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Cardinal, Vatican journalists condemn threat to free press after assaults on journalists

Cardinal, Vatican journalists condemn threat to free pr...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates a Mass for peace in Ukraine on Nov. 17,...

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Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ

Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during his general audience in St. Peter’s Squa...

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Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea

Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first fr...

A Venezuelan priest who concelebrated the canonization Mass with Pope Leo ...

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Pope Leo XIV asks Catholics in Russia to be an example of love, brotherhood, and respect

Pope Leo XIV asks Catholics in Russia to be an example ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Catholic pilgrims from Russia during an audience in th...

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Meet the 7 saints Pope Leo XIV will canonize on Oct. 19

Meet the 7 saints Pope Leo XIV will canonize on Oct. 19

Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven new saints on Sunday including an Italian...

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Pope Leo XIV says first canonized couple give example of ‘marriage as a path to holiness’

Pope Leo XIV says first canonized couple give example o...

Louis and Zelie Martin. Public Domain image. / null Vatican City, Oct 18,...

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Worldwide Catholic population up, vocations down

Worldwide Catholic population up, vocations down

Pope Leo XIV is seen here at the Jubilee of Youth on August 3, 2025. / Cre...

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Pope Leo XIV hails Roma, Sinti, and Travelers’ faith amid marginalization

Pope Leo XIV hails Roma, Sinti, and Travelers’ faith am...

Pope Leo XIV hugs a man during the Jubilee of Roma, Sinti, and Travelers o...

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Pope Leo XIV introduces significant reform to Holy See’s investments

Pope Leo XIV introduces significant reform to Holy See’...

The Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), popularly known as the Vatican ...

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Pope Leo XIV explains why Christian hope is better than optimism

Pope Leo XIV explains why Christian hope is better than...

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile during an Oct. 15, 2025 public audi...

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Vatican appoints judges to decide Rupnik sexual abuse case

Vatican appoints judges to decide Rupnik sexual abuse case

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ, in an interview with EWTN in 2020. / Credit: EWTN...

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World Mission Day: Leo XIV calls for supporting those who bring Christ to ends of earth

World Mission Day: Leo XIV calls for supporting those w...

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubi...

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Cardinal presides over act of reparation in St. Peter’s following desecration of altar

Cardinal presides over act of reparation in St. Peter’s...

The main altar at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, which was desecrated on Oc...

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Pope Leo XIV sends antibiotics to children in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV sends antibiotics to children in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby at his general audience in St. Peter's Square a...

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Pope Leo XIV meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella in first state visit to Italy

Pope Leo XIV meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella ...

Pope Leo XIV meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella during his first st...

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Thousands of pilgrims join Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for peace

Thousands of pilgrims join Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV stands before the original Our Lady of Fatima statue at a Mar...

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Man desecrates altar of St. Peter's Basilica

Man desecrates altar of St. Peter's Basilica

A view of St. Peter's Basilica during the Mass for the solemnity of the Im...

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Pope Leo XIV addresses immigration policies in meeting with Chicago labor leaders

Pope Leo XIV addresses immigration policies in meeting ...

Pope Leo XIV meets with Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich at the Vatican on Oc...