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When gratitude is greater than glory
Donald Demarco: There is nothing higher, for many athletes, than winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Some have said that they would give up ten years of their life …
Year: 2026
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Bishop Barron in Rome: Despite tension, Catholicism is deeply aligned with American ideals
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, argued that Catholic theology is deeply compatible with the founding of the United States as it marks its 250th anniversary. The evangelist and founder …
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Choice has a face
Victor Penney: Summer’s lease on my sports brain hath all too short a date. I shifted into September-mode at the end of July, back when NFL training camps were getting …
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Why Venerable Robert Schuman Is Still Central to Europe’s Catholic Heritage
Robert Schuman attends the first meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg on March 19, 1958. ANALYSIS: Schuman — who lived and is now buried in Metz — was …
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Vatican Official Says Vatican Finances Need More Scrutiny Despite Progress
Ishmael AdibuahA flag of Vatican City State flies outside the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on July 30, 2026. Monsignor Anthony Ekpo, a Nigerian official at the …
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Notre Dame rector files defamation suit against online posters of anonymous abuse allegations
A former campus residence rector at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana has filed suit against several individuals who earlier this year had anonymously accused her online of sexual …
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Vatican Nuncio to German Bishops: Pope and Eucharist Prevent a ‘Christian-Flavored NGO’
Deutsche BischofskonferenzArchbishop Hubertus van Megen, apostolic nuncio to Germany, listens during a Mass for the German bishops’ conference autumn plenary assembly at St. Michael’s Church in Fulda on Sept. 29, …
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Pope Leo XIV to Contemplative Nuns: In a World of Speed, Silence Is Precious
Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of the International Commission of Dominican Contemplative Nuns during a private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2026. The …
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Vatican official says Vatican finances need more scrutiny despite progress
A Vatican official called for greater scrutiny of Vatican finances after roughly 15 years of reforms. Monsignor Anthony Ekpo, assessor for general affairs of the Secretariat of State and president …
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Documentary about St. Carlo Acutis premieres at the Vatican
Roughly a year after the canonization of Carlo Acutis — the first millennial saint — an authorized documentary about him is set to premiere worldwide. “Carlo Acutis: The Young Saint” …