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Mosaic bearing Pope Leo XIV’s portrait readied for St. Paul Outside the Walls
Pope Leo XIV next to the new mosaic of him that will be added to St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome. | Credit: Vatican Media , Jan 15, …
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Mosaic bearing Pope Leo XIV’s portrait readied for St. Paul Outside the Walls
A mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for installation in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica was presented to the pontiff on Jan. 14. Pope Leo XIV next to the …
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Trump Administration Restores Title X Funding to Planned Parenthood…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied knowledge of reports that his administration has restored millions of taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood. According to Jan. 13 report in Politico, the …
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Why Are Mosques Burning in Tehran?
AnonymousFires are lit as protesters rally on Jan. 8 in Tehran, Iran. Demonstrations have been ongoing since December, triggered by soaring inflation and the collapse of the rial, and have …
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Pope’s Speech to Vatican Diplomatic Corps Sets the Basis of Leo XIV’s Diplomacy, Ambassadors Say
Simone RisolutiPope Leo greets the diplomatic corps on Jan. 9, 2026. In interviews with EWTN News, ambassadors representing the European Union, Slovenia and Ukraine said they appreciated the Holy Father’s …
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At annual Marian celebration in Venezuela, bishops call for release of political prisoners
Each year, the annual Marian procession of the “Divina Pastora” (“Divine Shepherdess”) draws millions of pilgrims and devotees in Venezuela. The Jan. 14 procession, however, was of particular significance following the United States’ …
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US bishops praise DHS policy change on wait times for religious worker visas
The Department of Homeland Security said Jan. 14 it issued an interim final rule reducing wait times for religious worker visas. Catholic advocates were among those who pushed the Trump administration to address the backlog in …
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FletcherFest celebrates young legacy of student killed in shooting at all-school Mass
On the stage of Annunciation Catholic School’s auditorium in Minneapolis, Jesse and Mollie Merkel walked to the podium to express their gratitude for the community that filled the space in …
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AFRICA/EGYPT – Bishop Chami, Melkite Bishop: In these “difficult days” the world is going through, let us pray and fast for the gift of peace
by Bishop Jean-Marie Chami * Cairo – In a world torn apart by conflict, where “war is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading” , we publish …
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ANGER: A passion for good
by Bert Ghezzi One week after the tragedy of 9/11, my wife, Mary Lou, and I were traveling to visit family in Pittsburgh. At the Orlando International Airport, we stood …