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From Birth to Death to Life
What is the leading cause of death? Does anyone out there know? What do all the experts say? Suppose we ask them; perhaps they’ll tell us. Heart disease, they say, …
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Veronica’s veil displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica (Rome Reports)
As is customary, Veronica’s veil was displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica for the veneration of the faithful for a few moments on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, …
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6 beatification causes advance; Father Flanagan of Boys Town declared venerable (CWN)
During a March 23 meeting with the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Pope Leo XIV approved decrees that advanced six beatification causes.
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Reporter describes wartime suffering of Lebanon’s Christians (Angelus News)
Jovel Álvarez, a Rome-based journalist who covered Pope Leo’s apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon, returned to report on the suffering of the nation’s Christians in the 2026 Lebanon war. …
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Pope meets with Yad Vashem chairman, renews condemnation of anti-Semitism (Yad Vashem)
Pope Leo XIV renewed his condemnation of anti-Semitism during a March 23 meeting with the chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. “The meeting was warm and highly …
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Beyond Chavez: Dolores Huerta and the hidden histories of women’s labor
Figures like Dolores Huerta, whose tireless work helped build the United Farm Workers, remind us that the movement’s victories are shaped by collective stories, just as much by those remembered …
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Young Latinos and their commitment to social justice are shaping the Catholic future
Young Latinos activism for immigrant rights over the past few months has put a spotlight on their importance for the future of the Catholic Church in the United States.
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Pope Leo signals broad listening style through unexpected meetings
As he continues to shape his inner circle at the Vatican, Leo appears inclined to bypass traditional channels of information and hear firsthand accounts on the state of the church, …
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Pope Leo: Let children convert us, and protect their childhood from AI (Avvenire (Italian))
In a letter for the 30th anniversary of the children’s section of Avvenire, the Italian bishops’ newspaper, Pope Leo XIV reflected on Christ’s words, “Unless you turn and become like …
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Pressure grows on Spanish confraternity to admit women (Irish Times)
In a 267-114 vote, members of the Confraternity (Brotherhood) of the Purest Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ voted to retain male-only membership. Since the fifteenth century, the confraternity has …