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Newlywed Blessing in Rome: ‘Memory That Will Last a Lifetime’
Carmen and Conley Stumpfl meet Pope Leo on Dec. 17, 2025. ‘It’s a really awesome tradition,’ Seattle couple recounts of meeting Pope Leo.
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A Sign of Peace at the Ballpark: The White Sox Honor Pope Leo XIV With ‘Pope Night’
ScreenshotFather Tom Hurley attends ‘Pope Night’ in Chicago inviting everyone in attendance to offer a ‘sign of peace.’ To pull off the unique promotion respectfully, the White Sox marketing team …
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Last Chinese Trappist monk to survive Maoist persecution dies at 108
Father Benedict Chau survived the period of communist persecution by Mao Zedong and ended his days at the reestablsihed monastery of Our Lady of Joy on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. …
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Last Chinese Trappist monk to survive Maoist persecution dies at 108
Father Benedict Chao, the worldʼs oldest Trappist monk and the last survivor of the community that suffered communist persecution in China, died at the age of 108 on July 31 …
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Oklahoma Catholic Parish Launches Medical‑Debt Relief Effort to Help Families Facing Crushing Bills
About 20 million people — nearly 1 in 12 adults — owe medical debt, and federal data shows Americans owe at least $220 billion in unpaid medical bills, according to the …
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Pope Leo XIV: Women and Men in Religious Life ‘Are Called to Become Experts in Synodality’
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025. Pope Leo expressed gratitude for “the longstanding contributions” of religious institutions, highlighting their work in “evangelization, education, …
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After cuts, Trump administration gives $2B to Christian groups for global aid
The largest portion of the funding — $1.4 billion — is expected to support some 2,500 faith-based hospitals and clinics and train and pay tens of thousands of community health …
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Security issues show AI needs greater human oversight, say Catholic experts
Recent security issue disclosures from major artificial intelligence developers Anthropic and OpenAI point to a need for even greater human oversight of the technology, two Catholic experts told OSV News.
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Oklahoma Catholic parish launches medical‑debt relief effort to help families facing crushing bills
St. Eugene Catholic Church’s $25,000 gift erased more than $6.5 million in medical debt. About 20 million people — nearly 1 in 12 adults — owe medical debt, and federal …
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Oklahoma Catholic parish launches medical‑debt relief effort to help families facing crushing bills
St. Eugene Catholic Church in Oklahoma City is challenging parishes across the country to follow its example after helping abolish more than $6.5 million in medical debt through a partnership …