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Pope, in Acerra, decries pollution, praises local Church’s response (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV arrived this morning in Acerra, a southern Italian city known for its pollution, for a brief pastoral visit.
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Father Kapaun’s Heroism: ‘Father Would Go to the Sound of the Guns’
Background: A fellow captain and chaplain Father Emil Kapaun, on the right, carry a soldier off the battlefield; Inset: Chaplain Kapaun portrait ‘The Magazine and the Miracle: Finding Father Kapaun’ …
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Pope Leo XIV discusses major challenges of EU and its future with European bishops
Pope Leo XIV met on May 21 with the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), with whom he discussed the future of the EU and reflected …
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Washington sues hospitals over treatment of pregnant, nursing employees
A Washington suit over hospital treatment of employees, a Pennsylvania appeal against abortion funding, and a Maine senatorʼs absence from abortion-related meetings in this weekʼs pro-life roundup. Pregnant woman viewing …
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Washington sues hospitals over treatment of pregnant, nursing employees
A state of Washington lawsuit alleges that Providence, a nonprofit hospital system that operates 51 hospitals across five western states, failed to accommodate pregnant and nursing employees for years. Washington …
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Leo XIV authorizes beatification of 80 civil war martyrs ahead of his trip to Spain
In addition, the pope will declare four other religious from various countries as venerable. Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile, with the Spanish flag in the foreground, on Dec. …
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Leo XIV authorizes beatification of 80 civil war martyrs ahead of his trip to Spain
On May 22, Pope Leo XIV approved the promulgation of six decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, following an audience granted to its prefect, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro. …
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On the eternal allure of Rome
Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. (Credit: Vatican Media) As Peter preached the first sermon on Pentecost, he could hardly have imagined that he was shaping …
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Washington state settles foster care suit, stops imposing gender ideology on Christians
State officials also agreed to pay $250,000 in attorneys’ fees to the Christian couple who brought the lawsuit. Shane and Jenn DeGross, Christian foster parents in Washington state. | Credit: …
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Washington state settles foster care suit, stops imposing gender ideology on Christians
The state of Washington has settled a federal lawsuit brought by a Christian couple, agreeing to a permanent injunction that will again allow religious families to serve as foster parents …