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Unmarked graves on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants

Unmarked graves on land once owned by Catholic slavehol...

(OSV News) — Sometimes “silent as the grave” isn’t just a metaphor. A team of st...

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Pope Leo XIV, in first Roman parish visit, calls for ‘disarming’ meekness

Pope Leo XIV, in first Roman parish visit, calls for ‘d...

The pontiff urged “coherence between faith and life” and persistent prayer for p...

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Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis for World Children’s Day

Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis fo...

Pope Leo XIV has eliminated the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, t...

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‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope Leo XIV will lead for the first time

‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope L...

The brief Ash Wednesday walk between two hilltop basilicas marks the start of Le...

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St. Peter’s marks 400 years with newly opened areas and digital access

St. Peter’s marks 400 years with newly opened areas and...

The Vatican will open new parts of St. Peter’s — including the full terrace — an...

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Vatican official says Notre Dame controversy shows need for dialogue on abortion

Vatican official says Notre Dame controversy shows need...

The Church should engage with universities about how to take “an ethical approac...

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Inside Spain: The struggle to save up and the darkest January in 30 years

Inside Spain: The struggle to save up and the darkest J...

In this week’s Inside Spain we look at why more than half of Spaniards end the m...

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VIDEO: What's going on with Spain's mass amnesty of migrants?

VIDEO: What's going on with Spain's mass amnesty of mig...

For The Local's new Top Stories video series, James Savage sits down with The Lo...

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Europe, UK seek closer ties a decade after Brexit

Europe, UK seek closer ties a decade after Brexit

Ten years after the referendum that led to Brexit, Britain and the European Unio...

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Spain bids farewell to month of constant storms

Spain bids farewell to month of constant storms

After a series of successive heavy storms which have flooded many parts of Spain...

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Pew survey finds dip in Catholic support for Trump agenda

Pew survey finds dip in Catholic support for Trump agenda

Support for President Donald Trump's agenda has dipped across Catholic and Prote...

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Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts

Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more criti...

Deep slashes to USAID funding have now made the annual Rice Bowl collection more...

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In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for renewed political culture

In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for rene...

The pastoral is "about the qualities of mind and heart that we as citizens, beli...

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Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14% arrested have violent criminal records

Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14%...

Catholic immigration advocates are speaking out after an internal federal docume...

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Bishop in British Columbia calls for prayer after mass shooting that ‘has traumatized us all’

Bishop in British Columbia calls for prayer after mass ...

TUMBLER RIDGE, British Columbia (OSV News) — On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes...

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‘Historic occasion’: Pope Leo XIV meets with same-sex attraction ministry Courage International

‘Historic occasion’: Pope Leo XIV meets with same-sex a...

“We talked about the importance of chastity, how it heals and strengthens and re...

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