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U.S. Vice President JD Vance on CBS's 'Face the Nation', Jan. 26, 2025. (Credit: Screen Grab from CBS Face the Nation.)

JD Vance’s words a ‘dog whistle’ to ‘Professional Catholics’

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Pope Francis places the red biretta on the head of Cardinal Carlos Castillo, archbishop of Lima, during a Dec. 7 consistory for the creation of new cardinals inside St. Peter's Basilica. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Peruvian bishops back pope, accuser of once powerful cardinal

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Bishop Robert E. Barron is shown in an undated photo. (Credit: Word on Fire via CNS.)

U.S. bishops applaud Trump stopping federal support of transgender procedures for children

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Manila Cathedral in the Philippines. (Credit: Unsplash.)

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Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, Spain. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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