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New York fire chaplain says there are days when 9/11 ‘feels like yesterday’

Sep 5, 2021
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At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me to hang around’

Apr 24, 2021
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Apr 25, 2020
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Q-and-A on handling of ashes following cremation

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Pope to return in Spanish royal jet after tech issue grounds plane

Jun 12
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Jun 12
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Leo XIV to human traffickers: ‘Repent!’

Jun 12
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Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gather for their spring meeting on Thursday, June 11, 2026 in Orlando, Fla. (Credit: Peter Smith/AP.)

US Catholic bishops consecrated nation to the Sacred Heart at gathering in Orlando

Jun 12
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Pope to return in Spanish royal jet after tech issue grounds plane

A burning cross near a tree in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: AP.)

A burning cross in a Chicago park shocks residents

Jun 11
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Performers make a Catalonian human tower, known as Castells, for Pope Leo XIV as he leads a vigil of prayer at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, in Barcelona, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV sidesteps Catalan controversy in Barcelona

Jun 11
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A man works on a chalk drawing depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Oct. 28, 2017, in Lima, Peru. (Credit: Martin Mejia/AP.)

US Catholic bishops are consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here’s what that means

Jun 10
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A priest celebrates Mass in the crypt of Antoni Gaudí beneath the Sagrada Familia while crowds of visitors fill the basilica above in Barcelona, Spain, May 15, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasures

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