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Pope Francis in stable condition, calls parish in Gaza

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Francis sends Lenten message on migration

Mar 4
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Decline in U.S. Catholic Church doesn’t have a political solution

Mar 5
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Pope Francis stable, but alternates ventilation after breathing trouble

Mar 4
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, is greeted by President Donald Trump, center, as he arrives at the White House in Washington on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.)

Europe’s bishops rally behind Ukraine after explosive Trump meeting

Mar 4
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Pope Francis in stable condition, calls parish in Gaza

Mar 5
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(Credit: Pixabay.)

Decline in U.S. Catholic Church doesn’t have a political solution

Mar 5
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A woman walks past Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, a town newly liberated from Boko Haram, Wednesday April 8, 2015. (Credit: Lekan Oyekanmi/AP.)

Nigerian bishop says attacks on Christians increasing in Africa’s most populous country

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