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Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of New Orleans, listens during a news conference at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 12, 2013. (Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

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Premium article: In the AI revolution, Leo XIV wants a third way between Terminator and Wall-E

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Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Regina Coeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Credit{ Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a taping of FOX News Channel’s Special Report with Bret Baier at the Washington bureau of FOX News, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (Credit: Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP.)

Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide

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Cardinal Blase Cupich in Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on April 23, 2025. (Credit: Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP.)

Chicago archbishop’s decision to honor U.S. senator stirs Catholic abortion debate

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