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A general view of St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the Villanova campus in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Matt Slocum/AP.)

From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

May 10, 2025
Tassanee Vejpongsa,
Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

High court won’t hear Tennessee challenge of refugee program

Oct 17, 2020
Jonathan Mattise

Faith, service drive Tennessee gov to keep taking refugees

Dec 19, 2019
Jonathan Mattise

Tennessee governor says state will keep resettling refugees

Dec 18, 2019
Jonathan Mattise

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

Jun 12
Elise Ann Allen

Ethnic violence in India escalates, with Christians on both sides

Jun 12
Nirmala Carvalho

Leo XIV to human traffickers: ‘Repent!’

Jun 12
Elise Ann Allen

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
Peter Smith

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
Hallie Golden,
Associated Press

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
Fionn Shiner

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
Peter Smith

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

Jun 10
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