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Indiana’s new abortion law passes ‘constitutional litmus test,’ says brief

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Film based on Indiana woman’s true story ‘reclaims beauty of adoption’

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Eucharistic congress for Zomi Catholics is like a homecoming, says attendee

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Indiana festival is seasonal reminder of region’s strong Catholic presence

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Eucharistic adoration leads teens to experience ‘the true love of God’

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Faced with many choices, youth urged to choose wisely, honor Father and Son

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Dolly the sheep dog rests in her home in Leicester, England. (Credit: Father Johannes Arens.)

Premium article: As annual blessing of animals takes place, some wonder: Will my pet go to heaven?

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Father Giacomo Costa, consultor of the General Secretariat of the Synod, from left, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and Orietta Rachele Grazioli, a professor of canon and comparative family law, attend a news conference presenting Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greets supporters in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sep. 26, 2026. (Credit: Allison Sales/AP.)

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Father Giacomo Costa, consultor of the General Secretariat of the Synod, from left, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and Orietta Rachele Grazioli, a professor of canon and comparative family law, attend a news conference presenting Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis’s divisive look at divorced and remarried Catholics

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The statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida, stands behind glass inside the basilica named after her in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, July 23, 2013. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.)

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A sign on the outside of the Fairview Presbyterian Church on the edge of the Butler University campus shows its congregation's support for the Butler men's basketball team in Indianapolis, Ind. on Monday, April 4, 2011. (Credit: Amy Sancetta/AP.)

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As annual blessing of animals takes place, some wonder: Will my pet go to heaven?