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A woman and child kneel during Catholic Mass at Benedictine College, Oct. 29, 2023, in Atchison, Kan. (Credit: Charlie Riedel/AP.)

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Siena Heights University will close after the 2025–2026 academic year. (Credit: Siena Heights University.)

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Pope Leo XVI at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. (Credit: Evan Vucci/AP.)

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President Emmanuel Macron of France meets with Pope Leo XIV on April 10, 2026 in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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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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