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Catholic-Jewish dialogue group visits Georgia, Alabama civil rights sites

May 28, 2022
Samantha Smith

Youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl is alum of Atlanta Catholic school

Feb 16, 2022
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Late civil rights leaders ‘changed course of history,’ says archbishop

Jul 29, 2020
Samantha Smith

Catholics of all ages, races march in downtown Atlanta for racial justice

Jun 15, 2020
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Blue Masses offered for law enforcement, first responders and the fallen

Sep 14, 2019
Samantha Smith

MTP Kit containing one mifepristone and four misoprostol plus a blister strip of 10 extra miso. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

‘Give the money to struggling mothers’: Bishop slams Spain’s pro-abortion campaign

Oct 2
Fionn Shiner

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

Oct 2
Nicole Winfield

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

Our Lady of Aparecida emerges as key issue in race for Brazil’s presidency

Oct 2
Eduardo Campos Lima

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Va. (Credit: Alex Wong/Pool Photo via AP.)

Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

Oct 2
Tiffany Stanley

American actor Lou Ferrigno, left, attends Pope Leo XIV's weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Sep 30
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Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Kyle Teel (8) after scoring off a 2-run single hit by by Sam Antonacci during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (Credit: Karen Warren/AP.)

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

Sep 30
Associated Press

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.)

What to know about the viral claim about Brazil’s patron saint jolting a tight presidential race

Oct 1
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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.)

Giggle for God: America’s witty church signs aim to inspire, attract drivers and passersby

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