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How a saint became part of the tax code, forever changing U.S. philanthropy

Apr 2, 2022
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Maryland hospital staff among first in nation to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 18, 2020
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Maryland bishops mark 100 years of women’s suffrage with a call to action

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Baltimore’s Italian American community plans new statue to honor Columbus

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More testing urged for Baltimore’s hard-hit Latino, African American areas

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Baltimore archbishop: All have ‘duty, responsibility’ to stop racism, create major change

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Priest’s treasured chalice resurfaces after going missing for five years

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Prayers pouring into Baltimore Archdiocese offer window into pandemic

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Winds topple cross atop Baltimore church but also uncover trove of support

Apr 16, 2020
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A mosaic of Pope Leo XIV is displayed inside a shop selling religious items near St. Peter's Square, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule

Oct 13
Nicole Winfield,
Colleen Barry

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Credit: Patrick Sison/AP.)

Premium article: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is watching us, and ‘knows’ Pope Leo has noticed

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Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks during a press conference at a plenary assembly in Baltimore on Nov. 11, 2025. (Credit: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP.)

Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

Oct 13
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Local residents protest the Spanish government's handling of the Ceuta border crisis, two months after it occurred, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Banners read in Spanish: "Ceuta does not give up". (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

Spain’s worst border crisis frays Ceuta’s coexistence ahead of royals’ first visit

Oct 13
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Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung

Oct 11
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Colleen Barry

Attorneys for Christa Pike hold a news conference after a judge ruled the Tennessee Department of Corrections must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Pike, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (Credit: George Walker IV/AP.)

Premium article: Catholics are standing on a scaffold over death: Will we accept the offered coin?

Oct 11
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Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct.8, 2026, for the annual opening of the academic year at pontifical universities, joining Rome's 22 pontifical institutions and numerous others worldwide. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as his native US plans to livestream execution

Oct 11
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The statue of Pope John Paul II is seen at the entrance of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Premium article: Pope Leo has raised the bar on transparency about papal health: Is there a cost?

Oct 12
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