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Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move

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White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Border czar Homan offers to ‘explain’ Trump policy to Pope Leo XIV

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The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.)

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference. (Credit: Alex Brandon/Pool photo via AP.)

Rubio’s speech on US-Europe relations finds parallels in Vatican-NATO relations

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Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 4, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo uses Winter Olympics to define Church’s relationship with sport

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Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in the St. Peter¥s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope Leo and the meaning of ‘manners’

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Leo XIV’s remarks to Doctrine office give subtle signals

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Consistory documents show cardinals cautious at start of Leo XIV’s reign

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Leo XIV’s speech to diplomats a seminar in St. Augustine

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