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Amid doomsaying on AI, Leo XIV looks before – and beyond – regulation

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A man prays at a sanctuary dedicated to late Argentine singer Gilda on the 30th anniversary of her death in a bus crash, in Entre Rios, Argentina, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (Credit: Natacha Pisarenko/AP.)

30 years after her death, Gilda embodies Argentina’s enduring faith in folk saints

Sep 8
Isabel Debre

Pedro Ballester, seen here with Pope Francis, died in 2018. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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May 18
Fionn Shiner

Believers attend an Orthodox service for the “sanctification of honey” at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Church in the town of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, on Feb. 10, 2026. (Credit: Valentina Petrova/AP.)

Bulgarians pray for bees and bless honey on St. Haralambos Day

Feb 11
Associated Press

Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church

Nov 2, 2025
Elise Ann Allen

Pope makes saints of youth icons who capture cornerstones of his agenda

Sep 7, 2025
Elise Ann Allen

Children dressed in feather costumes attend a Mass celebrating Saint Francisco Solano at his namesake chapel in Emboscada, Paraguay, Thursday, July 24, 2025. Catholic parishioners in Paraguay don bird-like costumes and parade the streets to honor the 16th century saint said to possess miraculous powers. (Credit: Jorge Saenz/AP.)

Despite rainy weather, Catholics in a Paraguayan town dress as birds to honor their patron saint

Jul 25, 2025
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Prayer is not easy: It can be a ‘battle’

Jun 29, 2025
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

(Credit: Pixabay.)

No two saints are exactly alike; Jesus calls each of us as we are

Apr 20, 2025
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Clergy attend the beatification Mass of Carlo Acutis in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 10, 2020. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Assisi- Nocera Umbra- Gualdo Tadino.)

New documentary looks at life of Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized this month

Apr 16, 2025
Charles Collins

Exposition of the Holy Face in St. Peter's Basilica on April 6, 2025. (Credit: Fabric of St. Peter in the Vatican.)

Veil of Veronica a sign of hope for modern times, Vatican official says

Apr 10, 2025
Elise Ann Allen

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