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Diocese of Camden reaches $180 million settlement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

The Diocese of Camden has agreed to pay $180 million in a settlement to resolve claims of clergy sexual abuse by over 300 survivors whose allegations span decades.…

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The New Archbishop of New York Rounds Out the Pope’s Team U.S.A.

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 · Breaking News

The cardinals’ statement was striking for several reasons. Atypically, it showed U.S. prelates weighing in on foreign affairs. (McElroy is an expert; he earned a Ph.D. in political…

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Vatican Claims a Holy Year Success With 33 Million Pilgrims

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 · US News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Monday gave a final accounting of its 2025 Holy Year, saying more than 33 million pilgrims had participated and that the…

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POPE FRANCIS: THE FIRST with Norah O’Donnell

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 · Dallas, Texas Local News

Pope Francis sits down for a global exclusive interview with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from the Vatican. In a wide-ranging conversation, Francis speaks…

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3 Palestinians Arrested on Suspicion of Torching a Christmas Tree at a Catholic Church in West Bank

December 25, 2025December 25, 2025 · US News

Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied…

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A Homeless Man’s Death Caught the Pope’s Attention. Now His Likeness Is on Display at the Vatican

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 · US News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal…

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Pope visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque for meeting with Turkish religious leaders

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025 · Dallas, Texas Local News

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s Christian…

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Catholic clergy are ecstatic about Rosalía’s songs of faith in her new album ‘Lux’

November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 · Entertainment

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.” Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved by millions for fusing flamenco with Latin hip-hop and reggaeton,…

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Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip with visit to Turkey

November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 · Breaking News

ANKARA — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a…

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Optimism Ahead of Pope’s Visit to Turkey for Reopening of Istanbul’s Greek Orthodox Seminary

November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 · US News

HEYBELIADA, Turkey (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey to mark a key event that shaped…

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Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s,…

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Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ enraptures Vatican cardinal and bishops with its songs of faith

November 21, 2025November 22, 2025 · Entertainment

BARCELONA, Spain — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.” Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved by millions for fusing flamenco with Latin hip-hop and reggaeton, has…

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Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous Canadians as

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in…

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Pope Returns 62 Artifacts to Canada’s Indigenous Peoples as Part of Reckoning With Colonial Past

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 · US News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping…

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Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display in Rome

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 · Travel

ROME (AP) — A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part…

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Opinion | AI Is a Tool, Not a Soul

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 · World News

Pope Leo XIV tries to head off claims that chatbots are sentient beings with rights. Kristen Ziccarelli Source link

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JD Vance Hopes His Hindu Wife Converts to Christianity, Sparking Debate on Interfaith Marriage

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 · US News

Vice President JD Vance recently told a packed college arena that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the deeply sensitive…

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At the 6-Months Mark, Pope Leo Finds His Footing and Starts Charting His Own Path and Style

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 · US News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — “You get used to it.” That was Pope Leo XIV ‘s matter-of-fact response when King Charles III asked about the swarms of televisions cameras…

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Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Catholic Priest Who Was Stabbed in His Rectory in Nebraska

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 · US News

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The man accused of fatally stabbing a Catholic priest during a break-in at his home beside the church he served in a small Nebraska…

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Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC – WTOP News

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

The Shrine of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic church in D.C., was intended to be a sanctuary for worshippers. Now, its mostly immigrant congregation is steeped in fear.…

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