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Pope Leo XIV leads the recitation of the Angelus prayer with visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 24, 2025.

Pope marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with prayers for peace

Marking Ukraine's Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV pledged his prayers for the Ukrainian people in a message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and encouraged Catholics to respond to Ukrainian religious leaders' request for prayers for peace Aug. 24.
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Catholic university allows student group’s Planned Parenthood fundraiser

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Nov. 5 he was "deeply disappointed" by Loyola Marymount University's decision to allow a student group's fundraiser for Planned Parenthood to go forward later the same day despite thousands of protests against the ...
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‘History is going to hold us to account,’ says marcher at climate protest

Thousands of Catholics took to the streets of the United Kingdom to show their support for action to halt climate change and reverse ecological degradation.
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World needs people who care for others, pope says

People need to be passionate about serving others and caring for those who suffer, Pope Francis said.
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Draft statement stresses Eucharist’s importance, not a need to deny it

At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops asked whether it would address denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion.
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Pope urges leaders at COP26 to be courageous in tackling climate change

Education, a change in lifestyles and a model of development focused "on fraternity and on the covenant between human beings and the natural environment" are urgently needed to slow climate change and care for its victims, Pope Francis said in ...
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Supreme Court could be leaning to allow challenges to Texas abortion law

During oral arguments just shy of three hours Nov. 1, the Supreme Court closely examined -- and seemed to have concerns about -- how the new abortion law in Texas was framed and is enforced.
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