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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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Over 500,000 people sign petition urging court to overturn Roe decision

After a prayer rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Oct. 4, Students for Life of America and the Justice Foundation released the "Moral Outcry Petition," a call for the court to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision ...
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October is month to focus on living as missionaries every day, pope says

All Christians are called to be missionaries, which at its most basic level involves living in such a way that other people ask what motivates their love and concern, Pope Francis said.
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Time is now to care for each other, planet, pope says

Pope Francis praised and encouraged young climate activists in their efforts to build a more fraternal society that cares for the environment.
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Papal academy gives U.S. death row chaplain ‘Guardian of Life’ award

Death row inmates in Florida's prisons refer to their 6-foot-by-9-foot cell as their "house," with some having lived in their "house" for 40 years—longer than one Catholic lay chaplain said he has lived in his family home in Tallahassee.
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Canadian bishops apologize for abuses, ongoing trauma of Indigenous

Canada's Catholic bishops have "unequivocally" apologized for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system and have raised the possibility of a visit by the pope to Canada as part of the "healing journey" between Canada's Indigenous peoples and ...
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God-centered nature docuseries meets $1 million crowdfunding goal

It's full steam ahead for "The Riot and the Dance," a nature documentary series more God-centered than what host and executive producer Nathan "N.D." Wilson calls the typical nature show on television.
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